Matthew Delmont, a history professor at Dartmouth College, joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the Black leaders who shined a light on the racism at home after fighting fascism abroad.
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McDonald’s and Black America
Marcia Chatelain, an associate professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown, joins us to talk about the relationship between McDonalds and black business owners.
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American Racism, As Viewed From Abroad
Brenda Gayle Plummer is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and she joins us to talk about the deeply rooted tradition of fighting anti-Black racism by appealing to other countries, and what the global protest movement means for our democracy.
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Ida B. Wells Is As Relevant As Ever
Michelle Duster is a great-granddaughter of Wells, and she joins us to talk about the Civil Rights icon’s strategies for giving a voice to the voiceless and how they might be used in present-day America.
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Hollywood’s Colorblind Illusion
Justin Gomer is an assistant professor of American studies at California State University, Long Beach, and he joins us to talk about the films of the 1970s and 80s and how the portrayal of race worked against gains of the Civil Rights movement.
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James Baldwin Still Has Something To Say
Princeton professor Eddie Glaude, Jr. joins us to talk about looking at today’s racism through the eyes of one of the great thinkers of the 20th Century.
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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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MLK and Malcolm X Were More Alike Than You Realize
Peniel E. Joseph, founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to talk about the relationship between the most recognized leaders of the Civil Rights era.
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Sorry, Thurgood Marshall: Girls Integrated Schools
Rachel Devlin joins guest host John McCaa to tell the stories of the black girls who pioneered the desegregation of America’s schools.
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The Trajectory of Queer Politics
Fenton Johnson talks about what’s next for the LGBTQ rights movement – and about how the marriage ruling may have actually slowed some of its momentum.
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One Of The Little Rock Nine Remembers
Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the ‘Little Rock Nine,’ joins us to talk about the day in 1957 when Little Rock’s schools became integrated– and the long aftermath.
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The Trajectory of Queer Politics
Fenton Johnson talks about what’s next for the LGBTQ rights movement – and about how the marriage ruling may have actually slowed some of its momentum.
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