How Is This Better?

Erasing Jackie Robinson

Listen Later

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson broke barriers on the field, but his legacy off the field is under attack.  

In this episode, Akilah Hughes explores how the Trump administration is trying to rewrite history in its crusade against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Guests Roy Wood Jr., Jeremy Taché, and The Nation’s Kali Holloway unpack why it’s important to defend history and what DEI efforts are designed to achieve.

Guests:

  • Roy Wood, Jr., actor and comedian
  • Kali Holloway, columnist, The Nation
  • Jeremy Taché, Miami-based sports reporter and host

    CHAPTERS:

    00:00 - OPEN
    00:22 - INTRO
    03:00 - THE PUSH TO REWRITE HISTORY
    04:02 - KALI HOLLOWAY
    07:35 - DEI HIRE, JACKIE ROBINSON
    09:14 - JEREMY TACHÉ
    14:52 - ROY WOOD JR.
    19:28 - WHY ARE THEY SCRUBBING HISTORY?
    23:47 - HOW IS IT BETTER?

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    How Is This Better?By COURIER
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6

    4.6

    201 ratings

    More shows like How Is This Better?

    View all
    You're Wrong About by Sarah Marshall

    You're Wrong About

    21,858 Listeners

    American Hysteria by chelsey weber-smith

    American Hysteria

    3,314 Listeners

    Hysteria by Crooked Media

    Hysteria

    7,218 Listeners

    What A Day by Crooked Media

    What A Day

    12,333 Listeners

    Conspirituality by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

    Conspirituality

    2,038 Listeners

    Maintenance Phase by Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

    Maintenance Phase

    16,482 Listeners

    TV I Say by COURIER

    TV I Say

    274 Listeners

    If Books Could Kill by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

    If Books Could Kill

    8,972 Listeners

    Grave Injustice by COURIER

    Grave Injustice

    70 Listeners

    Proxy with Yowei Shaw by Y3 Productions

    Proxy with Yowei Shaw

    559 Listeners

    Panic World by COURIER

    Panic World

    294 Listeners

    Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams by Crooked Media

    Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

    1,727 Listeners

    This Guy Sucked by Multitude

    This Guy Sucked

    180 Listeners

    The Intersect with Cory Corrine by Cory Corrine and Dear Media

    The Intersect with Cory Corrine

    48 Listeners

    I Feel That Way Too by Michelle MiJung Kim & Asian American Futures

    I Feel That Way Too

    96 Listeners

    Curiosity Meets The Past by Dr. Smiti Nathan

    Curiosity Meets The Past

    32 Listeners