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  • What a Black enclave lost in the Los Angeles wildfires

    What a Black enclave lost in the Los Angeles wildfires
    Feb 19 2025
    Altadena was the site of the Eaton fire, one of two major wildfires in Los Angeles County in January. The wind and flames destroyed more than 9,000 structures — and with them, the long-tenured Black community in the town. As efforts to recover and rebuild the town are underway, many residents are left wondering, what of their community will remain?

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    31 min
  • An NFL star on what the game costs those who play it

    An NFL star on what the game costs those who play it
    Feb 17 2025
    Dominique Foxworth played in the NFL from 2005 to 2011. After he retired, he went on to become the head of the NFL Players' Association, the union that represents players in the league. In this conversation, he describes what it was like sitting across from the league's lawyers, advocating for things like players' health care at a time when the risks of playing football were becoming clearer.
    NOTE: This episode includes discussions of suicide. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 9 8 8 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

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    18 min
  • Untangling the history of Black rights on Native land

    Untangling the history of Black rights on Native land
    Feb 12 2025
    How the criminal legal system considers who is and isn't Native, and what that means for the Black people who are members of tribal nations. This reporting is part of an audio documentary from Audible called Tribal Justice: The Struggle for Black Rights on Native Land.

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    33 min
  • What football tells us about race, labor and power

    What football tells us about race, labor and power
    Feb 10 2025
    The way football is played and who plays it — from the pee-wees to the pros — tells us so much about race, labor and power in the United States. In a conversation with cultural anthropologist Tracie Canada we explore how starting from young ages, Black players are nudged towards more physically taxing positions that require more strength, athleticism, speed. That affects who gets injured, how they're cared for and how they get paid.

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    16 min
  • Hip-hop is 'fight the power' but also advertises for the power

    Hip-hop is 'fight the power' but also advertises for the power
    Feb 5 2025
    Critics point out the apparent hypocrisy of a pro-Black rapper like Kendrick Lamar headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

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    35 min
  • B.A. Parker is learning the banjo

    B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
    Jan 29 2025
    Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an instrument that's historically already theirs.

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    31 min
  • The co-opting of MLK Jr. by...everybody

    The co-opting of MLK Jr. by...everybody
    Jan 22 2025
    Martin Luther King Jr. was relatively unpopular when he was assassinated. But the way Americans of all political stripes invoke his memory today, you'd think he was held up as a hero. In this episode, we hear how King's legacy got co-opted.

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    31 min
  • Why laughing while crying is so Korean

    Why laughing while crying is so Korean
    Jan 15 2025
    Comedian Youngmi Mayer talks about how her Korean family uses humor as a tool for survival. She gets into the Korean comedic tradition and why the saddest stuff is what makes them laugh the hardest.

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    39 min