Kidada E. Williams, a history professor at Wayne State University, tells the stories of people trying to rebuild their lives after slavery, and how for many, life was still extremely difficult in the years that followed.
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Does being an American kill your ancestral culture?
Barrett Holmes Pitner joins us to discuss why Black Americans have faced ethnocide since the beginning of the slave trade, why the post-Trump world has spotlighted this issue further, and the way it continues to shape the future.
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How Cars Changed Black Life In America
Gretchen Sorin, director and distinguished professor of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York, joins us to talk about the freedoms and challenges of car ownership for African-Americans.
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Why Are Fewer Black Americans Voting? They Can’t
Carol Anderson joins us to talk about how photo ID laws, gerrymandering and poll closers discriminate against people of color.
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The Case For More Radical Movements
Charlene A Carruthers joins us to talk about strategies social justice activists can adopt to accomplish their missions.
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A Queer Black Man Finds Freedom
Author and activist Darnell Moore joins us to talk about the struggles of growing up black and queer.
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What TV News Didn’t Tell You About Ferguson
Documentarian Sabaah Folayan joins us to talk about turning Ferguson bystander footage into a portrait of unrest that differs from the more traditional media presentation.
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When Black America Championed Mass Incarceration
Former public defender James Forman Jr. joins us to talk about how policies from the 1970s lead to an overrepresentation of people of color in American prisons.
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Tayari Jones Updates The Great American Novel
Novelist Tayari Jones joins us to talk about writing, “An American Marriage,” a love story set against a backdrop of racial injustice.
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When Black Athletes Take A Political Stand
ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant joins us to talk about the history of black ballplayers speaking out – from Jackie Robinson to the present.
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When Black America Championed Mass Incarceration
Former public defender James Forman Jr. joins us to talk about how policies from the 1970s lead to an overrepresentation of people of color in American prisons.
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Separate And Unequal: What the History Books Left Out
Paul Ortiz joins us to talk about the achievements of LatinX and African Americans throughout history – and about efforts to keep them apart in order to hinder their progress.
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