https://www.dcpofficial.com/rekiaboyd On March 21st, 2012 Rekia Boyd affectionately known as Strawberry or Kia, encountered un-uniformed officer Dante Servin, while she was with a group of young people in an alleyway across from Douglass Park on the West Side of Chicago. The officer was known for being hostile to those living in the community. The officer pulled up to the group, words were exchanged and the officer opened fire, shooting Antonio Cross in the hand and shooting Rekia in the back of her head. We learn about Rekia's goals and aspirations, what she loved to do and how much big brother Martinez advocated for her in life and in her tragic death. CALL TO ACTION Check out Women’s All Point’s Bulletin http://www.thewapb.org/ Move to have more states push for Qualified Immunity WARNING Chime #1 :36:59 (skip ahead 30 seconds) Martinez -I came in from a bike ride at about 6:30 in the morning, um, on March 21st. So coming from this bike ride I was like forget it, you know, I felt good, I'm gonna do some sit ups, do some push ups, I felt like Rocky, you know, I'm going at it. And it's the story on TV, this doctor just talking, they just got this just playing on TV. 21, I mean, 22 year old woman shot in the head, 39 year old man shot in the hand. So I kept seeing it, every channel. And I'm like Rikia 22. Chime #2 00:40:45 (skip ahead 2 min) Martinez . the officer pulls up, you know, and they exchange words and like man I ain't got no drugs for your crack head ass, get the hell on out of here and that's when the officer starts shooting, you know. :... he shot Antonio in the hand and shot Rekia in the back of the head as she was running. Uh, then like, um, seen a little video, of course all the cameras all of a sudden don't work around there but the police they end up coming like 30 seconds after. And as they coming down the street you see Antonio, you just see a white shirt with blood on it, Antonio. So he come up to the car, he point down the way, police, they ride down to what officer was that. You see him about to get in the car, he turn around, look at the police car, grabbed his phone, act like he calling it in. They n- never detained him, they let him tamper with evidence because he shot inside the car. , Antonio, like man, I have the phone up to my ear, so when he let the shot go, you know, he was shooting for my face 'cause it, the shot hit him in his hand, you know, so, uh, he was gunning for the head. Rekia I don't, I don't think she was next to him but she started running across the alley. [inaudible 01:17:13] say me and her started running. She said whenever we in danger we always check for each other [inaudible 01:17:18] you good, Rekia you good, whatever. She say, you know, I ran across the alley here behind the tree and I turned around looking for Rekia and like, and I called her name and then I looked down and she's laying in the alley. , supposedly he shot five times, Um, and, a bullet may have ricocheted off of a pole and hit his car. Right? His own bullet may have ricocheted off the pole and hit his car. t and the bullet ricocheted in her head. Right? So it didn't go in and come out. It went in and just ricocheted through her head. Yeah. Awful. Awful. CREDITS Special thanks to Host: Adell Coleman & Chris Colbert Executive Producers: Adell Coleman & Chris Colbert Edited & Sound Design: Byron Hunt Producers: Heather Johnson, Ryan Woodhall and Mike DuBose Associate Producers: Quinton Hill Content Distribution: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DCP's goal is to amplify podcasts sharing stories from unique perspectives serving underrepresented communities. Every other Saturday we will highlight a podcast doing just that! This week we feature: Into the Depths Show Host: Tara Roberts  Network: National Geographic Black scuba divers across the world are searching for buried shipwrecks from the transatlantic slave trade, when millions of enslaved Africans were trafficked to the Americas during the 15th to the 19th centuries. A new six-part podcast series, Into the Depths, follows National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts as she sets off on the journey of a lifetime to meet the divers, marine archaeologists, descendants of those brought over on ships, and historians investigating the lost stories of the slave trade. She’s inspired to share their accounts both to expand the historical record and to honor the estimated 1.8 million unsung souls who perished during the Middle Passage. Along the way, Tara meets up with her family and friends, spiritual advisers, and even a poet to help tell those ancestral stories, and delves into her own roots—challenging her assumptions about home and belonging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The family shares the good and the bad when it came to celebrity appearances in uplifting not just their mother's name but other women who have been killed by police. They shout out one particular local rapper who gave them a real "Chance" to amplify the story of Bettie Jones