Podcast appearances and mentions of robert samuels

We remember George Floyd, five years after his murder by a Minneapolis police officer. In the days and months after Floyd's death, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest racism and police violence, ushering in a new era of racial reckoning. Robert Samuels, co-author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “His Name is George Floyd,” wonders however if “the backlash feels more enduring that the reckoning itself.”  We'll talk about who George Floyd was and where the struggle for racial justice is headed. Guests: Robert Samuels, national political enterprise reporter, The Washington Post - co-author, "His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and them Struggle for Racial Justice" Clyde McGrady, national correspondent covering race, The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa discuss their Pulitzer Prize winning book, "His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice."

This past Sunday marked five years since George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer. His death sparked global outrage and propelled a movement for racial justice. But the anniversary arrives against a backdrop of stalled police reform, and polling that shows the number of Americans who believe an emphasis on racial injustice leads to progress has declined. Selwyn Jones, Floyd's uncle, and Robert Samuels, co-author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, join Piya Chattopadhyay to reflect on Floyd's legacy, and what a path forward looks like for racial equality.

National Book Foundation Presents: Awards & Activism at the 2024 Portland Book Festival with Robert Samuels and m.s. RedCherries.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt about the key issues facing MPs as they return to the House of Commons, author and columnist Pagan Kennedy explores the history and bigger meaning of the rape kit, we take stock of the gains and setbacks for racial justice since George Floyd's murder with his uncle, Selwyn Jones, and journalist Robert Samuels, and columnist Niigaan Sinclair reflects on how Winnipeg helps tell the story of Canada.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

George Floyd's murder sparked massive protests for racial justice around the country. There were calls for police reforms, reparations and closing the racial wealth gap.But five years later, it seems like the pendulum has swung back the other way. President Donald Trump is dismantling diversity and inclusion initiatives. And just this week, the Justice Department announced it was abandoning efforts to reshape law enforcement in cities where there have been high-profile killings by police officers.In light of all of this, we wanted to share a special episode of “Post Reports” from fall 2020. It's called “The Life of George Floyd.” Martine Powers and our colleagues here at The Post looked at who George Floyd actually was — and what his story can tell us about being Black in the United States.Today's show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon with help from Linah Mohammad. It was edited by Maggie Penman and Martine Powers. “George Floyd's America” was reported by Arelis Hernández, Tracy Jan, Laura Meckler, Toluse Olorunnipa, Robert Samuels, Griff Witte and Cleve Wootson. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

This week's episode of the Devil's Trap podcast dives into the darker side of revenge and the moral complexities surrounding it, as the hosts discuss Season 10, Episode 2 of Supernatural, titled "Reichenbach." The discussion highlights the psychological ramifications of vengeance, with Liz and Diana emphasizing the need for Cole to seek therapy to process his trauma rather than resorting to violence. Liz tells the story of Mary Ellen Samuels, aka the Green Widow. Research LinksStrange Murder Plots Include Poisoned Salad Bar by Cult | Crime NewsMurders of Robert Samuels and James Bernstein by Mary Ellen Samuels examined on The Real Murders of Los AngelesFederal habeas relief granted to two California death row inmates | Habeas Assistance and TrainingPeople v. Samuels - S042278 - Mon, 06/27/2005 | California Supreme Court Resources

Authors and journalists Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels join Daniel Ford on the show to discuss their Pulitzer Prize-winning book His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Toluse Olorunnipa is the White House Bureau Chief of The Washington Post. He joined The Post in 2019 and has covered the last three presidents. Previously, he spent five years at Bloomberg News, where he reported on politics and policy from Washington and Florida. Olorunnipa has reported from five continents and more than 30 countries as part of the presidential press corps. He started his career at The Miami Herald. Robert Samuels is a staff writer at The New Yorker who focuses on stories about politics, policy, and the changing American identity. He co-authored His Name Is George Floyd while he was a national enterprise reporter for The Washington Post, where he worked for nearly 12 years. He grew up in the Bronx and is an alumnus of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern, where he was editor in chief of the school newspaper, the Daily Northwestern. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Herald. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. 

This week, our “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight” focuses on Leroy Chapman, Editor in Chief of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Important Things to Know About Leroy:Coolest Thing: He's an amateur barberFavorite Local Restaurants: Fellini's pizza, Bones RestaurantLast Book: "His Name is George Floyd" by Washington Post journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse OlorunnipaFavorite Non-Work Hobby: CookingFavorite Local Getaway: Coastal Georgia or a cabin in north GeorgiaFavorite Guilty Pleasure: Reruns of "Everybody Loves Raymond"Mitch's day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff's Atlanta Media, an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists, and Mitch's Media Match, a service that connects Atlanta journalists with local experts.

