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- Why Should Black People Save a Country That Hates Them? - Tiffany Cross & Michael Harriot Discuss · 1 t. 0 min. · Episode 50What happens when Black Americans stop trying to save a country that refuses to protect them? In this provocative conversation, journalist Tiffany D. Cross and bestselling author…
- Ibram X. Kendi on Trump, Authoritarianism, and America’s Future · 55 min. · Episode 49Is American democracy in danger, and what could a third Trump term mean for the nation's future? In this provocative conversation, bestselling author, historian, and antiracism…
- Ocean Vuong on Capitalism’s Forgotten People and the American Dream · 1 t. 12 min. · Episode 48In this powerful conversation, Ocean Vuong and E.M. Tran examine the people capitalism often pushes to the margins—immigrants, refugees, low-wage workers, caregivers, addicts…
- What Really Happened After The Knee - Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Clark & Eric Reid · 1 t. 1 min. · Episode 47What really happened after Colin Kaepernick took a knee—and how much did the NFL, the media, and even other players work to contain the fallout? In this explosive conversation…
- I Dare You Deny Black People Reparations After Hearing This! Marcus Anthony Hunter Breaks Down The Fight For Reparations. · 1 t. 8 min. · Episode 46Nicki Minaj’s political evolution has sparked a much bigger conversation about fame, power, loyalty, and Black cultural responsibility. Marcus Anthony Hunter and David Johns go…
- America is Killing Poor People - Economist, Gary Hoover Explains. · 59 min. · Episode 45The Trump administration just overhauled roughly $4 billion in homelessness funding, shifting emphasis away from permanent housing. Trump-backed changes to SNAP have coincided…
- Kamala Wasn’t the Problem — Carol Moseley Braun Explains · 1 t. 0 min. · Episode 44Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, offers a striking perspective on Kamala Harris and what her presidential defeat says…
- Greatness Needs Resistance - Antonio Michael Downing & Jerid P. Woods · 48 min. · Episode 43Antonio Michael Downing joins Jerid P. Woods for a powerful conversation about ancestry, identity, writing, and claiming your place in the Black literary tradition. Antonio…
- One of The Most Haunting Stories of Modern Day Police Corruption - Jared Fishman · 1 t. 1 min. · Episode 42In this gripping and emotionally charged conversation, author Jared Fishman and Judge Calvin Johnson unpack the horrifying case of Henry Glover in post-Katrina New Orleans and…
- Uncovering Hidden Deaths by Police Officers - Terence Keel · 54 min. · Episode 40Why are coroner's reports often incomplete or misleading? This deep dive reveals how societal biases, historical disenfranchisement, and a focus on biology over social context…
- What They Fear You Might Learn! -- Nikesha Elise Williams & Taylor Murphy · 45 min. · Episode 41In this powerful and unflinching dialogue, Nikesha Elise Williams and Taylor Murphy examine Nikesha's book, "The Seven Daughters of Dupree" book. This conversation examines the…
- Why Smart People Are Quitting The News - Maya Shankar & Evan Smith · 43 min. · Episode 39In this gripping exchange, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and journalist Evan Smith confront a disturbing reality: we are drowning in information—and it’s breaking us. From the…
- How Black Artists Reclaim Beauty From Pain. - Irvin Weathersby Jr. & Gia Hamilton · 44 min. · Episode 37Irvin Weathersby Jr. and cultural strategist Gia Hamilton deliver a deeply reflective and personal conversation about grief, memory, and the transformative power of storytelling…
- How Racist Ideas Spread! - Ibram X. Kendi & Eddie Glaude Jr. · 1 t. 8 min. · Episode 38In a landmark first-ever podcast conversation, Eddie Glaude Jr. and Ibram X. Kendi sit down for a powerful, deeply honest exchange on race, democracy, morality, and power in…
- If You’re Not Uncomfortable, You’re Not Doing Enough. Gary Chambers and Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon Talk! · 32 min. · Episode 36Political activist Gary Chambers and entrepreneur/author Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon deliver a bold blueprint for what real Black liberation looks like—beyond hashtags and into…
- Black People Need to Stop Waiting for the System to Save Us! -- Ben Crump & Gary Chambers · 33 min. · Episode 35Ben Crump is one of America’s most prominent civil rights attorneys, known for representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others in landmark cases…
- Why Black Women Aren’t Your Metaphor! -- Tia Williams · 55 min. · Episode 34Tia Williams: Tia Williams is the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June and a veteran beauty editor who has spent decades centering Black joy and modern glamour…
- Are You REALLY Safe at the Doctor? Dr. Uché Blackstock Explains The Real Reason We Mistrust Hospitals · 1 t. 3 min. · Episode 33Dr. Uché Blackstock is a renowned emergency medicine physician and the founder of Advancing Health Equity, whose memoir Legacy tackles the deep-seated racial disparities within…
- Black History Is Buried—Literally. Here's Who's Digging It Up From the Water. -- Tara Roberts & Alexandra Jones · 42 min. · Episode 32Dr. Alexandra Jones is a seasoned archaeologist and educator dedicated to empowering communities through the preservation and excavation of African American history. Tara Roberts…
- Why Justice Terrifies White Supremacist More Than Revenge -- Kellie Carter Jackson & Shennette Garrett-Scott · 59 min. · Episode 31Kellie Carter Jackson is a historian and writer (author of 'We Refuse') whose work centers Black resistance, abolition, and the political meaning of freedom in American history…
