When activists and advocates are up against a shelter-in-place order, when everything we usually do is completely impossible, who you gonna call?  That’s right!  Disability Justice!  Call ‘em now at 1-800-CRIP-POC-CRIP! Why them, you ask. Because over the past couple of decades activists with disabilities, in particular activists of color, have blazed a path of … Continued


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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Impacts on African Societies

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We speak with Africanist Press editor Chernoh Alpha M. Bah about the health and economic impacts of Covid-19 in Africa. We also look at an African centered response to the pandemic. Guest: Chernoh Alpha M. Bah is a doctoral student in the Department of History. Educated at Sierra Leone’s Fourah Bay College, he holds a … Continued


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Coronavirus Capitalism

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We are potentially entering a period of austerity in the US at a level not seen since the Great Depression. By mid-April, over 22 million people had filed for unemployment benefits. And its unclear whether jobs and businesses that people left behind will still be there once stay-at-home orders are lifted. The world as we … Continued


We continue our conversation from yesterday with Kev Choice, Ryan Nicole, Kareaga Bailey, and Jennifer Johns about the role art plays in healing people during this pandemic. We highlight the newly released album Social Distancing. Later we speak with Isha Clarke from Youth Vs. Apocalyse about Earth Day 2020.