Following the mass George Floyd demonstrations, it appeared as if a racial reckoning was taking place in the United States, although of a puzzling nature. Amazon, Walmart, and other prominent corporations declared that Black Lives Mattered and dedicated funds to ostensibly address systemic racism. In cities across America, individuals denounced white silence and took on … Continued
We dig in the Hard Knock vault to undercover past conversations with historian Jelani Cobb and Steve Martinot. Later we present a rare recording of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin speaking at a New York Community Church on September 25, 1963. Bayard Rustin discusses organizing after the march and nonviolent action. Jelani Cobb is … Continued
We speak with Steve Martinot about race and policing in communities of color. Later Poor News Network reports on America’s constant assault on low-income communities. Guest: Steve Martinotis Instructor Emeritus at the Center for Interdisciplinary Programs at San Francisco State University. He is the author of The Rule of Racialization: Class, Identity, Governance; Forms in … Continued
As Rachel Dolezal Breaks Silence, a Roundtable Discussion on Race, Appropriation and Identity; The Dominican Republic’s “Ethnic Purging”: Edwidge Danticat on Mass Deportation of Haitian Families.
As Rachel Dolezal Breaks Silence, a Roundtable Discussion on Race, Appropriation and Identity; The Dominican Republic’s “Ethnic Purging”: Edwidge Danticat on Mass Deportation of Haitian Families.
