University of Manchester sociology professor Gary Younge joins us to talk about how societies operate based on assumptions and privileges granted to people based on their identities.
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From Black Pain, Black Heroism
Jerald Walker, professor of creative writing at Emerson College, joins us to talk about his book of bracing – and often funny – essays.
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The Day Extremists Stormed The Capitol
SMU presidential historian Sharron Conrad joins us to talk about this unprecedented event in American history – and about the role presidents play in American race relations.
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Tearing Down Racist Statues Doesn’t Mean We’ve Torn Down Racism
Connor Towne O’Neill, journalist, producer on the NPR podcast White Lies, teacher at Auburn University and with the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, joins us to talk about how the battle over monuments reveals racism is baked into the very mold of America.
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The Night 5 Officers Died In Dallas
Jamie Thompson, a contributing editor for D Magazine, joins us to talk about the viewpoints of bystanders and key players to offer a 360-degree view of events.
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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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Is Hermione Granger Black?
University of Pennsylvania associate professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas joins us to talk about how the lack of diversity in children’s books reflects a lack of imagination.
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Can The Black Experience Ever Be Detached From Slavery?
Frank B. Wilderson III, professor and chair of African American studies at the University of California, Irvine, joins us to talk about a theory of Black experience that can never be detached from slavery.
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The Politics Of White Anger
Davin Phoenix, associate professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine, talks to us about who gets to be angry and whose anger actually affects change.
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A Black Woman Tracks Down Her White Founding Father
Bettye Kearse joins us to talk about tracing her own heredity, which lead her to an enslaved woman and a head of state.
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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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She Thought She Was White – Then She Found Out About Her Dad
Sarah Valentine joins us to talk about her path to rediscovering herself after discovering she is biracial.
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