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June 17, 2024

Color Me Skeptical: The Fool's Gold of Race Neutral Policies

In this riveting episode, we delve into the resurgence of racial injustices in the U.S. through legal channels, opinions and public policy, critiquing the belief in a post-racial society and emphasizing White Supremacy's lingering influence. We highlight significant legal and …

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April 22, 2024

The Price of Silence: Navigating Free Speech in Academia

This script explores the struggle for free speech, political dissent, and campus activism on college campuses, emphasizing the current climate of protests regarding issues like Palestine and Gaza. Host Ayanna Fakhir reflects on the value of universities, challenges faced by …

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Feb. 20, 2024

Rosa Parks' Husband had a Car and Frederick Douglass had a White Wife…

Black Excellence is a sign on a t-shirt and I'm buying two of them but not before I school you on why excellence is a double-edged sword in the Black community. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...

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Jan. 14, 2024

Dr. King's NIGHTMARE

In this episode, Ayana explores Dr. King's "dream" and goes beyond the historical narrative to examine the principles that fueled King's activism and hypothesizes his reaction to today's world. by drawing connections to current events. Ayana discusses how King's vision …

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July 16, 2023

On Respectability Politics

Is that time again! That time of year when children are out of school, beaches are full and Black Women have to defend our choices. Works used in the making of this episode: "Beyoncé and the End of Respectability Politics." …

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Dec. 7, 2022

Ayana Explains the Dangers of Hate Speech

Freedom of speech is a fine concept, in a democratic republic, it is guaranteed. However, some speech is loud and wrong and dangerous. and the consequences of allowing it to flourish, history shows, are not favorable. Warnin...

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