With the 60th anniversary of the march from Selma to Montgomery approaching next year, Philip Howard wants to ensure that visitors to Alabama receive a more robust truth, one that goes beyond a paragraph written on a historical marker.Howard conceived an ambitious goal to tell a cohesive, robust story about the Selma-to-Montgomery march. The march was mostly known for its beginnings, when officers beat and bloodied protesters walking over the Edmund Pettus Bridge. But few delved into the details that made the third attempt to cross the bridge successful, including the families and organizations that helped along the way. There were four “campsites” where protesters stayed overnight while completing their 54-mile sojourn. Persuading the families who owned these campsites to publicly preserve their history would be a journey of its own.This story is part of our Deep Reads series, which showcases narrative journalism at The Washington Post. It was written and read by Robert Samuels. Audio production and original music composition by Bishop Sand.

On this episode, Francesca Musumeci and I discuss the wealth of indie bookstores we have in Chicago, how school can make reading less fun, and why it's important to read what you like. She also tells some pretty great stories about her years working at Half-Price Books, including a hilarious mystery request from a customer that she manages to solve.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros  Victim by Andrew Boryga Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel    Books Highlighted by Francesca:  Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah World War Z by Max Brooks The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Verity by Colleen Hoover The Push by Ashley Audrain  Columbine by Dave Cullen Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   The Once and Future King by T.H. White  The Iliad by Homer To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee  The Mothers by Brit Bennett  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid  The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix  How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix  Marlena by Julie Buntin  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald  The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger  The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway  The Woman in Me by Britney Spears High on Arrival by MacKenzie Phillips  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille  Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder  The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan  The Body of Evidence Series by Christopher Golden  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins  Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman  The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold  Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

On this episode, Erin Jacobo and I discuss a lot of really juicy thrillers, her love of a heart wrenching story, and why romance just doesn't work for us. She also tells some great stories about her family and their connection with reading, and we learn how much she has influenced my reading life!    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros  Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra    Books Highlighted by Erin:  The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd  The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanaugh  We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz  Yellowface by R.F. Kuang  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir  One Italian Summer by Rebecca Searle  Winter Street by Elin Hildebrand  The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris  The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos  Dark Matter by Blake Crouch    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder  Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares  Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech  The Pact by Jodi Picoult  My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult  In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware  Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt  Final Girls by Riley Sager  Erasure by Percival Everett  In Five Years by Rebecca Searle  28 Summers by Elin Hildebrand  The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

8 grudnia 1988 roku 40-letni Robert Samuels został zamordowany. Początkowo sprawcy nie zostali schwytani, a żona mężczyzny - Mary Ellen Samuels otrzymała sporą wypłatę z ubezpieczenia na życie swojego męża. Dopiero kilka miesięcy później, gdy domniemany napastnik sam padł ofiarą zabójstwa, sprawa przybrała nieoczekiwany obrót.

This time last year, Republicans were reeling from a poorer-than-expected performance in the 2022 midterm elections; many questioned, again, whether it was time to move on from their two-time Presidential standard-bearer. But Donald Trump is so far ahead in the polls that it would be shocking if he did not clinch the Iowa caucuses. The New Yorker's Benjamin Wallace-Wells and Robert Samuels have seen on the ground how much staying power the former President has despite some opposition from religious leaders and establishment power brokers. For MAGA voters, “The core of it is, ‘If Donald Trump is President, I can do anything I want to do,' ” Samuels tells David Remnick. “ ‘I won't have anyone . . . telling me I'm wrong all the time.' ” Since 2016, Trump has honed and capitalized on a message of revenge for voters who feel a sense of aggrievement. Among evangelical voters, Wallace-Wells notes, Trump seems like a bulwark against what they fear is the waning of their influence. “To them, [Biden] is the head of something aggressive and dangerous,” he says. Susan B. Glasser, who writes a weekly column on Washington politics, takes the long view, raising concerns that we're all a little too apathetic about the threats Trump's reëlection would pose. “What if 2024 is actually the best year of the next coming years? What if things get much much worse?” she says. “Now is the time to think in a very concrete and specific way about how a Trump victory would have a specific effect not just on policy but on individual lives.”

This time last year, Republicans were reeling from a poorer-than-expected performance in the 2022 midterm elections; many questioned, again, whether it was time to move on from their two-time Presidential standard-bearer. But Donald Trump is so far ahead in the polls that it would be shocking if he did not clinch the Iowa caucuses.  The New Yorker's Benjamin Wallace-Wells and Robert Samuels have seen on the ground how much staying power the former President has despite some opposition from religious leaders and establishment power brokers. For MAGA voters, “The core of it is, ‘If Donald Trump is President, I can do anything I want to do,' ” Samuels tells David Remnick. “ ‘I won't have anyone … telling me I'm wrong all the time.' ” Since 2016, Trump has honed and capitalized on a message of revenge for voters who feel a sense of aggrievement. Among evangelical voters, Wallace-Wells notes, Trump seems like a bulwark against what they fear is the waning of their influence. “To them, [Biden] is the head of something aggressive and dangerous,” he says. Susan B. Glasser, who writes a weekly column on Washington politics, takes the long view, raising concerns that we're all a little too apathetic about the threats Trump's reëlection would pose. “What if 2024 is actually the best year of the next coming years?  What if things get much much worse?” she says. “Now is the time to think in a very concrete and specific way about how a Trump victory would have a specific effect not just on policy but on individual lives.”

