The movie Judas and the Black Messiah, about Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, is up for six Oscars on Sunday. The NPR podcast Throughline looks into the history of the Black Panther Party.
Below is a link to the NPR podcast, Planet Money. On October 7 they broadcast a 21-minute episode called Rethinking Black Wealth featuring Dr. Andre Perry. an analyst with the Brookings Institution.
In my opinion, this episode has Pizza & Social Justice written all over it.
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- Below is information you can use to easily take action on an issue relevant to PSJ. By clicking "Information Summary" you can learn about an issue currently active in Washington, DC. If you would like to send a message to your representatives, there is a brief statement that you can send them (cut-and-paste, as-is or modified). By clicking one of the links under "Contact info is here:" you will be taken to a web page where you can paste the suggested text into a message addressed directly to a Senator or Congressman.
Below is a recording of an NPR Planet Money episode (June 12, 2020) called “Patent Racism” that you may find intriguing. It is an interesting, concrete example of systemic racism at work.
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