UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Jun 4, 2026 · 52 min · 10 segments
She’s the scholar behind the idea of intersectional feminism—and but those words aren’t just political to her, they’re *personal*. In her new memoir *Backtalker*, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw traces her own…
Brittany Packnett CunninghamHost
Kimberlé CrenshawGuestDavid JohnsPanelist
Brittney CooperPanelistI am joined today for Untrending News with the original, the OGs of this group chat.
Our group chat besties, uh, CEO and executive director of the National Black Justice Collective, Dr. David Johns.
And of course my namesake, our sister, my sister and yours, the Dr. Brittney Cooper.
So to dive right in, the ICE detention facility, Delaney Hall, in Newark, New Jersey has become the epicenter of protest over the past week after news of the inhumane conditions kept coming out.
And I wanna be clear, they kept coming out because the people were talking about it online and offline, not because mainstream media was doing their job.
They've reportedly had food with maggots and worms in it, crowded non-air conditioned rooms, poor medical and safety care.
Detainees also have alleged that immigration judges were denying their bonds in a perceived attempt to get them, get this, to self-deport, which is some extremely evil behavior.
Days of protests and arrests have bubbled over, and on Saturday night protesters reportedly stormed the barricades, although I've seen some videos showing that it looked like it was state police.
Um, and that led New Jersey officials to enact a 9:00 PM curfew, which has led to more arrests as protesters are outside of the boundaries, by the way, and being kettled and arrested alongside media.
Again, not by ICE, but by the state police which are run by the Democratic governor, Mickey Sherrill.
And then Coop, I wanna come to you 'cause you're right there in New Jersey and all of this is happening in your backyard.
How should we be thinking about this? Because David, let me say this.
I am joined today for Untrending News with the original, the OGs of this group chat.
Our group chat besties, uh, CEO and executive director of the National Black Justice Collective, Dr. David Johns.
And of course my namesake, our sister, my sister and yours, the Dr. Brittney Cooper.
So to dive right in, the ICE detention facility, Delaney Hall, in Newark, New Jersey has become the epicenter of protest over the past week after news of the inhumane conditions kept coming out.
And I wanna be clear, they kept coming out because the people were talking about it online and offline, not because mainstream media was doing their job.
They've reportedly had food with maggots and worms in it, crowded non-air conditioned rooms, poor medical and safety care.
Detainees also have alleged that immigration judges were denying their bonds in a perceived attempt to get them, get this, to self-deport, which is some extremely evil behavior.
Days of protests and arrests have bubbled over, and on Saturday night protesters reportedly stormed the barricades, although I've seen some videos showing that it looked like it was state police.
Um, and that led New Jersey officials to enact a 9:00 PM curfew, which has led to more arrests as protesters are outside of the boundaries, by the way, and being kettled and arrested alongside media.
Again, not by ICE, but by the state police which are run by the Democratic governor, Mickey Sherrill.
And then Coop, I wanna come to you 'cause you're right there in New Jersey and all of this is happening in your backyard.
How should we be thinking about this? Because David, let me say this.
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