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Nov. 12, 2024

Black and Blue: Post-Election Reflections

In this episode of 'Ayana Explains It All,' host Ayana Fakhir delves into the metaphor of empathy as democracy's oxygen and critiques the current state of the United States post-2024 election. Ayana talks about the broader implications of Vice President …

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Sept. 30, 2024

Injustice Interrupted/Reinstated: The Case of Marcellus "Khalifa" Wil…

Focusing on the recent execution death of Marcellus Williams in Missouri, despite strong evidence suggesting his innocence, Ayana delves into the systemic issues that lead to wrongful convictions, including mistaken eyewitness identification, false confessions, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective defense. She …

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March 11, 2024

Jingoism Unchained and Nationalist Velvet

Or, how conservative Whites are are having a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" and want us all to suffer because of it. But when it comes to the US, they don't know her. --- Send in a voice …

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Dec. 5, 2023

Who is WE?!

Muslims in the United States are burning our voter registration forms for warmth and revolution! But...woah...not so fast. We need some resolutions to go with our revolution. Works Cited: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...

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July 31, 2023

On Issue 1 and The Ohio Republican Party

Vote NO on Issue 1, Ohioans. That's it. Sources used in the making of this episode: https://www.commoncause.org/ohio/democracy-wire/background-on-issue-1/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-megadonor-pours-millions-into-effort-...

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June 20, 2023

Tori Bowie and The Epidemic of US Black Maternal Mortality and Morbid…

US Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie died during childbirth but what is not talked about is the epidemic that consumed her and her fetus--the epidemic of Black maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States. What killed...

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May 16, 2023

Ayana Explains Asylum in the Post-Title 42 Era

Join Ayana as she delves into the recent development of the end of Title 42 and its implications for asylum seekers in the United States. She explores the history of Title 42, the impact it had on vulnerable communities, and …

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