Hidden Truths

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  • Episode 32: Bringing Black Women to the Policy Table with Cassandra Welchlin and Shannon Williams
    Listen to Cassandra Welchlin and Shannon Williams discuss equal pay and the role of Black women in the push for progressive change in Mississippi and the U.S. South.


    How can Black women bring their chairs to the policy table in Mississippi, and beyond? 
    And can more Southern states leverage the organizing power of Black women to replicate Georgia’s blueprint for turning the political tide?
    Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director and Co-Convenor of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable and Co-Founder of the Mississippi Women’s Economic Security Initiative, and Shannon Williams, Director of the Equal Pay Today! campaign led by Equal Rights Advocates, joined Anne Price on the podcast to explore these questions and more.
    With a focus on their shared work to advance equal pay legislation in Mississippi—the only state in the U.S. without an equal pay law, Cassandra and Shannon discuss family economic security, the role of Black women in organizing and advocacy, and pathways for progressive power building and policy change in the South. 
    “We continue to bang on that door and say, no, you’re going to listen to us,” says Cassandra of her advocacy work in her native Mississippi. “This is important to our families.”
    Cassandra and Shannon also share thoughts on what’s possible, and what should be prioritized, under the Biden administration as Black and brown people, and women in particular, experience deeply disproportionate impacts of the pandemic.
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    Read the transcript here or download as a PDF.

    To learn more about Cassandra’s work with the MS Black Women’s Roundtable, visit: msblackwomensroundtable.org. 
    To learn more about Shannon’s work with Equal Pay Today!, visit: equalpaytoday.org.
    For more on wage disparities and economic security in Mississippi, see our report, Mississippi is America.
    49 min
  • Episode 31: Resisting COVID Capitalism with Ursula Price and LaToya Johnson

    Listen to Ursula Price and LaToya Johnson of the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice discuss advocacy, organizing, and community-led policy change for Black and Brown workers bearing the brunt of COVID-19 impacts in the Deep South.

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    0 min
  • Episode 30: We Keep Us Safe with Zach Norris

    Listen to Zach Norris and Jhumpa Bhattacharya discuss systems reform and new visions of public safety as they explore takeaways from Zach’s new book, We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities.

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    22 min
  • Episode 29: Centering Women – It’s More Than Lip Service

    Listen to Anne Price and Jhumpa Bhattacharya discuss the work of lifting up women and centering Blackness as they reflect on recent trends and ponder new frontiers in racial and gender justice.

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    22 min
  • Episode 28: Crushing Rural Stereotypes with Kendra Bozarth

    Listen to Kendra Bozarth and Jhumpa Bhattacharya discuss how disrupting false and reductive narratives about rural America can support more inclusive and responsive policy change. 

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    22 min
  • Episode 27: Dr. Lisa D. Cook and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

    Listen to Dr. Lisa D. Cook, Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, and Jhumpa Bhattacharya discuss the extreme underrepresentation of Black women in economics and why that matters for the field – and for public policy. 

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    55 min
  • Episode 26: Angela Hanks and Janelle Jones

    Listen to Angela Hanks, Janelle Jones, Anne Price, and Jhumpa Bhattacharya break down dominant economic myths and narratives while discussing pathways to a more equitable, inclusive economy.

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    29 min
  • Episode 25: Darris Young

    Listen to Aisa Villarosa and Darris Young discuss the roots of mass incarceration, pathways for systems change, and Darris’s life and work in becoming a strong advocate for Black and Brown boys, men, and communities.

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    33 min
  • Episode 23: Indivar “Indi” Dutta-Gupta

    Listen to Indivar “Indi” Dutta-Gupta and Anne Price discuss the current administration’s latest proposal to redefine poverty, how race neutral policies impact people of color, and some big ideas to address poverty and income inequality.

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    23 min

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The Insight Center is committed to exposing the root causes of economic exclusion and racial inequity. Through the Hidden Truths podcast, we amplify uncovered truths and unheard voices across policy…