and other Chicago women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bettie Gang twins LaTonya and LaTisha share shocking remarks made from people after the death of her mother. Those who had thoughts about money and losing sight of why the family received money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bettie Jones' son Anthony joined with sister LaToya and cousin Marcus discuss the constant harassment of cops, including how cops would pick up and drop people in high crime and gang related areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony shares the pain of finding out his mother died while being behind bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niece Camilla recounts her Aunt Bettie's presence when she had her baby. Constantly joking of the song of choice when in labor: "Who Let the Dogs Out!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://www.dcpofficial.com/bettiejones Bettie Jones was a 55 year old mother and grandmother, who on the early morning of December 26th, 2015 was shot multiple times by officer Robert Rialmo of the Chicago Police Department, as she opened the door to her home for him. Officer Rialmo also shot and killed Quintonio LeGrier, who had come downstairs with a bat while dealing with a mental health situation. Check out part two as the family tries to find out why the police were really called, where Officer Rialmo actually fired his weapon from. and begin their fight for justice. CALL TO ACTION Check out Women’s All Point’s Bulletin http://www.thewapb.org/ Keep saying the name of Bettie Jones Move to have more states push for Qualified Immunity Vote in state elections to help determine DA’s Check out Bettie Gang’s music on iTunes or Spotify Names of the Fallen Mentioned in Episodes: Quintionio LeGrier Marcellis Stinette Terrance Johnson Sandra Bland Bettie Jones Credits Special thanks to Host: Adell Coleman & Chris Colbert Executive Producers: Adell Coleman & Chris Colbert Edited & Sound Design: Byron Hunt Producers: Heather Johnson, Ryan Woodhall and Mike DuBose Associate Producers: Quinton Hill Content Distribution: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://www.dcpofficial.com/bettiejones Bettie Jones was a 55 year old mother and grandmother, who on the early morning of December 26th, 2015 was shot multiple times by officer Robert Rialmo of the Chicago Police Department, as she opened the door to her home for him. Officer Rialmo also shot and killed Quintonio LeGrier, who had come downstairs with a bat while dealing with a mental health situation. Officers were initially called by LeGrier's father who had barricaded himself in his room in an upstairs apartment. He had asked Jones to open the door to the building to let officers in. A lot of debate circulated around the officer's location when he fired the fatal shots. Follow as the family share's the life and legacy of Bettie Jones, and what happened to her that fateful day. WARNING: 26:31 Skip Ahead 1 min 30 seconds So, um, I went to the bathroom I sat down, I start... I heard some gunshots. Like, I heard, "Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom," and I heard, Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom," that's how it sound. And I'm like, "What the hell is that?" So, now I'm surprised and I heard something like the mirror shot through a glass. So, I'm like.., "What the... what is that?" So, I was like, "Ooh, that's shooting," because we stayed like around gangs, like they was always into it with each other over there. And I was like, "Mom, get down they shooting. Ma, ma," and she aint say nothing. I went... I had to look, like I stood and I just turned slow and I looked by the door. And she was laying right there gasping for air and I was like, "Ma!" So, I wind up, you know, holding her, trying to comfort her and trying to comfort her in her time of need as... right then and there. And, um, she was like, you know, like Because she got shot in the neck, in the chest. Once the door opened- A crack in the door. Yeah, she... it was a little crack. She peeped out and he shot her in the neck.  Credits Special thanks to Host: Adell Coleman & Chris Colbert Executive Producers: Adell Coleman & Chris Colbert Edited & Sound Design: Byron Hunt Producers: Heather Johnson, Ryan Woodhall and Mike DuBose Associate Producers: Quinton Hill Content Distribution: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DCP's goal is to amplify podcasts sharing stories from unique perspectives serving underrepresented communities. Every other Saturday we will highlight a podcast doing just that! This week we feature: Date With Daddy Show Host: Marisa Grant (they/them) Network: editaudio Series Description: Date With Daddy is an interactive podcast experience where the listener goes on a series of dates with host Marisa Grant as a way to explore and learn more about yourself. They talk and share their experience with relationships, queerness, polyamory, love, BDSM and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices