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Why Should Black People Save a Country That Hates Them? - Tiffany Cross & Michael Harriot Discuss
What happens when Black Americans stop trying to save a country that refuses to protect them? In this provocative conversation, journalist Tiffany D. Cross and bestsel...
Ibram X. Kendi on Trump, Authoritarianism, and America’s Future
Is American democracy in danger, and what could a third Trump term mean for the nation's future? In this provocative conversation, bestselling author, historian, and a...
Ocean Vuong on Capitalism’s Forgotten People and the American Dream
In this powerful conversation, Ocean Vuong and E.M. Tran examine the people capitalism often pushes to the margins—immigrants, refugees, low-wage workers, caregivers, ...
What Really Happened After The Knee - Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Clark & Eric Reid
What really happened after Colin Kaepernick took a knee—and how much did the NFL, the media, and even other players work to contain the fallout? In this explosive conv...
I Dare You Deny Black People Reparations After Hearing This! Marcus Anthony Hunter Breaks Down The Fight For Reparations.
Nicki Minaj’s political evolution has sparked a much bigger conversation about fame, power, loyalty, and Black cultural responsibility. Marcus Anthony Hunter and David...
America is Killing Poor People - Economist, Gary Hoover Explains.
The Trump administration just overhauled roughly $4 billion in homelessness funding, shifting emphasis away from permanent housing. Trump-backed changes to SNAP have c...
Kamala Wasn’t the Problem — Carol Moseley Braun Explains
Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, offers a striking perspective on Kamala Harris and what her presidential def...
Greatness Needs Resistance - Antonio Michael Downing & Jerid P. Woods
Antonio Michael Downing joins Jerid P. Woods for a powerful conversation about ancestry, identity, writing, and claiming your place in the Black literary tradition. An...
One of The Most Haunting Stories of Modern Day Police Corruption - Jared Fishman
In this gripping and emotionally charged conversation, author Jared Fishman and Judge Calvin Johnson unpack the horrifying case of Henry Glover in post-Katrina New Orl...
Uncovering Hidden Deaths by Police Officers - Terence Keel
Why are coroner's reports often incomplete or misleading? This deep dive reveals how societal biases, historical disenfranchisement, and a focus on biology over social...
What They Fear You Might Learn! -- Nikesha Elise Williams & Taylor Murphy
In this powerful and unflinching dialogue, Nikesha Elise Williams and Taylor Murphy examine Nikesha's book, "The Seven Daughters of Dupree" book. This conversation exa...
Why Smart People Are Quitting The News - Maya Shankar & Evan Smith
In this gripping exchange, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and journalist Evan Smith confront a disturbing reality: we are drowning in information—and it’s breaking u...
How Black Artists Reclaim Beauty From Pain. - Irvin Weathersby Jr. & Gia Hamilton
Irvin Weathersby Jr. and cultural strategist Gia Hamilton deliver a deeply reflective and personal conversation about grief, memory, and the transformative power of st...
How Racist Ideas Spread! - Ibram X. Kendi & Eddie Glaude Jr.
In a landmark first-ever podcast conversation, Eddie Glaude Jr. and Ibram X. Kendi sit down for a powerful, deeply honest exchange on race, democracy, morality, and po...
If You’re Not Uncomfortable, You’re Not Doing Enough. Gary Chambers and Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon Talk!
Political activist Gary Chambers and entrepreneur/author Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon deliver a bold blueprint for what real Black liberation looks like—beyond hashtags and in...
Black People Need to Stop Waiting for the System to Save Us! -- Ben Crump & Gary Chambers
Ben Crump is one of America’s most prominent civil rights attorneys, known for representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others in landmark c...
Why Black Women Aren’t Your Metaphor! -- Tia Williams
Tia Williams: Tia Williams is the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June and a veteran beauty editor who has spent decades centering Black joy and mod...
Are You REALLY Safe at the Doctor? Dr. Uché Blackstock Explains The Real Reason We Mistrust Hospitals
Dr. Uché Blackstock is a renowned emergency medicine physician and the founder of Advancing Health Equity, whose memoir Legacy tackles the deep-seated racial dispariti...
Black History Is Buried—Literally. Here's Who's Digging It Up From the Water. -- Tara Roberts & Alexandra Jones
Dr. Alexandra Jones is a seasoned archaeologist and educator dedicated to empowering communities through the preservation and excavation of African American history. T...
Why Justice Terrifies White Supremacist More Than Revenge -- Kellie Carter Jackson & Shennette Garrett-Scott
Kellie Carter Jackson is a historian and writer (author of 'We Refuse') whose work centers Black resistance, abolition, and the political meaning of freedom in America...
