Civic Cipher

The first part of today’s show covers a few recent stories that call into question whether or not Black people’s rights are respected by law enforcement in this country. We have a dialogue about where respect ends and abuse of power begins insofar as Black people are concerned.

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Our Way Black History Fact highlights Matthew Alexander Henson—the Black man who is likely the true first man to reach the North Pole.

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In the second part of the show, we discuss capital punishment and how erroneous the processes can be in determining whether or not people should pay for their crimes with their lives. We also examine how disproportionately this error rate affects Black people on death row.

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The first part of today’s show covers the confessions made by one of the officers responsible for murdering Tyre Nichols. We examine his testimony where he comes clean about his abuse of power and his violation of Tyre’s human rights. We discuss the systemic nature of problems like these and the implications felt throughout marginalized communities.

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In the second part of the show, we discuss whether or not Africans were kidnapped and forced into slavery. The fact that Africans were sold into slavery is well documented but due to an effort from historical conservative forces, the fact that many Africans were kidnapped often goes undiscussed. We lean on a content creator @levertthebassman to get our dialogue started.

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Our Way Black History Fact highlights the other ways (besides purchasing) that White slavers obtained African slaves.

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Our Way Black History Fact highlights First Officer LeRoy W. Homer Jr…one of the unsung heroes of 9/11

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In the second part of the show, we discuss the effects of the repeal of Affirmative Action in the Asian-American community. We discuss whether or not this community has benefited as some predicted.

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Suzanne Yatim-Aslam joins us again to bring us up to speed on some of the latest developments on the ground in Palestine. We use the first half of the show to discuss some of the work Suzanne has done since her last visit as well as get her thoughts on recent headlines.

In the second part of the show, we discuss the decision-making process that we should bear in mind when heading to the polls. With Kamala Harris replacing Joe Biden, on the Democratic ticket, there are many factors to consider.

Our Way Black History Fact discusses the slavery-based roots of tipping in the United States.   

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In the first half of today’s show, we take you back through the origin story of Civic Cipher! We’ve done lots of growing with the support of our listeners, and we share some of the lessons we’ve learned along the way!

In the second part of the show, we discuss the progress we’ve seen as a country over the past 4 years. Sometimes the outlook can seem bleak so it’s important to remind ourselves how far we’ve travelled.  

Our Way Black History Fact is the former slave letter from Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865 entitled
To My Old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee.   

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