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A new investigative podcast uncovers new evidence in death of young BLM protester

NPR | By Ailsa Chang,
Will James, Sydney Brownstone
Published August 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM CDT

"We Keep Us Safe," a new investigative podcast series from Embedded, uncovered new evidence in the 2020 shooting death of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. -- a killing that remains unsolved.

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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Will James
Will James is the co-host of “We Keep Us Safe” from NPR’s Embedded podcast and a reporter and producer for KUOW in Seattle.
Sydney Brownstone
Sydney Brownstone is an investigative reporter at The Seattle Times and co-host of “We Keep Us Safe” from NPR’s Embedded podcast.
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