'On episode 94 of the Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by poet and writer Claudia Rankine . Rankine talks with Holdengräber about her upcoming book, Just Us: An American Conversation , and how it addresses what it means to talk about race in this country. They discuss how she approached writing the book and why she felt it was important to focus on one-on-one conversations to parse s
'A Black Lives Matter leader in LA confronts the LAPD—outside her house. Melina Abdullah is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles; she’s also professor of Pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles—and last week she was on the front page of the paper in LA. We asked her what happened.'
'Called the "First Lady of Graffiti," Lady Pink is a veteran when it comes to rising above: at 15 years old, she started writing graffiti alongside a posse of inner-city boys who introduced her to the enigmatic world of coaxing art from the metallic surfaces of New York City subway trains. “I know I was a token female,” she admits. “But I got my foot in the door, and although I was a novelty, I h
'In Shawn Stewart Ruff ’s debut novel Finlater , a Cincinnati housing project takes center stage, acting as a springboard for every aspect of protagonist Cliffy Douglass’s young life. The book is fiction but draws closely from Ruff’s own childhood growing up Black in the 1970s. Moving and memorable, Finlater explores the overt racism that still plagues America. With a probing eye and tender touch
'Segregation and other forms of systemic racism have had a lasting effect on who visits these national parks today. According to a 2018 study, less than two percent of National park visitors were Black. James Edward Mills , a freelance journalist and the author of The Adventure Gap, Changing the Face of The Outdoors , and Nicole Jackson , a next-generation advisory council member at the National
'Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Zucchino joins All Of It to discuss his book, Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy , as part of our series “Protect the Vote”.'
'Sen. Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Her education at Howard University , a historically Black university seen as the center of Black intellectual life, helped pave the way.' -- Morning Edition
'On this episode of Making Contact , we will look at transgender activism and the call for inclusion and intersectionality in the movement for Black lives. We'll also meet Trans activists in Louisiana who have been organizing against a state law that has been used to unfairly target trans women for decades.' Making Contact ·
' N. K. Jemisin is one of the most celebrated authors in science fiction’s history; the novels of her “Broken Earth” trilogy won the Hugo Award for three consecutive years, a unique achievement. Yet her work has also engendered an ugly backlash from a faction of readers who feel that the recognition of women and authors of color within the industry has been undeserving. Racism in science fiction
'Civil rights leader Floyd McKissick left the Congress of Racial Equality in 1968 to found a new city in North Carolina. McKissick, who had served in the Army during World War II, saw the success of the U.S. Marshall Plan in rebuilding Europe and had the idea that government dollars could be used to fix the problems poor Black people were facing in the American South. His project, named Soul City
' Donna Murc h, Associate Professor of History at Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, author of Living for the City and the forthcoming collection of essays, Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Mass Incarceration, and the Movement for Black Lives , and member of the Executive Council of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT of joins us for our 13th installment.' -- FUC
' Messiah Rhode ’s mom was in and out of jail throughout his entire childhood. He wanted to know why. In this episode, he takes us on his journey to find out why his mom and so many other women are left untreated while in the U.S. prison system. This is the second episode in a two-part series on women in the U.S. prison system called Against All Odds .' -- AJ+
' Messiah Rhodes was just a kid when his mom first went to jail. Over the course of 15 years, she went back four times. Messiah speaks to his mother and looks back on his childhood to understand why so many women are trapped in the U.S. criminal justice system. This is the first episode in a two-part series on women in the U.S. prison system called Against All Odds in collaboration with AJContras
'Eighty-nine percent of elected office holders nationwide are white. But a new analysis of elected office holders shows that Black representation is close to parity in one place.'
'Activists in the Latinx immigrant community of Los Angeles share what they do to take care of their mental health. The issues these activists work on often impact their personal lives, and people who work in the service of others are
