In a special episode, host Marthame Sanders addresses the current context of renewed protests against white supremacy and police brutality.
Below, Marthame shares some additional thoughts, as well as links to the resources listed:
Protesting:
Reading and Learning:
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book Between the World and Me is a quick read and a powerful word about one Black father’s struggle with the world his Black son will inherit. There are realities in his life that will never be true in mine.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s 2013 reflection “Trayvon Martin and I Ain’t S**t”. The Roots’ drummer’s reaction to the George Zimmerman acquittal is short, direct, and heartbreaking.
John Biewen’s podcast, Scene on Radio - especially season two, “Seeing White”, and season 4, “The Land That Never Has Been Yet”. John himself is white, and willing to interrogate that whiteness; every episode also includes a conversation of accountability with his friend Chenjarai Kumanyika, who is a Black scholar, journalist, and activist.
Amplifying Black voices:
Some twitter accounts to follow on social media:
Financial Advocacy:
Political Advocacy: