Outspoken

Jarvis Crawford is the Community Center Manager for Palm Springs Department of Parks & Recreation, Deacon of the First Baptist Church, and President for the Palm Springs Black History Committee. 

As the nation celebrated Juneteenth this year for the first time as a national holiday, Jarvis shares with Joy Silver the important historical information; how it came into being, economic subjugation, and what happened after slavery in Texas. Bringing the discussion to the Coachella Valley, Jarvis talks about the Section 14 story in Palm Springs and the displacement of black families, leading to the creation of the now incorporated north end of the municipality. 

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On this edition of Outspoken, Joy Silver talks with freelance journalist Manny Otiko whose work appears in the Press Enterprise, Salon, LA Weekly and on Medium.com among other outlets. Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He discusses The Art of the Lie, the complicity of the media and how the January 6th Hearings are uncovering the full truth about the seditious attack on our democracy.

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Joy Silver makes the connection between the goals of CPAC (Conservative Political Action Committee) with its first ever convention on foreign soil, the NRA (National Rifle Association) annual convention in Houston three days after the Texas Massacre in Uvalde, and how media is used to further the aims of the far right extremists as they continue to promote the end of the American Dream of Democracy. On this episode of Outspoken, Joy shares the thinking of Jessica Pishko of Posse Comitatus, Walter Rhein from Medium, and Kathryn Byrd of Dame on the subject to help identify what we can do to change the narrative.

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This week's episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver features a discussion with Constitutional Law Professor Phil Drucker from the California Desert Trial Academy in Indio CA. He talks with Joy about The History of the Spanish Inquisition, and it's parallels to more recent times in light of the Alito Roe Ruling Leak. The conversation brings us to the terrifying acknowledgement that the Modern Day Inquisition has begun.  

On this episode, Joy Silver is joined by Dr. Robin Stern, author of The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life.  How do you know when gaslighting is happening to you? What are the characteristics of gaslighting ? Who employs this technique and why? Where does this term come from? And, why is it important to recognize at this time? Most importantly, can we stop it from happening? Dr Stern gives us insights on this timely topic, and helps us break it down.

On this episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver, the discussion focuses on The Roe Opinion: Another Dred Scott Nightmare. We welcome Dick K. Scott, political and social issues contributor at Medium.com, to talk about religious freedom in the United States of America, the ramifications and parallels to the Dred Scott decision, FDR's strategy for Supreme Court packing and what President Biden might do to fight the dismantling of Roe.

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As Florida Governor and 2024 U.S. President Hopeful Ron DeSantis continues to attract headlines about his efforts to legislate what can be taught in schools and policies that private companies in his state can enforce with their workforce, educator and cultural commentator Eric Sentell joins Joy Silver on this episode of Outspoken to discuss Florida's "Stop WOKE" law and other items on the legislative agenda that protect discrimination and exacerbate oppression in our society. It's an illness that is rapidly spreading as a mainstream strategy of the political far right in America. Read more from Dr. Sentell from his blog on Medium.

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Lawyer Jessica Pishko returns to Outspoken with Joy Silver. She is a writer whose current research focuses on sheriff departments nationally. Jessica pens a newsletter called Posse Comitatus. In this episode, she talks about 26-year-old Lizelle Herrera, who was charged with murder for a “self-induced abortion,” taken into custody, and had a judge set her bail at $500,000 in Starr County, Texas. Jessica talks about the power of the sheriff, the misuse of the law through the empowerment of vigilantism, the role of the coroner, the dangerous merging of that role into the position of the sheriff, and the historical background as to how sheriffs gained their power in the South and through the expansion into the West. Jessica and Joy explore the potential of setting of the precedent for other enforcement boondoggles, and what Policing Pregnancy may mean for women going forward.

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Writer William Spivey joins Joy Silver on this edition of Outspoken and provides the real history of America, from its founding through the Civil War and modern times and how the Ku Klux Klan and White Supremacy have guided its true, but untold narrative. Joy asks the question as to why people vote against their own interest and Mr. Spivey shares his ideas on the matter.

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On this edition of Outspoken, Joy Silver speaks with RL Miller, the Political Director of Climate Hawks and President of Climate Hawks Vote. RL is also the past chair of the California Democratic Party’s Environmental Caucus. Her work has included exposing the politics of climate denial, opposing fracking for oil in the Golden State, and training others to advocate for legislation. On this episode, she will discuss the American Defense Production Act and how the world can win the war in Ukraine. When she’s not hip-deep in important causes, her interests include raising chickens and sleeping! You won’t want to sleep through this episode, presented by My Little Flower Shop in Palm Springs, CA.