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 3, 2024 is: diligent • DIL-uh-junt • adjective Someone or something described as diligent is characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort. // After many hours of diligent research, the students were ready to compile their results. See the entry > Examples: “Scott had a reputation for being diligent and hardworking, maybe a tad arrogant, but not the type to make rousing speeches in the locker room at halftime.” — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023 Did you know? You're more likely to be diligent about something if you love doing it. The etymology of diligent reflects the fact that devotion can lead to energetic effort. The word, which entered English in the 14th century by way of Anglo-French, comes from the Latin verb diligere, meaning “to value or esteem highly” or “to love.” Diligere was formed by combining the di- prefix (from dis-, meaning “apart”) with the verb legere, meaning “to gather, select” or “to read.” Legere has itself proved to be a diligent contributor to English; its offspring include collect, lecture, legend, intelligent, and legume.

Vincent Lyn's short career in Hong Kong action movies may only span a few years, but his good looks, martial arts abilities and acting skills saw him work with some of the biggest names in the industry, operating at the height of their powers. The list includes Donnie Yen, Yuen Woo-ping, Corey Yuen, Cynthia Rothrock, Cynthia Khan, Simon Yam, and Jackie Chan. He admits he had no idea that the films he was making would go on to become so influential and cherished by generations of action fans around the world. In fact, given the ad-hoc nature and breakneck speed of Hong Kong filmmaking, he sometimes had very little concept of which film he was working on at any given time, moving from set to set as part of a staple of dependable 'gweilo' fighters who always played the villain, and ultimately got their asses kicked by the lead.His final Hong Kong film role was as the main heavy in the Jackie Chan adventure, 'Armour of God II: Operation Condor' (1991), before he returned to the USA to pursue a multitude of other talents. He became a kung fu instructor (teaching his own family style, Ling Gar Kung Fu), a Grammy Award-nominated musician, a philanthropist and humanitarian. His charity, We Can Save Children, has seen him visit some of the poorest parts of the world in a bid to end the exploitation of children. He can often be found travelling the world, meeting with dignitaries and governments, and talking at the UN. When he's not focused on his charity work, he can be found behind the piano - something he learned from his musical mother at a very young age. Vincent's new immersive album, 'Elysian Eclipse', is available now.LINKSVincent Lyn on IMDb:Vincent Lyn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vincent.lyn.50/Vincent Lyn on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vincent.lyn.50/Vincent Lyn profile on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/ProfileVincentLynWe Can Save Children website: https://www.wecansavechildren.org/Listen to 'Elysian Eclipse': https://exxeo.xyz/elysian-eclipse/Robert Samuels on the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast: https://bit.ly/RobertSamuelsKFMGPod'Tiger Cage' (1988) review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/KFMGTigerCage'The Blonde Fury' (1989) review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/TheBlondeFury1989'Armour of God II: Operation Condor' (1991) review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/ArmourOfGod2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The South Carolina senator Tim Scott likes to point to himself as an example of racial progress in America. But in a recent story for The New Yorker, Robert Samuels looked into Scott's personal story—in many ways a messier tale than the one he tells—and into the ways that the “​​concave mirror shaped by his own experience” distorts Scott's view of politics. Samuels joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Scott's Presidential run, and what he reveals about the Republican Party's relationship to race and racism.

Twenty years after her breakout on “American Idol,” Kelly Clarkson released an album called “Chemistry” that deals with the long arc of a relationship and her recent divorce. She sat down to talk with Hanif Abdurraqib, a music writer passionate about the craft of songwriting. “This literally was written in real time,” Clarkson reflects. “That was me being indecisive. Man, I have kids. Do I want to do this? Can I try again?” But writing about divorce as one of the best-known celebrities in America is very different from a young artist's heartbreak anthem. “It's easy to hide in metaphors when it's not the biggest thing that's ever happened,” she says. “Everyone's going to know. Unfortunately my life is very public, especially in the rough times.”  Plus, Robert Samuels, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer on politics and race, shares his secret indulgence: watching classic figure-skating routines on YouTube. 

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction, “His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and Struggle for Social Justice” reveals the systemic racism that shaped Floyd's life, his family history, and his tragic end.

