Los Angeles Press Club

Our speaker today, Evan Gershkovich, share a profound personal bond with the spirit of this lecture.

Two years ago, while still languishing in a Russian prison, Evan was awarded the Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism from the Los Angeles Press Club.

I like to believe, first, that the news of that award reached Evan in his cell and lifted his spirit, and according to our conversation outside, it did.

You got that right.

She's the author of Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World is Possible, and Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice.

She's also won numerous awards, including Best TV Anchor and Best National Political Commentary from the LA Press Club, and has been nominated for Best Radio Anchor for four years in a row.

Her new book, just out, is Breaking Ice: Community Defense Against State Terror and MAGA Fascism.

Welcome to Background Briefing, Sonali Kolhatkar.