Thirteen people were shot, ten of them killed at the grocery store in Buffalo, New York on Saturday, May 14, 2022 by an 18-year old avowed white supremacist. Eleven of those shot during this domestic terrorist attack were Black. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an article by Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor[…]
Episode 64 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about the white supremacist mass murder incident in Buffalo? Check out the media we discuss in episode 64 below. American Racism and the Buffalo Shooting White Power, White Violence The Double Terror of Being Black in America
Episode 63: Cancel Student Debt
The calls to cancel student loan debt have been national news for years, and the work being done to demand the cancellation of student loan debt is only getting stronger. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a number of media related to this topic, including “Who Really Benefits From Student-Loan[…]
Episode 63 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about the calls for and work to demand the cancellation of student loan debt? Check out the media we discuss in episode 63 below. Who Really Benefits From Student-Loan Forgiveness? It’s not too late for Biden to become an anti-racist president Republicans Admit[…]
Episode 62: Let’s talk about Abolition. Feminism. Now.
Abolition feminism is guiding us towards the liberated future we all deserve. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie, and what we learn from their work to trace and analyze the historical genealogies[…]
Episode 61: Anti-Lynching Act Finally Passed in 2022
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[…]
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[…]