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Nikki Giovanni is a prolific poet and writer, who has written so many books, poetry collections, audio works and even children’s books. She is currently a Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, and has won numerous awards and accolades for her works. Her work as a Civil Rights activist is shown in her creative works, and her poetry can be both appreciated and learned from. Let’s learn more about Nikki Giovanni and what she has to teach us.

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Dr. Katherine Foss is a Professor of Media Studies at the School of Journalism and Strategic Media at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Foss teaches about health communication, television, and gender studies. The book that Dr. Foss wrote, “Constructing the Outbreak: Epidemics in Media and Collective Memory,” analyzes seven epidemics from the past 200 years, and describes how shifts in both medicine and journalism influenced the outcomes of those pandemics. Dr. Foss’ pronouns are she/her/hers, and so are mine.
I can’t wait to hear what she has to tell us about the current pandemic and its media coverage. Let’s jump in!

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35 episodes everyone! This is incredible. When I first started this podcast, I didn’t think very hard about how far I would go with it. There were so many variables- my young kids, my work schedule, time with my spouse, the pandemic. I just didn’t know if I could do it all, to be honest. But I found my flow, figured out how far ahead I need to be, and little hacks to make the work easier. I have learned so much- about doing something I love, about making a difference in this world, about doing something for the first time by… just doing it!
So when I look back at the past 34 episodes of Determine Our Future, I realize that there are some updates that I either feel I need to do, or want to do. I think one of the best things about podcasts is that you can update them when needed. So I guess I could have gone back and updated each of these three episodes and re-released them. But then I thought… what if I just combined the updates into one great episode, and then if you want to, you can go back and listen to the originals?
Here we go. In this episode I will provide updates to E9, E10 and E15. Episode 9 is about the militarization of police and why police officers and departments treat Black people and people of color differently from White people. Episode 10 is about for-profit colleges Globe University and the MN School of Business, that defrauded students with Criminal Justice degrees and other degrees that turned out to be worthless. Finally, Episode 15 is about cancel culture, and its evolving situations, consequences and even meanings in American society. I’m excited to provide updates to the movements of each topic. Let’s jump in!

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All right, dear listeners. Let’s talk health insurance. I think my regular subscribers will know that I like Obamacare, otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act. I especially like the additional 50 million people insured since the start of Obamacare in 2010. Recently President Joe Biden opened the enrollment to the ACA due to the pandemic and the resulting high unemployment during 2020 and the start of this year, leading to many people losing the medical insurance connected to their jobs. In this episode, we will take a closer look at the ACA than we did in Episodes 3 and 4, and see how it’s doing and what the future of the ACA might be with Biden at the helm.
Remember, making big changes that help millions of Americans doesn’t happen very often, and it’s always a huge job. Want to learn more? Let’s get started.

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Do we currently, in 2021, have debt prisons in the US? Spoiler: Yes.
In some ways, they never left. We’ll go through a brief origin story of debt prisons, and how different systems in the US today work the same way.
Figuring how to get rid of US debt prisons? It’s a big job. Let’s get started.

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Frederick Douglass was a pivotal figure in America’s history. An abolitionist, writer, orator, statesperson and more, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement and a brilliant speaker, despite having next to no formal education. He wrote several autobiographies detailing his time as a slave and after he escaped slavery. I chose my cover art, the Frederick Douglass stamp, because it was issued in February of 1967 in response to the Civil Rights movement. I’m glad that Douglass’ achievements and strength of character have been recognized, but I think he still has so much to teach us. Maybe looking back on his life can help us in our current social reckoning. Let’s jump in!

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Voter suppression actually goes back to the founding of this country. In the first Presidential election in 1789, only 6% of the population- White wealthy landowners- were allowed to vote. Other methods, like poll taxes, literary tests and more have been enacted over our US history to prevent certain groups from being able to vote. Voter suppression continues even today; in the last 10 years, 25 states have passed laws that make it more difficult to vote.
Learning more about voter suppression so we can work on stopping it? It’s a huge job. Let’s get started.

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William Darity Jr. is the Samuel DuBois Cook Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Among his many specializations is Socioeconomic Inequality, Education & Racial Achievement Gap, and Reparations. Along with A. Kirsten Mullen, he wrote “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century.” The book provides a roadmap for an effective reparations program for Black people descended from slaves in America. His work and findings are so relevant to the difficult conversations we’re having today, and he was quoted in a CNN article on the subject as recently as February 2021. I’m excited to learn from our conversation today.
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