NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — “Love Thy Neighbor” is a brand new podcast detailing the events of the 1991 Crown Heights Riot.
For those unfamiliar with the historical event, it erupted after a Hasidic man hit two young Black boys with his car. After one of the boys succumbed to his injuries, the divide that already existed in the community deepened and neighbors transformed into foes.
On the latest episode of Beyond Black History Month, not only do we dive into some of the issues that preceded the riot, host Femi Redwood speaks to "Love Thy Neighbor" host Collier Meyerson.
A journalist who is both Black and Jewish, Meyerson says one of the reasons she wanted to do the podcast was to educate and inform people about what really happened.
She adds, “I felt like looking into the history of those two communities would really give us answers that could help us to figure out why these things keep on repeating themselves.”
You can click here to listen to "Love Thy Neighbor" in its entirety.