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In society, more and more things are being deemed racist or problematic. White liberals are leading the charge. The problem? Their views are only getting further from the perspective of people of color.

As a matter of fact, white liberals now have much more "progressive" stances on issues of race than people of color themselves, and that's not a good thing. Learn how liberals are prone to do more harm than good.

Related episodes:
White People Are Only Friends With White People on Apple and Spotify
How to Cure Racism's Psychological Effects on Apple and Spotify

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A lot of people are opposed to interracial relationships. My primary concern is how come liberals have arrived at this conclusion, and it's probably not for the reasons you think.

I'll unpack the core beliefs that have led some progressives to oppose interracial marriage - beliefs you probably share, in part. Beliefs we all need to examine and reevaluate.

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Should We Embrace Race or Move Past It? on Apple and Spotify
Critical Race Theory 101: The 5 Basic Ideas You Need to Know on Apple & Spotify
Learn Critical Race Theory in 20 Minutes on Apple & Spotify

Mentioned: Liberals Once Embraced Interracial Relationships Like Mine. What Changed? by Paul Kix

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Unconscious racial bias is shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding. Learn what unconscious bias really is, and more importantly, what it isn't. Only when the misconceptions are cleared away can you really know how to do something about it.

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91. A Thorough Debunking of The Racial Bias Test on Apple and Spotify
92. Everyone’s Wrong About Racial Bias, Part Two on Apple and Spotify

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In this explainer, we're addressing the most relevant issues and breaking down the cultural debate. What's the concensus within social justice movement? What's the dominant view of everybody else? And where do you land?

Mentioned episodes:
68. CRT's Most Loved & Hated Teaching on Apple & Spotify
92. Everyone’s Wrong About Implicit Racial Bias on Apple and Spotify
102. Should We Embrace Race or Move Past It? on Apple and Spotify
46. The Racism the Least-Prejudiced People Are Most Guilty Of on Apple & Spotify
67. Why the Antiracism Movement is Divided on Apple & Spotify

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Starting with the Black Panthers and working our way to the present, we're getting a crash course on Black American history, decade by decade.

When it comes to the Black Panthers and the Black Power movement, myths and misconceptions abound. In this episode, we set the record straight. Learn what they really stood for, what truths get distorted, and how their influence is still shaping the modern antiracism movement today.

Related episodes:
What You Need to Know About the Affirmative Action Ruling on Apple & Spotify
The War on Drugs, Racism in the Criminal Justice System on Apple & Spotify

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Sources: History, How the Black Power Movement Influenced the Civil Rights Movement; NMAAHC, The Foundations of Black Power; Britannica, War On Drugs - History & Mass Incarceration; AJC, Million Man March: A Day of Atonement; Briannica, Los Angelos Riots of 1992; What We Don’t Learn About the Black Panther Party — but Should; The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.

Until his dying day, Malcolm X was writing his detailed (17 hour) autobiography– and every shocking twist and turn is distilled down into this episode. This will be the most informative, thought-provoking hour of your whole week.

Learn the story of his younger years, his crimes, his prison time, his radical beliefs, his late-in-life departure from them, and his devotion to a corrupt leader who, in the end, had him killed.

Listen to next: 
7 Things You Need to Know About Dr. King on Apple and Spotify

Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley

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You may think you get the gist of the Civil Rights Era, but you don't even know what you don't know. In this episode, I'll lay out all of the major happenings at the peak of the movement, explaining how they changed history.

Related episodes:
100. 7 Things You Need to Know About Martin Luther King Jr. on Apple and Spotify
102. Is Race Real or Not? According to the Experts, It's Complicated. on Apple and Spotify

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Sources: Britannica, African American History, Facts, & Culture; The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr, edited by Clayborne Carson; The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley; NPR, Stokely Carmichael, A Philosopher Behind The Black Power Movement.

Rosa Parks' story keeps getting mucked up - especially in recent years. From emphasizing that she "wasn't the first" Black woman to do this to characterizing her as a tired woman who didn't feel like standing, she hasn't gotten her flowers.

Related episodes:
7 Things You Need to Know About Dr. King on Apple and Spotify
Slavery— All the Stuff No One Ever Taught on Apple and Spotify
The Escaped Slave Who Ended Slavery on Apple and Spotify

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Sources: Stanford University’s Martin Luther King Institute, Rosa Parks; History.com, Rosa Parks’ Biography; Stride Toward Freedom by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Women’s History, Rosa Parks’s Biography; The WP, Pitting Rosa Parks against Claudette Colvin distorts history.

Sandwiched between the better-known periods of history, we have a lesser-known set of events that served as the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. There are four major happenings that define the 1900s - 1950s. In this episode, we'll uncover them all.

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The Intellectual Rivalry of the Century: Washington vs. Du Bois, BHM Biopic on Apple & Spotify

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Books Mentioned: Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patillo-Beals; White Rage by Carol Anderson; The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. Other Sources: History, Black History Milestones; Britannica, African American History; Britannica, The Harlem Renaissance; Britannica, The Great Migration; History, The Great Migration.

Just on the heels of slavery, two Black intellectuals rose to national fame. With opposing ideas about Black progress, they ushered in an ideological rivalry that has raged on for generations. Long before MLK vs Malcolm X or LeBron vs Jordan, there was Booker T. Washington versus W.E.B. Du Bois.

The debate that they started (about the best route for achieving racial equity) is the exact same feud we're still living in today. They have been so influential that our current culture war perfectly takes the shape of Washington versus Du Bois. We're adopting their ideas, and we don't even know it.

Your listen next list:
The War Within Antiracism: Why the Movement is Divided on Apple & Spotify
The All-Important Debate: Individual Vs. Group Identity on Apple & Spotify
Ep 101, Is Race Real or Not? It's Complicated on Apple & Spotify

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Sources: History, W.E.B. Du Bois; History, Booker T. Washington; History, W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington; Clint Smith for CrashCourse; PBS Archives, The Debate Between W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington; Atlantic Online, Ralph McGill Interview With W.E.B. Du Bois