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March 31, 2022
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
For over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives aimed at establishing equal opportunity for women, people of color, and other minorities across schools and the workplace. Over the years, courts and colleges have repeatedly clashed over...
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling March 31, 2022
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the CeilingFor over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives aimed at establishing equal opportunity for women, people of color, and other minorities...
March 24, 2022
Refugees of Color Matter Too
This week, we鈥檒l be talking about something that鈥檚 on everyone鈥檚 mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, the UN has reported that nearly 700 civilians in Ukraine have lost their lives...
Refugees of Color Matter Too This week, we鈥檒l be talking about something that鈥檚 on everyone鈥檚 mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since...
March 17, 2022
鈥淧rotecting Women and Children" Is a Shield for Transphobia
This week, we鈥檙e bringing you a conversation about the recent surge of anti-trans bills that have been levied in state legislatures. 2020 saw 79 different anti-trans state bills dealing with everything from education to athletics, and healthcare to bathroom access. In 2021, that count nearly doubled, with 147 proposals aimed...
鈥淧rotecting Women and Children" Is a Shield for Transphobia March 17, 2022
鈥淧rotecting Women and Children" Is a Shield for Transphobia
鈥淧rotecting Women and Children" Is a Shield for TransphobiaThis week, we鈥檙e bringing you a conversation about the recent surge of anti-trans bills that have been levied in state legislatures. 2020 saw 79 different anti-trans state bills dealing with everything from education to athletics,...
March 10, 2022
Jon Batiste on Social Music, Family, and Freedom
Today we鈥檙e speaking with music legend Jon Batiste. He鈥檚 an Oscar-winning composer, pianist, bandleader and singer who is going into the 2022 Grammy Awards with 11 nominations 鈥� the most of any artist this year. You may have seen him on 鈥淭he Late Show With Stephen Colbert鈥� where he鈥檚 been...
Jon Batiste on Social Music, Family, and Freedom March 10, 2022
Jon Batiste on Social Music, Family, and Freedom
Jon Batiste on Social Music, Family, and FreedomToday we鈥檙e speaking with music legend Jon Batiste. He鈥檚 an Oscar-winning composer, pianist, bandleader and singer who is going into the 2022 Grammy Awards with 11 nominations 鈥� the most of any artist this year....
March 3, 2022
The Politics of Pleasure
For some of us, simply living in our bodies is a daily act against oppression, against marginalization, criminalization and hate. This work is exhausting鈥ost justice work is. That鈥檚 why finding what brings us joy is so central to both our individual and our collective liberation. While seemingly simple, when put...
The Politics of Pleasure For some of us, simply living in our bodies is a daily act against oppression, against marginalization, criminalization and hate. This work is exhausting鈥ost justice work is. That鈥檚 why finding what brings us joy is...
February 24, 2022
Imani Perry Thinks You鈥檙e Wrong About the South
Our guest today is Imani Perry. Her latest book is 鈥淪outh to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.鈥� In it she writes that understanding this country starts with the South. Imani challenges the idea of the South as a backward place, a...
Imani Perry Thinks You鈥檙e Wrong About the South February 24, 2022
Imani Perry Thinks You鈥檙e Wrong About the South
Imani Perry Thinks You鈥檙e Wrong About the SouthOur guest today is Imani Perry. Her latest book is 鈥淪outh to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.鈥� In it she writes that understanding this country starts...
February 3, 2022
The Movement to Erase Black History and Culture
February marks Black History Month, a time to recognize the significant achievements and culture of Black Americans鈥揻rom bell hooks to Beyonce鈥揳nd also to honor an accurate history about them, a history that we know is rife with discrimination and abuse -- think: slavery, Jim Crow, and the structural racism we鈥檙e...
The Movement to Erase Black History and Culture February 3, 2022
The Movement to Erase Black History and Culture
The Movement to Erase Black History and CultureFebruary marks Black History Month, a time to recognize the significant achievements and culture of Black Americans鈥揻rom bell hooks to Beyonce鈥揳nd also to honor an accurate history about them, a history that we know is...
January 20, 2022
Will This Be Roe鈥檚 Last Anniversary?
January 22nd, marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case granting the right to an abortion 鈥渨ithout excessive government restriction.鈥� Year after year, Roe has weathered legal attacks, but this year, due to the conservative majority on the bench, the threat to Roe v. Wade...
Will This Be Roe鈥檚 Last Anniversary? January 22nd, marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case granting the right to an abortion 鈥渨ithout excessive government restriction.鈥� Year after year, Roe has weathered legal attacks, but this...
January 13, 2022
How to Win an Election From Jail
Joel Cast贸n was incarcerated when he was 18 years old. He鈥檚 now 45 and in November of last year, just two months ago, Joel was released after serving over 26 years. While incarcerated, he received a degree through the Georgetown Prison Scholars Program and started a mentorship initiative called Young...
How to Win an Election From Jail Joel Cast贸n was incarcerated when he was 18 years old. He鈥檚 now 45 and in November of last year, just two months ago, Joel was released after serving over 26 years. While incarcerated, he received...
January 6, 2022
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
Today, we鈥檙e 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鈥檙e 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...