Into America

By MSNBC, Trymaine Lee

Society & Culture History

What's Into America about?

Into America is a show about being Black in America. These stories explore what it means to hold truth to power and this country to its promises. Told by people who have the most at stake.

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05.25.2023

As America’s first paramedics, Pittsburgh’s Freedom House set the standard for emergency medical care and community safety. Part one of a two-part series on local alternatives to policing.

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05.25.2023 Don’t Send the Police: Send Freedom House As America’s first paramedics, Pittsburgh’s Freedom House set the standard for emergency medical care and community safety. Part one of a two-part series on local alternatives to policing.
05.18.2023 Writers Strike Black Hollywood writers are on strike. A former ‘Queen Sugar’ showrunner on what’s at stake for Black creators and the audiences who love their work.
05.11.2023 Healing in Buffalo One year after a racist mass shooting, Black Buffalonians share the many ways they’ve learned to heal.
05.04.2023 For Delroy Lindo and Tracy McMillan, Art Imitates Life The team behind Hulu’s ‘UnPrisoned’ share the experiences from their personal lives that have helped them bring the show to life. And, a tribute to Harry Belafonte.
04.27.2023 The Right to Life How tough abortion limits are leaving Black lives in the balance, and could exacerbate known disparities in prenatal outcomes.
04.20.2023 Policing Jackson As Jackson, MS faces the nation's highest homicide rate, the state has expanded its powers over the capital — leaving many of Jackson's Black residents concerned.
04.13.2023 The Re-Freshed Prince of Bel-Air (2022) This is a story all about how The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air got flipped-turned upside down.
04.11.2023 Vote for Into America to win a Webby! We’re nominated for two Webby Awards. Cast your vote to help us win.
04.10.2023 Special Preview: New episode of Tiffany Dover Is Dead* Podcast As a preview for Into America listeners, here’s a sneak peek from a special new episode of Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*, an NBC News podcast about misinformation and conspiracy theories. Nine months after the series ended without landing an ...
04.06.2023 The Case of LaKeith Smith A police officer killed LaKeith Smith’s friend. But LaKeith is the one serving time.
03.30.2023 Sacrifice Zones The East Palestine derailment has drawn attention to environmental crises. But Black communities that have faced similar issues for decades still feel ignored.
03.23.2023 Teaching the Truth Florida’s Stop WOKE Act hasn’t stopped this history tour.
03.16.2023 UPDATE: Into Injustice for Breonna Taylor Three years after Breonna Taylor’s death, a federal investigation revealed widespread abuse and discrimination in Louisville's police department.
03.09.2023 How Basquiat Earned His Crown (2022) More than thirty years since the artist’s passing, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s dazzling legacy is finally coming into the light. How a new exhibition is sharing that light across the country.
03.02.2023 Street Disciples: We Gon’ Be Alright In part five “Street Disciples,” how hip-hop could wield its power in America over the next 50 years. And, a love letter to hip-hop.
02.23.2023 Street Disciples: If I Ruled the World In part four of “Street Disciples,” rappers become CEOs, and hip-hop makes it to the White House.
02.16.2023 Street Disciples: America’s Most Wanted In part three of “Street Disciples,” hip-hop goes gangsta, drawing new fans and new foes.
02.09.2023 Street Disciples: Broken Glass Everywhere In part two of “Street Disciples,” how 1982’s “The Message” pushed hip-hop to get political and fight the power. And the growth of the culture through fashion, dance, and graffiti.
02.02.2023 Street Disciples: The Concrete Jungle Part one of “Street Disciples: Politics, Power, and the Rise of Hip-Hop,” a Black history series.
01.27.2023 Vote for Into America Vote for Into America in the NAACP Image Awards!
01.26.2023 Reconstructed: The Book of Trayvon (2022) As we revisit our “Reconstructed” series, we’re closing out with the story of how the movement built in memory of Trayvon Martin is part of the ongoing fight to force America to make good on its promises of freedom.
01.19.2023 Reconstructed: Keep the Faith, Baby (2022) In part three of our “Reconstructed" series, how faith carried Black people through the Reconstruction era and pushes us toward freedom today.
01.17.2023 Healing Tremé The New Orleans neighborhood of Tremé was torn apart by an expressway in the 60s. Now, the community is trying to right the wrongs of the past.
01.12.2023 Reconstructed: In Search of the Promised Land (2022) How the newly freed reunited acquired land and built communities. And a group of Black families currently starting their own town in Georgia.
01.05.2023 Reconstructed: Birth of a Black Nation (2022) We’re revisiting “Reconstructed.” In episode one: the rise of Black political power, told through the amazing story of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery and became a war hero and congressman.
12.29.2022 Where Are They Now?, 2022 Edition It’s time again to close out the year by checking in on past guests from the show.
12.22.2022 Christmas, But Make it Black In the spirit of the holiday season, let’s take a deep dive into some of the best and most influential Black Christmas songs.
12.15.2022 Into Our Mailbag Trymaine Lee has asked enough questions for the year; he’s ready to answer some of yours. It’s time for a listener mailbag episode!
12.08.2022 Bethesda’s Lost Colony The Black church members taking on a wealthy, white suburb in Maryland, in the hopes of saving all that’s left of their community – its cemetery.
12.01.2022 #RIPBlackTwitter? What will happen to the creativity and community of Black Twitter under Elon Musk?
11.24.2022 Blue Skies, Black Wings As the U.S. contends with a pilot shortage, HBCUs are partnering with airlines to train a new generation of Black pilots who are ready to take flight.
11.17.2022 Wakanda is Forever How “Wakanda Forever” became more than just movie or a catchphrase.
11.10.2022 These Polls Ain’t Loyal Voting is over in the 2022 midterms. Into America is in Georgia, breaking down what the results mean in that pivotal state, and across the country.
11.03.2022 The Ghosts of Midterms Past The midterms come around every four years. And for Black Americans, the outcomes can matter for decades.
10.31.2022 Special Preview: “The Revolution with Steve Kornacki” Steve Kornacki gives a special preview of his new podcast, “The Revolution with Steve Kornacki.” In this six-part original series, Kornacki steps back from the Big Board to tell the origin story of the 1994 Republican “revolution,” the midterm election ...
10.27.2022 Life, Loss, and Libations How Black burial and mourning traditions are a reflection of how we celebrate life.
10.20.2022 W. Kamau Bell to White People: “Do the Work!” W. Kamau Bell has plenty of white fans eager to hear his thoughts on race. And he has plenty of thoughts to share.
10.13.2022 The Power of the Black Vote: Creating A New South How Georgia’s HBCU students are turning this red state blue.
10.10.2022 Special preview: “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra” Rachel Maddow gives a special preview of her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.” In this eight-part original series, Rachel tells an all-but-forgotten true story of American extremism getting supercharged, connecting the dots between sitting members of Congress aiding and ...
10.06.2022 The Power of the Black Vote: We Save Ourselves During the Civil Rights Movement, Jackson State was a hub for organizing and protest. Today, students are harnessing the power of that fight to help their community in the face of failed political leadership.
09.29.2022 The Power of the Black Vote: Tackling Our Climate Crisis At FAMU, students aren’t waiting for politicians to act on climate change. They’re trying to control the chaos now.
09.27.2022 BONUS: Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast Trymaine Lee joins Chris Hayes this week as a guest on the podcast “Why Is This Happening?”
09.22.2022 The Power of the Black Vote: Knocking Out Student Loan Debt NC Central students and alum are striving to tackle their student loan debt and build generational wealth. This is part two of our HBCU tour: “The Power of the Black Vote.”
09.15.2022 The Power of the Black Vote: Taking Back the Classroom We’re kicking off our series “The Power of the Black Vote” with a town hall on race and education at Texas Southern University.
09.08.2022 Our Kids Are Scholars School’s in session at Essence Prep, a school founded to center San Antonio’s Black children. But this day almost didn’t happen.
09.01.2022 ENCORE: The Daughters of Malcolm and Martin (2021) What it’s like to inherit a legacy, with the daughters of Malcolm and Martin.
08.29.2022 BONUS: The Culture Is: Latina Actress Justina Machado hosts an honest, thought-provoking conversation with Latina trailblazers shaping American culture including: • Julissa Arce, Author of You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation • Gloria Estefan, Grammy-Award Winning Singer, Actress and Philanthropist ...
08.25.2022 ENCORE: Black Joy in the Summertime (2021) Revisiting our conversation on how Black summer escapes like Sag Harbor became a refuge of freedom, joy, and family.
08.18.2022 Choppin’ It Up With Damon Young Seeking advice and don’t know who to ask? Writer Damon Young wants to help in his new advice column in the Washington Post.
08.11.2022 Climate Denial is Racist Black people are disproportionately impacted by climate change. We explore the links between white supremacy and inaction on the environment.

