Daro’s Daring Thoughts

Daro’s Daring Thoughts

By Cordaro JohnsonSociety & Culture
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Daro’s Daring Thoughts episodes

  • Melanin Edition Check In: Finding Self Love

    Cordaro has a serious sit down conversation about finding self love and finally dealing with it.  He talks through realizing that no other person, situation, or accomplishment can help him love himself.  The question is, where does someone start?

    19 min
  • The Melanin Edition: I Am Sorry Colin Kaepernick

    Five years ago, Colin Kaepernick started a peaceful protest that America ignored and took for granted.  Now today he is a household name with starting a movement about police brutality, and yet he still does not have a job.  In this first episode of Black History Month, Cordaro does something that America needs to do as well: Apologize to Colin.

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    42 min
  • The Melanin Edition: A New Era

    Cordaro talks with friend and podcast political analyst, Jimmy Hogan, about the new era in politics now. With Biden in the White House what changes can and will we see? Is it truly his job to understand those 74 million people who voted for Trump? Do we need Biden to shake things up or Wil he return everything to normal which is still embedded in racism? What role is Kamala Harris going to play in our future?

    46 min
  • Melanin Edition: Missing Rape Kits

    Nearly 1 and 5 women have been raped or sexually assaulted in this country.  22% of black women have been raped or sexually assaulted in this country. A lot of victims are afraid to come forward due to the lack of compassion from the police departments. In Detroit, over 15,000 rape kits were sitting in a warehouse for over 10 years before something was done about it. Some of those cases went as fair back as the 1980’s.

    Audio Clip from Kym Worthy's TED Talk, "What Happened When We Tested Thousands of Abandoned Rape Kits in Detroit"

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    28 min
  • Melanin Edition: Virtual Learning

    Cordaro sits down with two Chicago Public Schools educators to discuss the transition from in person to fully remote learning, how the first semester went, and the trials they have dealt with in teaching students and communicating with parents.  They also discus show race plays a huge role in the education system in inner city communities.

    52 min

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