Bill sells the family name and moves on from Whisky.  Marjorie knew he wasn't happy and told him to make whisky again. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I'm Stephen's sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today's episode, a word from our sponsor, which is, well, it's us, but we're highlighting ads we've written and produced for our clients. So here's one of those. [Seaside Plumbing Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast. Dave Young here alongside Stephen Semple. We're business consultants. We do storytelling. So anyway, you heard all that right? Can we do that as spoken? So as we do here, Stephen just whispered the name of today's subject into my headphone through the other end of the internet. I'm familiar with it to an extent, to the extent that I've drank it. Stephen Semple: That's a good start. Yeah. So now we've narrowed it down to a liquid. Dave Young: Now we've narrowed it down to a liquid. It's Maker's Mark whiskey. I know that they've got an interesting brand story and I've probably heard a few bits of it here and there in the whiskey world that we're both a part of, but I'm anxious to learn what you've learned and hear the rest of the story. Stephen Semple: Well, it's a really interesting story because Maker's Mark goes back a long ways. T. W. Samuel and Robert Samuels made whiskey for George Washington. Dave Young: Oh, no kidding. All right. Stephen Semple: Way back there. And then the family moved to Kentucky to start a distillery, and this distillery was passed down over the generations. And then a lot of the American whiskey history impacted by prohibition because along comes prohibition and the distillery is shut down. And when prohibition is repealed, Leslie and his son, who are now fourth generation wanted to start it up again. But starting up a whiskey distillery is hard because there's a long lead time. It's not like I make whiskey and suddenly there's whiskey. It's I make whiskey, I put it in a barrel, it's got to age a bunch of years, and then I have whiskey. Dave Young: Oh, yeah. What was their last name? Stephen Semple: Samuels. Dave Young: Okay. So that explains the logo on the bottle. It's their Maker's Mark, and it's the letter S with a circle and a star, and then IV, Stephen Semple: Right. Right. Dave Young: Which is fourth generation, right? Stephen Semple: Fourth generation. Dave Young: That just all made sense to me. Okay. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: I'm back on board. Promise I won't interrupt you until the next rapid [inaudible]. Stephen Semple: Until the next thought happens. Dave Young: I won't interrupt you again until I do. Stephen Semple: So the other challenge that was also happening during prohibition is taste had also changed. And bourbon at this time was seen as a very low brow alcohol. Consumer's taste for bourbon was absolutely fading. And look, a lot of it is is because a lot of the bourbon that was being made was quite frankly pretty crappy. So Bill wanted to do something different than they had did before, something smoother. But the father Leslie didn't want to change anything, like this was the family history and Leslie prevailed. So they were making the bourbon the way they had been doing for over a hundred years. And then they're just getting things going again and World War II breaks out. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And shortages grind everything to a halt and they need to switch production to industrial alcohol, and there's hardly any money in that. So Leslie, the father, dies. It's 1943, Bill's on his own. The company's 99 years old, and he shuts down the distillery,

On May 25th 2020, in Minneapolis, a black man named George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer named Derek Chauvin who put his knee on George Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, thus asphyxiating him. That tragic event had an immediate global impact, sparking off demonstrations and riots, not just in the US but across the world. But who was George Floyd? Where did he come from? What was he like? What was his life? These questions are all addressed in the book co-authored by my guest today, Robert Samuels, and Tolu Olorunnipa called “His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life & Struggle for Racial Justice” which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non Fiction this year. It's a superbly researched book which provides a look at George Floyd's ancestry and how the trauma of slavery & discrimination is typically passed down in Black families in America. In today's interview, I ask Robert Samuels what the research was like given the raw emotions that must have been omnipresent. This is obviously a difficult subject, but one that must be discussed and this book certainly helps to open our eyes and instigate these important conversations.  Books mentioned in the episode: Favourite book I've never heard of: “Nowhere Man” by Aleksandar Hemon (2002) Favourite book of the last 12 months: “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak & Other Stories” by Jamil Kochai (2022) The book that he would take to a desert island: “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck The book that changed his mind: “Locking Up Our Own” by James Forman Jr. (2017) Buy Robert Samuels book: https://amzn.eu/d/jeix2UR Follow me ⁠⁠⁠@litwithcharles⁠⁠⁠ for more book reviews and recommendations!

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign via Twitter Spaces on Wednesday evening. Elon Musk's event was plagued by technical glitches and delays. Plus, how a government app is affecting the war in Ukraine. Remembering George Floyd on the 3rd anniversary of his murder. And, the world says goodbye to Tina Turner. Guests: Axios' Alex Thompson and Dave Lawler, journalist Robert Samuels. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Emily Peck, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Robin Linn and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Ron DeSantis declares 2024 candidacy in glitchy Twitter Spaces event Trump campaign ad takes aim at DeSantis after governor enters 2024 race His Name is George Floyd co-author Robert Samuels Tina Turner, Magnetic Singer of Explosive Power, Is Dead at 83 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Washington Post's White House Bureau Chief Toluse Olorunnipa and The New Yorker's Robert Samuels join us to discuss their book, His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and The Struggle for Racial Justice. The book was a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The writers discuss how the concept for the book came to be and why it was important to trace George Floyd's ancestry as far back as the Civil War. They also share their outlooks on where we are as a country today and what they hope readers take away from their book. REFERENCES: Robert Samuels - @newsbysamuels Toluse Olorunnipa - @ToluseO His Name Is George Floyd - https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703358/his-name-is-george-floyd-by-robert-samuels-and-toluse-olorunnipa

