🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 36: “We Refuse” with Author Kellie Carter Jackson — Resistance, Narrative, and the Power of Refusal📅 Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET 📗In Episode 36, following the No Kings Day nationwide protests, in a timely conversation, we sit down with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson—historian, author, and chair of Africana Studies at Wellesley College—for a powerful conversation on her groundbreaking book, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance. This episode explores the spectrum of Black resistance, from revolution to joy, and the narratives that shape and often distort our understanding of liberation.💪🏾Dr. Jackson challenges the simplistic binary of nonviolence versus violence, emphasizing the diverse strategies Black communities have employed to resist oppression, particularly those led by Black women. We delve into how language is weaponized, the importance of reclaiming narratives, and the role of joy as a form of resistance.🔫Jackson’s book also includes a chapter titled “Force” that discusses Monroe, North Carolina. This chapter highlights the story of Mabel Williams, the wife of civil rights leader Robert F. Williams, who was a prominent advocate for armed Black self-defense in Monroe during the 1950s and 1960s.📺We also explore how narratives and messaging shape resistance movements, both historically and in today's context. From local events in Union County to national movements, we examine how language and stories are weaponized or reclaimed in the struggle for justice.This episode is a call to action: to refuse complacency, to challenge dominant narratives, and to build sustainable movements rooted in truth, resilience, and collective power.📚 Learn more about Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson and We Refuse: kelliecarterjackson.com📢 Join the Conversation:💬 Share your thoughts in the comments below!📲 Follow us on Instagram for updates: @RadicalRootsPodcast🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell to stay informed!#RadicalRootsPodcast #WeRefuse #BlackResistance #KellieCarterJackson #CommunityPower #UnionCountyNC #GrassrootsMovement #blackpodcasts #blackvoices #latinovoices #nokings #blackvoices #latinovoices