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The Killing of Elijah McClain

26/07/2020 GMT

Death of Elijah McClain

BBC World Service - BBC OS Conversations, Death of Elijah McClain

We hear from Sheneen McClain, whose son Elijah died after being detained by police

We hear from Sheneen McClain, whose son Elijah died after being detained by police.

Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old black man, was killed after an encounter with police in Colorado last year. He had been put in a chokehold and injected with ketamine. No-one has been punished over what happened. Following the outcry over the killing of George Floyd, a petition gathered millions of signatures calling for justice for Elijah McClain. The state of Colorado has now said it is re-examining what happened. Elijah's mother, Sheneen McClain, explains what happened to her son.

And a conversation with two women - both white - with a shared experience of adopting a black child. Cath Duncan from Cape Town, South Africa and Noelle Palmer from Minnesota, USA, exchange what they have learned about racism in raising their children.

(Photo: Elijah McClain Credit: McClain family handout)

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