The Round Table: A YVote Podcast

The Round Table: A YVote Podcast

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  • There’s been a huge improvement in discourse around police brutality
    Michael Jackson talks about how policing has become so militaristic that it’s bled outside poor black urban communities and become ingrained in the culture of policing, affecting people it didn’t use to affect. Once a culture of authoritarianism and unaccountability becomes the culture of policing, it starts w poor and marginalized people and it keeps on going. The wider spread recognition of this is what brings us to a moment ripe for long overdue change and transformation.
    1 min
  • There’s a huge difference btw the moment we’re in now and the moment we’ve been in before
    While police brutality and anti-black institutional racism have been with us for a long long time, Michael Jackson reflects on differences of the current moment, noting the very different composition of the current protests and the degree to which media marginalized protesters in the past and made them look like radicals whereas today the media is finally acknowledging there’s a very real problem.
    1 min
  • What we have to understand is how we got here
    Michael Jackson of the Center for Community reflected with us this week about the Black Lives Matter movement and this particular moment. He underscored that issues we’re dealing with are not new. Today we’re STILL dealing with police brutality, power, anti-black racism, institutional anti-blackness—the same things that sparked the race riots in Watts back in 1964
    1 min
  • This Moment--and What We Can Learn from Movements

    At this week's Round Table, Inica, Julianna, Olivia, Riya, and Sara spoke with Michael Jackson, political analyst and researcher with the Center for Community Change. Four months ago, we spoke to him about why the Black Lives Matter movement matters. This week, we wanted to revisit and deepen our conversation with him in light of recent issues of police brutality and racial inequality-- and protests around the world in response to them. As always, Michael helped put this moment into historical perspective and shared great wisdom and insight about the swirl of recent events and their implications.  Thank you for joining us!

    38 min
  • Building Hope, Brick by Brick

    At this week's Round Table, Inica, Julianna, Olivia, and Riya spoke with Karen Sherman, President of Akilah Institute, Rwanda’s only women’s college, and author of the new book Brick by Brick -- Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere. Karen is a tireless advocate for women’s education and economic participation globally--particularly for those from conflict-ridden countries in transition-- and we were honored to learn about her experiences and insights, and what it will take to ensure that all women can thrive. Thank you for joining us!

    20 min
  • Don’t let preconceived ideas about journalists prevent you from contributing.
    Author and CNN contributor Michael D’Antonio noted that people can be reticent to speak with reporters because of distrust, which hinders communication and understanding. He shared an anecdote about a journalist approaching an angry protester, asking her to share her message for the country, and the power of the protester taking the time to speak and to let her voice be heard beyond her emotions. He underscores that good journalists try to be loyal to what people share, and that we’re not going to get anywhere if we don’t hear and speak to one another as much as possible.
    1 min
  • I am fortunate to stand on the shoulders of women who fought battles for us
    Barbara McQuade discusses the rampant sexism women from the 1970s endured in the work place and how they paved the way for women like her, creating opportunities those women didn’t have. She underscores that this doesn’t mean sexism, sexual assault, or sexual harassment are gone but that she’s very encouraged by the culture we’re seeing in many workplaces—including the judiciary.
    1 min
  • What do Donald Trump, Mike Pence & Barack Obama have in common?

    At this week's Round Table, Inica, Olivia, and Riya spoke with  Michael D'Antonio,  a regular contributor for CNN and author of more than a dozen books, including Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success, The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence, and A Consequential President: The Legacy of Barack Obama. Needless to say, he had lots of say about the state of politics today.  He characterizes it as the most contentious environment he’s ever lived in, underscoring the importance of hearing and speaking with each other as well as watching and reading from as many sources as possible, and reminds us not to let preconceived notions impede our ability to engage across differences. Thank you for joining us!

    20 min

About The Round Table: A YVote Podcast

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The Round Table provides a platform for conversation and engagement of civically-minded young people from different parts of the country. We strive to model civil dialogue across various divides--socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, political, and regional. We aim to challenge norms and represent all kinds of diversity--especially of perspective and ideas--enabling listeners to “hear” our thinking.