In today's episode, Meaghan tells us about how one woman's greed led to the death of two men. Case Sources: (2005). Stanford Law School - Robert Crown Law Library. Supreme Court of California. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-samuels-33524 (2011). Robert Briskham "Bob" Samuels (1948-1988) Find a Grave. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67018092/robert-briskham-samuels (2019). Search and seizure residences - arkchiefs.org. Arkansas association of the chiefs of police. Retrieved February 19, 2023, from https://www.arkchiefs.org/plugins/show_image.php?id=175 (2022). Northridge demographics. Point2. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/CA/Los-Angeles/Northridge-Demographics.html Bonn, S. (2015). "Black widows" and other female serial killers. Psychology Today. Retrieved February 14, 2023, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201511/black-widows-and-other-female-serial-killers IMDb, (2023). Robert Samuels. IMDb. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760511/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Blanco, J. I. Mary Ellen Samuels: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. Mary Ellen Samuels | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Retrieved February 20, 2023, from https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/samuels-mary-ellen.htm O'neill , A. (1994, July 2). 'Green widow' convicted in deaths of husband, hit man. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-02-mn-10974-story.html Smith, B. H. (2018, September 14). 'Green widow' takes nude photo covered in $20,000 after orchestrating wealthy husband's murder. Oxygen Official Site. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/green-widow-nude-photo-cash-husband-murder

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Paul Wells and Emilie Nicolas about federal political priorities as Parliament gets set to return, Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz talks about showing solidarity with Ukraine through music, Robert Samuels explores questions raised following the Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols, and former NHLer Akim Aliu shares his fight for inclusion in hockey. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa join The Stacks to discuss their book His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice. We talk about giving George Floyd the "presidential" biography treatment, and why they chose to tell his story now. They reveal how they tackled writing such a massive book with over 400 interviews, and what the fact-checking process was like. We also ask, 'who is the audience for this book?'The Stacks Book Club selection for December is True Biz by Sarah Nović. We will discuss the book on December 28th with Greta Johnsen.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/12/14/ep-245-robert-samuels-toluse-olorunnipaEpisode TranscriptConnect with Toluse: Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteConnect with Robert: Instagram | Twitter Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonTo support The Stacks and find out more from this week's sponsors, click here.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robin from AudioFile is back again to share some of the best audiobooks of the year! Visit AudioFile's website for the full list of best audiobooks of 2022. Books mentioned in this episode The Angel of Rome by Jess Walter The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Life Between the Tides by Adam Nicolson Inside Voice by Lake Bell Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino Finding Me by Viola Davis I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman Birds of Prey, ed. by Harlan Coben The Match by Harlan Coben The Maid by Nita Prose His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Tolouse Olorunnipa The Revolutionary by Stacy Schiff You Don't Know Us Negroes by Zora Neale Hurston Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Ain't Burned That Bright by Jason Reynolds The Honeys by Ryan La Sala We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. We've got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden Voice narrator Robin Miles joins AudioFile's Robin Whitten to discuss her empathetic and moving narration of Zora Neale Hurston's YOU DON'T KNOW US NEGROES. Hear about why Robin Miles believes Hurston's work is still so relevant to listeners today, her approach to narrating Hurston's audiobooks, and more observations on the rich variety of topics covered in Hurston's essays. Read the full review of the audiobook at AudioFile's website. Published by Harper Audio. AudioFile's 2022 Best History & Biography Audiobooks: AMERICAN MIDNIGHT by Adam Hochschild, read by Jonathan Todd Ross FRANKLINLAND by Lloyd Suh, read by Gregory Harrison, Larry Powell, Kurt Kanazawa HIS NAME IS GEORGE FLOYD by Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa, read by Dion Graham, Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa [Intro.] THE REVOLUTIONARY: SAMUEL ADAMS by Stacy Schiff, read by Jason Culp SUPER-INFINITE by Katherine Rundell, read by Simon Vance YOU DON'T KNOW US NEGROES by Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Genevieve West [Eds. & Intro.], read by Robin Miles Read AudioFile's review of the audiobook at audiofilemagazine.com. Will Seeking Justice Lead to Her Own Demise? Today's episode of Behind the Mic is brought to you by Oasis Audio, publisher of BENEATH HIS SILENCE, a gothic-style regency romance from promising young author, Hannah Linder. Narrated by Anne Flosnik. Available everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington Post national political enterprise reporter Robert Samuels and Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers host back-to-back conversations with Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall about the impact of climate change on their cities as part of a new, special week-long series, “This is Climate.” Conversation recorded on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