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What's Into America about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Into America episodes:

Don’t Send the Police: Send Freedom House

Writers Strike Black

Healing in Buffalo

For Delroy Lindo and Tracy McMillan, Art Imitates Life

The Right to Life

Policing Jackson

The Re-Freshed Prince of Bel-Air (2022)

Vote for Into America to win a Webby!

Special Preview: New episode of Tiffany Dover Is Dead* Podcast

The Case of LaKeith Smith

Sacrifice Zones

Teaching the Truth

UPDATE: Into Injustice for Breonna Taylor

How Basquiat Earned His Crown (2022)

Street Disciples: We Gon’ Be Alright

Street Disciples: If I Ruled the World

Street Disciples: America’s Most Wanted

Street Disciples: Broken Glass Everywhere

Street Disciples: The Concrete Jungle

Vote for Into America

Reconstructed: The Book of Trayvon (2022)

Reconstructed: Keep the Faith, Baby (2022)

Healing Tremé

Reconstructed: In Search of the Promised Land (2022)

Reconstructed: Birth of a Black Nation (2022)

Where Are They Now?, 2022 Edition

Christmas, But Make it Black

Into Our Mailbag

Bethesda’s Lost Colony

#RIPBlackTwitter?

Blue Skies, Black Wings

Wakanda is Forever

These Polls Ain’t Loyal

The Ghosts of Midterms Past

Special Preview: “The Revolution with Steve Kornacki”

Life, Loss, and Libations

W. Kamau Bell to White People: “Do the Work!”

The Power of the Black Vote: Creating A New South

Special preview: “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra”

The Power of the Black Vote: We Save Ourselves

The Power of the Black Vote: Tackling Our Climate Crisis

BONUS: Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

The Power of the Black Vote: Knocking Out Student Loan Debt

The Power of the Black Vote: Taking Back the Classroom

Our Kids Are Scholars

ENCORE: The Daughters of Malcolm and Martin (2021)

BONUS: The Culture Is: Latina

ENCORE: Black Joy in the Summertime (2021)

Choppin’ It Up With Damon Young

Climate Denial is Racist

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