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Who belongs in the Cherokee Nation?

3 years 2 months ago
In 1866, the Cherokee Nation promised citizenship for Black "freedmen" and their descendants. But more than a century later, the descendants of the freedman are calling foul on that promise being fulfilled. This episode, from our friends at The Experiment podcast (produced by WNYC and the Atlantic) gets into the messy history and fraught present.

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Guns Are White People's Seasoned Salt

3 years 2 months ago

"Black people with guns are white people's zombie apocalypse." Michael Harriot breaks down why white people love guns so much? And yes, it all comes back to racism. theGrio Daily is an original podcast from theGrio Black Podcast Network #BlackCultureAmplified

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The Democrats Don't Love You Either

3 years 2 months ago

"Black people love the Democratic Party like carpenters love hammers."  Michael Harriot breaks down why Black people "love" the Democratic party so much. theGrio Daily is an original podcast from theGrio Black Podcast Network #BlackCultureAmplified

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Losing Ground: Rebroadcast

3 years 2 months ago

The next in our summer mini-season of rebroadcasts: For Eddie Wise, owning a hog farm was a lifelong dream. In middle age, he and his wife, Dorothy, finally got a farm of their own. But they say that over the next twenty-five years, the U.S. government discriminated against them because they were Black, and finally drove them off the land. Their story, by John Biewen, was produced in collaboration with Reveal, the podcast and radio show from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

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Why is the GOP so White?

3 years 2 months ago

"Why is the GOP so white?"  Michael Harriot answers the age-old question, why is the Republican party the party of whiteness?  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network. 
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Code Switch's playlist for a summer road trip

3 years 2 months ago
This week, we're talking about the podcasts that podcasters listen to. These are the shows that members of the Code Switch team cannot tear our ears away from. We think they'd be great for a long car ride, plane ride, or just regular day of vegging out. They get into everything from old people to food to the human body to Oprah. And — surprise, surprise — they all have a whole lot to do with race and identity.

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The Merit Myth Pt. 2

3 years 2 months ago

"The American education system has never been color blind." In part 2 of the Merit Myth, Michael Harriot continues to debunk the myth that everything white people got is through hard work. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified

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The Merit Myth Pt. 1

3 years 2 months ago

"Whiteness is an affirmative action.” In this two part series, Michael Harriot debunks the myth that if Black people work hard they can get everything white people get. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified

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School Colors Bonus: "Ms. Mitchell's Pandemic Diary"

3 years 2 months ago
Pat Mitchell is the longtime principal of P.S. 48 – an elementary school in Jamaica, Queens. And while she cares deeply about her students and her work, she has struggled with the growing challenges faced by her school community. In this bonus episode, we look at the pandemic through the eyes of one elementary school principal, and how Covid-19 rocked education in the district – especially on the Southside.

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Bonus: Introducing Hot Take

3 years 3 months ago

In this bonus episode we share a recent installment from Hot Take, the climate podcast co-hosted by Amy Westervelt (co-host/reporter for our Season 5 series on climate, The Repair) and writer Mary Annaïse Heglar. They talk with their guest, author and New York Times writer David Wallace-Wells, about the lessons we can learn from Covid-19, the parallels between pandemic response and climate response, and how Russia’s war in Ukraine sits at the intersection of the two.

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Caucasian Race Theory

3 years 3 months ago

"The history of racism should make white kids feel bad." It's Wypipo Wednesday and today we are talking about Critical Race Theory; three words that seem to demand people to pick a side. Michael Harriot gives us the most accurate, clear, concise breakdown of Critical Race Theory you'll ever need. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified

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'Wherever you go, there you are'

3 years 3 months ago
Many immigrants have described the feeling of being different people in different places. Maybe in one country, you're a little goofy, a little wild. In another, you're more serious — more of a planner. In this episode, which originally aired on Latino USA, Miguel Macias explores how his identity has been shaped by both Spain and the United States, leaving him in a state of limbo.

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Who Invented White People?

3 years 3 months ago

"Who invented white people?" You heard of the Willie Lynch letter? The pseudo letter that so many people believe was true about how to make a slave. Well, I bet you never heard of the "Making of a white man" letter. Michael Harriot got his hands on it, and he is going to read it to you. #BlackCultureAmplified 

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Black On Black Crime Is A Hoax

3 years 3 months ago

“Black on Black crime is the biggest hoax since ‘liberty & justice for all.’” Michael Harriot breaks down why Black-on-Black crime is a figment of White people's imagination. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified

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School Colors Episode 8: "The Only Way Out"

3 years 3 months ago
When the District 28 diversity planning process came around, many Chinese parents had already been activated a year earlier by the fight to defend the Specialized High School Admissions Test.

In this episode, we ask why gifted education gets so much attention, even though it affects relatively few students. How do we even define what it means to be "gifted"? And by focusing on these programs, whose needs do we overlook?

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No Man's Land

3 years 3 months ago
Tens of thousands of children were adopted from other countries by parents in the U.S., only to discover as adults a quirk in federal law that meant they had never been guaranteed American citizenship. Much like the Dreamers, these adoptees are now fighting for legal status to ensure they can stay with the only homes and families they've ever known.

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