It was a screening of 1972's 'Five Fingers of Death' (aka 'King Boxer') that would transform the life of Robert "Bobby" Samuels. At that time, he could not have foreseen that he would go on to become the first African American member of the Hong Kong Stuntman Association, a star of martial arts action cinema, a Hung Gar expert training under kung fu master and actor, Chiu Chi-ling, and a close personal friend of Sammo Hung - one of the biggest names in kung fu movies. Bobby's story is one of dogged determination and commitment to a singular vision; to break free from his humble beginnings in West Philadelphia, USA, and launch himself onto the silver screen in Hong Kong. All roads lead to a fateful meeting with Sammo Hung in the early 1990s, and prominent roles in his films 'The Gambling Ghost' (1991) and 'Don't Give a Damn' (1995) followed. The two developed a close personal friendship, one that continues to this day. On this episode, we discuss Bobby's experiences of living with Sammo and his family, collaborating on his films, and working with the best in the business at the height of their powers - people like Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Woo-ping, Collin Chou, and many more. Since returning to the USA, Bobby can increasingly be found behind the camera as a director and producer, helping to inspire and promote the next generation of action stars. In 2021, he made his feature film directorial debut with the action comedy, 'Made in Chinatown', starring members of the cast of 'The Sopranos', and co-directing with the Hollywood stunt legend, James Lew. The film is available now to rent and buy on digital platforms.LINKSRobert Samuels on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuels_rRobert Samuels on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertbobbysamuelsRobert Samuels on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760512/Robert Samuels profile on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/RobertSamuelsProfile'Made in Chinatown' trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q4n4U9a_qK8'Made in Chinatown' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/MadeInChinatown2021'Shadow Fist' short film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/v4tZdwssIBs'Shadow Fist II' short film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9yNgHg4xK90'Jugando Con Fuego' short film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gkURqr5fRLg'The Gambling Ghost' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/TheGamblingGhost1991'The Red Wolf' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://bit.ly/TheRedWolf1995'Don't Give a Damn' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: http://bit.ly/DontGiveADamn95TAKE PART IN OUR 2022 END OF YEAR SHOWTell us your favourite fight films of the year - and why - and your comment could be read out on our annual End of Year Show, landing during the week of Christmas and featuring the action movie expert, Mike Fury. And if you're not sure what to choose, please consult this selected list of fight-centric action films released in 2022: https://bit.ly/EndOfYearShow2022Part1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, “The Tent” revisits a conversation between Daniella and Washington Post journalists Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels on their book, His Name is George Floyd. They discuss Floyd's life and legacy, how systemic racism affected him, and what lessons we can learn about racial justice from his story. Daniella also shares Thanksgiving well wishes and thoughts on the tragic mass shooting at an LGBTQI+ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa are reporters for The Washington Post and co-authors of the new book His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice. “Looking at George Floyd's family history, looking at the poverty that he grew up in, looking at the schools that he attended, which were segregated, looking at the opportunities that were denied to him and the struggles he had in the criminal justice system—it's an extraordinary American experience, in part because it's so outside of the norm of what we think of when we think of the American dream…. And so we wanted to be able to showcase that that kind of extraordinary American experience is ordinary for so many people.” Show notes: @newsbysamuels @ToluseO Samuels's Washington Post archive Olorunnipa's Washington Post archive 00:00 His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice (Viking • 2022) 03:00 "Covid-19 Is Ravaging Black Communities. A Milwaukee Neighborhood Is Figuring Out How to Fight Back." (Robert Samuels • Washington Post • Apr 2020) 04:00 "Stumbling Toward Wokeness" (Robert Samuels • Washington Post • Jul 2020) 05:00 "George Floyd's America" (Washington Post Staff • Washington Post • Oct 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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As a bonus for Into America listeners, Trymaine Lee previews a recent episode of “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast.” The Washington Post's Robert Samuels joined MSNBC's Chris Hayes to take a very personal look at George Floyd, exploring who Floyd really was, long before his name became a hashtag. In the episode titled “His Name is George Floyd” (a reference to Samuels' book of the same name), Samuels sheds light on Floyd's ancestors, his early life in Houston, the systemic racism he faced, and how those he left behind are doing today.In this bonus clip from the episode, Samuels shares the big dreams (think Supreme Court-level big) that Floyd had as only a second grader and the positive, loving spirit he steadfastly held onto throughout his life, despite the challenges he faced. He wanted to make a difference in the world, up until the very end. Listen to this preview now, and search for “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast” to hear the full conversation.

It's been a little over two years since the tragic murder of George Floyd, and what was arguably the largest civil rights protests in United States history. Since May of 2020, hashtags and icons have been used to commemorate him, but he was so much more than a face on a mural. He was a father, partner, athlete, and friend who constantly strove for a better life, as chronicled in “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.” The book builds off of a series in The Washington Post in October 2020 called “George Floyd's America.” Robert Samuels, a national enterprise reporter at The Washington Post, co-wrote the book with colleague Toluse Olorunnipa, a political enterprise and investigations reporter. Samuels joins WITHpod for a personal look at how systemic racism impacted Floyd's life, his family's social mobility, his legacy and more. Samuels also discusses how even despite all of the seemingly endless challenges Floyd faced, he still held on to his vision for a better world.

His Name Is George Floyd is an incredible book about Floyd and the world he lived in that takes you deeper into his life than any book has. The authors Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa went into Floyd's community and spoke with his family and his friends to find out all the truths about what Floyd's life and death were influenced by. Toure Show Episode 333 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer Ford and Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick Karp Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Farai is joined by Washington Post investigative journalists and co-authors, Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa to talk about their new biography His Name is George Floyd and why they chose to document George Floyd's life, legacy, aspirations and the systematic marginalization that derailed him from the American dream. Then Farai interviews writer and visual artist, K. Ibura about her debut youth novel, When the World Turned Upside Down, that explores overcoming adversity with the help of community during racial reckonings and COVID. And on the weekly segment Sippin' the Political Tea, Breya Johnson of the Black Women's Health Imperative joins Farai to discuss the fallout of the Supreme Court decision on abortion rights and what it means for all women and birthing people.

