Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Actress Daniele Watts was detained last week after police reportedly received a call of indecent exposure. Watts was kissing her boyfriend, who happens to be white, inside of a vehicle and was later approached by two officers who handcuffed her.
This incident comes on the heels of another incident in which a black producer named Charles Belk was handcuffed and detained shortly before the Emmys.
"There's gender angles to the way that race affects policing and law enforcement," says Farai Chideya, host of the podcast ‘One with Farai.’