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Is The FBI Prosecuting Black Identity?

In December, a Dallas man named Rakem Balogun was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and remains in federal custody. Balogun has been a vocal critic of law enforcement, which has his friends and family wondering if he was targeted by the FBI for his beliefs. Martin de Bourmont joins us to talk about what could be the first case prosecuting what the FBI calls a “black identity extremist.” He writes about the topic for Foreign Policy magazine.