The first of several funeral services started for the victims killed by a gunman at a school in Uvalde, Texas. And over the weekend, the Justice Department said it would open a probe into the local law enforcement's response to the mass shooting.Two former Minneapolis police officers on trial for aiding and abetting George Floyd's killing asked a judge to delay and relocate their trial. In addition, two people filed federal civil rights lawsuits against Derek Chauvin and the city of Minneapolis because they say in 2017 then-Officer Chauvin knelt on their necks. We talk about Floyd's life and legacy with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olurunnipa, co-authors of, “His Name is George Floyd.”And in headlines: E.U. leaders voted to ban most Russian oil imports, Shanghai says it plans to finally ease COVID restrictions, and the Supreme Court blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from deleting posts based on the views they express.Show Notes:Sign up for Crooked Coffee's launch on June 21st – http://go.crooked.com/coffee-wad “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” – https://bit.ly/3GzJzEuFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/whataday/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

As with virtually everything in the Senate these days, Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia holds a lot of power. As he engages in talks on climate and deficit reduction with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, could he also play a role in gun reform? Plus, what new details on George Floyd's life reveal about the U.S. past and present. Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols; Robert Samuels, National Enterprise Reporter at The Washington Post Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, and Lydia McMullen-Laird. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Biden believes "rational Republicans" could move on gun control Scoop: Manchin serious about Schumer talks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, journalists and authors of ‘His Name Is George Floyd', to discuss the new biography (6:33), the humanity of the man who's death sparked a movement (11:17), and the ways he was failed by various systems (15:43). Host: Bakari Sellers Guests: Robert Samuels and Tolu Olorunnipa  Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.  Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week marks two years since George Floyd's murder at the hands of a white police officer and the subsequent racial justice protests and calls for police reform that spread from Minneapolis across the country. President Joe Biden has signed a new executive order meant to change how police use force among other measures, which experts say is a small — but important — step in preventing more tragedies like Floyd's death.But as Minnesota Pubic Radio's Matt Sepic reports, some Minneapolis residents say they're still waiting on the reform that leaders promised.Also in this episode, Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa of The Washington Post discuss their new biography, His Name Is George Floyd, and how those who knew Floyd best want to make sure his legacy covers more than his murder.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Kellyanne Conway's new book makes very clear the people she has a grudge against, and the ones she doesn't, according to Daily Beast media reporter Zach Petrizzo. He read the former Trump aide's book and tells The New Abnormal podcast host Molly Jong-Fast that there are two people she goes after the most—Jared Kushner and her husband, George Conway III. Plus, Washington Post political enterprise reporter Robert Samuels talks about his new book with co-author Toluse Olorunnipa, ‘His Name is George Floyd' and Molly and co-host Andy Levy analyze the right-wingers who attended CPAC in Hungary and why they (jokingly) think the Twitter user retweeted by Trump, ‘MAGA King Thanos', will lead the next civil war.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more This Weeks is sponsored by Indeed.com/Standup Rebecca Soffer had always primarily associated the word “orphan” with waifish Charles Dickens characters. But when she was 30, her mother Shelby, was killed in a car accident, one hour after dropping Rebecca off from a family camping trip to the Adirondacks. Four years later, her father died of a heart attack while on a cruise to the Bahamas. Lucky him, unlucky everyone else. Suddenly, she was actually an orphan herself. So much loss at such a relatively young age un-tethered Rebecca. There were husbands yet to meet, puppies yet o dopt, and so many other miles yet to stone—but all of it would have to be done without her own parents' guidance, along with dealing with the logistical aftermath of each of their deaths. Dear reader, it was bad. But she wasn't alone. Together with Gabrielle and some other friends, Rebecca formed a monthly dinner party called WWDP (Women With Dead Parents, obviously). The WWDP conversations were wide-ranging, but the common denominator was a shared understanding. A general “I get it.” No apologies, no accusations, no questions asked. Other than: Who brought the chocolate cake, and can I get the recipe? Because if Rebecca couldn't have parents, dammit, she could at least have chocolate cake—not to mention friends who understood the particular nuances of going through profound loss way before they expected to. With Modern Loss, Rebecca hopes to bring that refreshing openness to a broader audience, and community, who could use their own place setting at the table of loss. Rebecca has been a lifelong organizer of communities, both public and private. From getting her masters in journalism from Columbia University, to accompanying Stephen Colbert on a Peabody Award-winning quest to get to know all 435 U.S. Representatives, to helping to grow a leading network of Jewish creatives, Rebecca has always found strength in numbers, and bringing those numbers together. She has contributed pieces across media, including TIME, NBC Think, The New York Times, Marie Claire, Refinery29, Elle Decor, and Tablet Magazine's podcast, Vox Tablet; has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning; and has spoken at Chicago Ideas Week, Amazon, HBO, and Experience Camps‘ annual benefit, where she was its 2017 honoree. She has also led Modern Loss retreats at Kripalu; keynoted for several organizations, including Good Grief and Capital One; and is known for putting her special touch of levity, depth and a bit of comfortable weirdness on Modern Loss' live storytelling events. Rebecca lives in New York and the Massachusetts Berkshires with her husband, two little boys, and labradoodle. Keep up with her on Twitter @rebeccasoffer, where she regularly tweets at 3 am because she barely sleeps these days (see the part about the two little boys). Contact her for speaking engagements, press inquiries, to book a live storytelling event, and more at rebecca@modernloss.com. -------------------------------------------------------- Toluse Olorunnipa is a political enterprise and investigations reporter for The Washington Post. He joined the Post in 2019 and previously covered the White House. Before that, he spent five years at Bloomberg, where he reported on politics and policy from Washington and Florida. A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy—from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing—telling the story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. “It is a testament to the power of His Name Is George Floyd that the book's most vital moments come not after Floyd's death, but in its intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of his life . . . Impressive.” —New York Times Book Review “Since we know George Floyd's death with tragic clarity, we must know Floyd's America—and life—with tragic clarity. Essential for our times.” —Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist   “A much-needed portrait of the life, times, and martyrdom of George Floyd, a chronicle of the racial awakening sparked by his brutal and untimely death, and an essential work of history I hope everyone will read.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author ofThe Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song The events of that day are now tragically familiar: on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the latest Black person to die at the hands of the police, murdered outside of a Minneapolis convenience store by white officer Derek Chauvin. The video recording of his death set off the largest protest movement in the history of the United States, awakening millions to the pervasiveness of racial injustice. But long before his face was painted onto countless murals and his name became synonymous with civil rights, Floyd was a father, partner, athlete, and friend who constantly strove for a better life.   His Name Is George Floyd tells the story of a beloved figure from Houston's housing projects as he faced the stifling systemic pressures that come with being a Black man in America. Placing his narrative within the context of the country's enduring legacy of institutional racism, this deeply reported account examines Floyd's family roots in slavery and sharecropping, the segregation of his schools, the overpolicing of his community amid a wave of mass incarceration, and the callous disregard toward his struggle with addiction—putting today's inequality into uniquely human terms. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with Floyd's closest friends and family, his elementary school teachers and varsity coaches, civil rights icons, and those in the highest seats of political power, Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa offer a poignant and moving exploration of George Floyd's America, revealing how a man who simply wanted to breathe ended up touching the world. Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page

