This episode, Jayden Ford and Arthur converse about the day Donald Trump help up a Bible and posed for a photo op in front of the Ashburton House (St. John's parish house) on June 1, 2020. Jayden was one of the peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square when Former President Trump ordered that the protestors be cleared from the area with tear gas and rubber bullets.This is my ninth interview, recorded on Thursday, June 15th, 2020.International protests following the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery have dominated recent news coverage. However, the peaceful demonstrations' character, purpose, and scale have been miscommunicated. Birthed out of his frustration, Arthur Maxwell Powell II created this podcast to have direct conversations with protestors from Las Vegas, NV to Washington, D.C. Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/whyweprotest Thank you for listening!Main questions: How do you define “protest”? Why is protesting important? Why did YOU decide to protest? How did you prepare for protesting? What happened on the way to, during, and after your protesting experience? Has mainstream media and major news corporations reported on protests accurately? How so? What can we do to end systemic racism in our society? What keeps you hopeful that our descendants will line in a better world?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyweprotest/message