It is 2022 and lynching is finally a federal hate crime in the United States. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss media from NPR, USA Today, and Vox about the recent passing of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, and reflect on the history of efforts to pass anti-lynching legislation, the[…]
April2022
Episode 61 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about the recent passing of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act? Check out the media we discuss in episode 61 below. Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act text Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden Michelle Obama, other Black leaders praise[…]
Episode 60: Policing is more than the police
Our learning about the abolition of the prison industrial complex and the work necessary for transformative change continues. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss Haymarket Books’ Abolishing Policing, Not Just the Police panel event featuring journalists and authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law, and moderated by abolitionist organizer Mariame Kaba.[…]
Episode 59: Good Trouble. Necessary Trouble.
John Lewis, or “the boy from Troy” as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. nicknamed him, had a vision that “good trouble” could change the world. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble”, which chronicles the life, career, and legacy of the late U.S. Representative John[…]
Episode 58: Stop the Legal Attacks on LGBTQ+ People
2021 saw the most anti-LGBT laws passed across the country ever, and 2022 is continuing that trend. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a number of media related to this legislation, including “The Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills of 2022, Explained” by James Factora and the Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Legislation by the Freedom[…]
Episode 58 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country? Check out the two pieces of media we talk about in episode 58 below. The Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills of 2022, Explained Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Legislation