We remember George Floyd as we approach the second anniversary of his murder. We'll speak with Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa. They argue that George Floyd's struggles in life reflect the challenges and pressures of institutional racism in the country. Their new book is His Name is George Floyd.Also, we'll hear about the Women's House of Detention, the forgotten women's prison in Greenwich Village that played a role in the gay rights movement of the '60s, including the Stonewall Uprising. Angela Davis and Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, were incarcerated there. We'll talk with Hugh Ryan, whose new book is about what this prison tells us about queer history.David Bianculli will review the new HBO documentary George Carlin's American Dream.

After the murder of George Floyd, reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa spent months learning everything they could about Floyd's life. The story they reveal in a new book shows how systemic racism shaped and shortened it. Read more: “He's everywhere — but he's not here. He's on somebody's wall. He's on somebody's billboard. … He's in a newspaper, but he's not here. He's here in spirit. But he's not here.” In the summer of 2020, after George Floyd was murdered, he became a symbol and a rallying cry. But what was missing in our understanding was the man himself — a figure who was complicated, full of ambition, shaped by his family and his community and centuries of systemic racism. The Washington Post set out to better understand who Floyd really was and reported a series of stories about George Floyd's America. We made a podcast based on this reporting, “The Life of George Floyd,” which we're playing today for you in full. But two of the reporters on that project still had questions. Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa have now written a book that delves deeper into Floyd's life — what he was like as a father, a boyfriend, a classmate, an athlete, how ambitious he was. And how those ambitions were hobbled by systemic racism. They learned about things that happened to Floyd's family, hundreds of years before he was born, that shaped everything that would happen to him later. If you'd like to read an excerpt of Robert and Tolu's book, you can find that here: How George Floyd Spent His Final Hours.

The path ahead for addressing gun violence and racist ideologies remains unclear after a gunman allegedly murdered 10 Black people in Buffalo. Also, a tight midterm race in a pivotal battleground spotlights election deniers' electability. Join moderator Yamiche Alcindor, NPR's Kelsey Snell and The Washington Post's Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels as they discuss these stories and more.

On our Washington Week Extra, we explore a breakout biography on George Floyd's life titled, “His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.” Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, who co-authored the book, join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss.

As we approach the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, two journalists report on the life of the man whose death sparked a massive protest movement and a national conversation about race. Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa drew on hundreds of interviews and countless public and private records to reconstruct the course of Floyd's often-troubled life. A gentle man who sometimes worried that his size intimidated people, George Floyd grew up in poverty, and had big aspirations. But the authors argue his opportunities were limited time and again by the effects of systemic racism. Their new book is His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life, and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

Who was George Floyd, and what was it like to live in his America? Those are the questions that Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Tolu Olorunippa set out to answer in their new biography “His Name is George Floyd." Based on public and private records and hundreds of interviews with those close to him, the book examines Floyd's life in its complexity and the institutions stacked against him, from his birth to his murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin two years ago this month. We talk to Samuels and Olorunippa about Floyd's journey and how his story encapsulates "the compounding and relentless traumas" of the Black experience in America.