Black and Blue: Behind the Badge
Black and Blue: Behind the Badge follows Michael Morrison, a Black police officer whose badge represents his American dream and a way out of poverty. Inside the force, he confronts racism and violence, while on the streets he faces hostility, leaving him caught between his Black identity and his role as an officer. When a routine day at work goes wrong, his career is thrown into crisis, forcing him to choose a side. Hosted by Seren Jones, this limited series shares Michael's story and those of others like him, questioning what justice, community, and being both Black and blue truly mean.
Episodes
Introducing "Hostile History"
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth.
In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by
Bad Apples | 8
To understand the present you have to look at the past. Between them, our four officers have clocked more than 100 years of police work. Their careers spanned from the 1980s to now; they worked through the protests following the police beating of Rodney King, the Black Lives Matter marches and the outpouring of grief and anger following the killing of Tyre Nichols in early 2023. In the final episo
The Bridge Too Far | 7
Michael Sapp was Michael Morrison’s brother in blue, since their first day in uniform, weighing in together. They’ve faced so many of the same battles. But the two men couldn’t be more different. And when Michael Sapp’s hopes for a promotion are dashed, he feels left with no choice but to take on the system himself.
Contact:
Email: blackandblue@curiouscast.ca
Facebook: @BlanchardHouseStories
Ins
Home is Where the Hate Is | 6
It’s 2016 and Maplewood is holding its annual July 4th celebrations. Everything is running smoothly –- until it’s not. After years of growing tension between the police and the Black community, Maplewood PD has one of its darkest nights; a night that shocks the community, and challenges its identity for years to come.
Contact:
Email: blackandblue@curiouscast.ca
Facebook: @BlanchardHouseStories
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Triple Threat | 5
As we leave Maplewood we speak to someone we haven’t heard from yet. Someone whose voice is rarely ever heard at all. Meet Tina, one of the vanishingly small number of Black women in American law enforcement. Her story will make us question why so few like her make it in the force and ultimately whether police work, for Black women, is really worth it.
Contact:
Email: blackandblue@curiouscast.ca
Officer, Officer, Overseer | 4
It’s 2003 and Michael Morrison progresses at Maplewood Police Department. But when an incident escalates at the local high school and Michael is forced to intervene, he’s accused of police brutality and his career is thrown into crisis. Once again he’s faced with the reality of his dual identity. But this time he’s forced to pick a side: Black or Blue?
Contact:
Email: blackandblue@curiouscast.ca
Sins of The Fathers | 3
Michael Morrison makes it to Maplewood. It’s a childhood dream come true: moving to the suburbs and building his ‘American dream’. He befriends Larry, one of the few Black officers at Maplewood PD. But the two quickly discover not everything in this picture-perfect town is as it seems. Beneath its idyllic surface, Maplewood’s police department has an ugly history.
Contact:
Email: blackandblue@cur
Boyz N The Hood | 2
Trying to figure out why Black people become police officers can be… confusing. What's even more confusing is why, after everything he’s been through, an officer like Michael Morrison would stay in the force. To find out, Seren Jones goes back to where it all started: Newark.
Stricken by neglect, crime and crack cocaine, the city didn’t have much to offer young Black boys like Michael. And Maplewo
Catching Hell | 1
It’s 1986 and Michael Morrison is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance to leave his life of poverty in Newark and start afresh. It’s a job offer he can’t afford to refuse. Michael has no idea what this new job has in store. But he soon realizes: he’s just joined ‘the biggest gang in America’. Join Seren Jones to hear Michael’s story and find out what it means to be both Black and Blue.
Trailer
For Michael Morrison, the police badge is his future: his ambition, his way out of poverty, his ‘American dream’. But once he puts on his uniform, the badge starts to mean something very different. Michael takes on a new identity – but not the one he expects. Inside the force, he faces racism and violence, and on the streets he’s surrounded by hostility. Michael is stuck in the middle, between bei
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