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January 6, 2022
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
Today, we’re checking in with LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Capacity Building Institute. We first spoke to LaTosha a year ago after her amazing work in expanding voting access in Georgia proved so successful. But that was then and this is now....
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
January 6, 2022
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the MidtermsToday, we’re checking in with LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Capacity Building Institute. We first spoke to LaTosha a year ago after her amazing work in expanding...
September 30, 2021
Climate Change Is a Racial Justice Issue
Over the last couple of months, climate disasters have erupted around the world. In the US alone, we’ve seen wildfires in the west, tornados in the midwest, and hurricanes pummeling the Gulf and East Coasts. The environments we live in have become hostile to our health, our livelihood, and our...
Climate Change Is a Racial Justice Issue
September 30, 2021
Climate Change Is a Racial Justice Issue
Climate Change Is a Racial Justice IssueOver the last couple of months, climate disasters have erupted around the world. In the US alone, we’ve seen wildfires in the west, tornados in the midwest, and hurricanes pummeling the Gulf and East Coasts....
September 23, 2021
Blues Musician Challenges White Supremacy One KKK Member at a Time
As the political divide deepens through disinformation campaigns about the election results, vaccines, 9/11, and more, it can feel like unity and consensus are shrinking on the horizon. And yet, the only way to address the pandemic or the fault lines in our democracy is if we can bridge the...
Blues Musician Challenges White Supremacy One KKK Member at a Time
September 23, 2021
Blues Musician Challenges White Supremacy One KKK Member at a Time
Blues Musician Challenges White Supremacy One KKK Member at a TimeAs the political divide deepens through disinformation campaigns about the election results, vaccines, 9/11, and more, it can feel like unity and consensus are shrinking on the horizon. And yet, the only way to address...
August 19, 2021
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated Parent
One in 12 American children, more than 5.7 million kids, have experienced parental incarceration at some point during their lives. Black Americans are 50 percent more likely than white Americans to have a family member who is formerly or currently incarcerated. At the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, we are working to reform the...
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated Parent
August 19, 2021
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated Parent
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated ParentOne in 12 American children, more than 5.7 million kids, have experienced parental incarceration at some point during their lives. Black Americans are 50 percent more likely than white Americans to have a family member...
August 12, 2021
Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women
Every two years the Olympic Games promise to be historic. Athletes defy odds, break records, and achieve feats unimaginable to most of us. But the 2020 games have consistently made headlines for the wrong reasons, particularly for the US Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee’s poor treatment and discrimination...
Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women
August 12, 2021
Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women
Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black WomenEvery two years the Olympic Games promise to be historic. Athletes defy odds, break records, and achieve feats unimaginable to most of us. But the 2020 games have consistently made headlines for the wrong reasons,...
August 5, 2021
Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America
Lawmakers, parents, think tanks, and conservative pundits have waged a war over how to teach students about systemic racism. As of this recording, 27 state legislatures and 165 national and local organizations have made efforts to restrict education on racism. As a result, school board members have been ousted, and...
Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America
August 5, 2021
Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America
Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in AmericaLawmakers, parents, think tanks, and conservative pundits have waged a war over how to teach students about systemic racism. As of this recording, 27 state legislatures and 165 national and local organizations have made efforts...
July 29, 2021
The Texas Legislature's Culture War
On July 12th, Texas House Democrats boarded two planes headed for Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to deny Republicans the quorum they would need to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session.
The Texas Legislature's Culture War
On July 12th, Texas House Democrats boarded two planes headed for Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to deny Republicans the quorum they would need to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session.
July 15, 2021
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This years-long gun violence epidemic continues to spark debate about the 2nd Amendment and who has the right to bear arms.Â
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
July 15, 2021
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This years-long gun violence epidemic continues to spark debate about the...
June 24, 2021
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
Just two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop. The incident happened just ten miles from the courthouse where Derek Chauvin was on trial for...
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
June 24, 2021
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police ShootingJust two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop. The...
June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
In the U.S., it’s easy to think we’re in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again from movie theaters’ open doors.  As of this recording, more than 60% of US adults...
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine GapIn the U.S., it’s easy to think we’re in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again...