Civic Cipher

Author Rita Omokha joins us to discuss her new book Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America. We discuss the reelection of Donald Trump, historic and modern forms of activism, and the place literature has in the future of this country.

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The first half of today’s episode is dedicated to addressing the increase in what we are deeming Anti-Woman Hate Speech. We track the increases across online platforms and offline institutions as well.

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Our Way Black History Fact discusses the erasure of Black History from the National Archives Museum.

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In the second half of today’s episode, we try to determine how both political parties are supposed to work together to make the country work as well as it can.

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The first half of today’s episode sees us processing Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump. We reflect on some of Trump’s promises and what they mean for our future as a people in this country.

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Our Way Black History Fact discusses the first woman to be arrested for failing to give up her bus seat—Claudette Colvin.

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In the second half of today’s episode we reflect on the shortcomings of the Democrats and how they missed the mark for this election.

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Today we are joined by Army Veteran, Social Worker, and Arizona State NAACP President Sarah Tyree to discuss navigating the NAACP agenda in a swing state during a presidential election, issues that people should remain mindful of when voting, police reform, and activism in our current political climate.

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Today's Way Black History Fact examines the roots of the best known civil rights organization in the United States--the NAACP.

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In the second part of today's episode, we are joined by Army Veteran, Social Worker, and Arizona State NAACP President Sarah Tyree to discuss navigating the NAACP agenda in a swing state during a presidential election, issues that people should remain mindful of when voting, police reform, and activism in our current political climate.

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