This episode takes a look at the origins of race and the building of a caste system in the US based largely on the lessons from Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of our Discontent”. During a time when race-based science and the eugenics movement were becoming mainstream, they sought to prove that race…
Month: November 2022
Unf*ucking The Republic- The Economist of Racism: Bootstraps, Black Banks and Redlining
This episode uncovers the economic side of systemic racism in the United States throughout history and how it led to the uncomfortable reality where Blacks in America have been locked out of every period of wealth accumulation by design. The show also challenges conventional economic wisdom within the Black community and draws a conclusion that…
The lie that invented racism | John Biewen
To understand and eradicate racist thinking, start at the beginning. That’s what journalist and documentarian John Biewen did, leading to a trove of surprising and thought-provoking information on the “origins” of race. He shares his findings, supplying answers to fundamental questions about racism — and lays out an exemplary path for practicing effective allyship.
Venomous
Featured October 27th 2022 • Jaya Prisco • Alain Pottier • Kahlii Morrison •Saphire Gaskas • Yalani Johnson • Anna Royals • Barasa Remijò • We see a person that dresses different,Not something we would wear,Their music is strange to our earsAnd they have to us weird hair! The words they use make no sense,So we think it must be wrong,They don’t conform to our attitude,So…
Racism
I grew up as a non-white, Australian. Specifically, I grew up as a South Korean, Asian. I have to say this was an odd experience. Australia is a known multicultural society that values a fair go for everyone and generally has disdain for overt and explicit racism, like most other western countries. Despite this, I grew up…