The Uncomfortable Truth

Loki and Luvaghn wrap up the season with their reflections on the Ahmaud Arbery trial outcome and how it compares to and is possible because of the Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till trials.

In the early 1960s Leflore County, Mississippi cut off assistance to everyone in need so that none went to Blacks. However, that also meant nothing went to poor whites in need either. Luvaghn Brown reflects on one such family that came to them that cold winter day and 60 years later, Luvaghn learned something from that event that he never thought of before.

The night was still young and Jane Elliott was holding court. She wants to pack a lot in so here we go.

Jane Elliott is famous for her Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes "experiment" she did with her students. The story is fascinating all on its own and Jane (who is, by far, our most fiery interview)  has a lot more to say than that but whatever you do, don't call her ma'am.

A law passed in 2013 to preserve Confederate statues kept a team of citizens from removing a 37 foot monument in the public square of Franklin, TN. So, a team lead by Pastor Hewitt Sawyers came up with plan. It's called the Fuller Story. The statue might not be coming down but something just as empowering is now up and will make sure the entire history is told for generations to come.

Inspired by the death of George Floyd, two African American activists are pursuing an audacious goal: end racism in 15 years. How? Through their organization A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth they are going right to the source and giving them the tools to empower themselves to do it themselves.

The first black female graduate of the University of Mississippi's law school and the first black female judge in Mississippi, Judge Constance Harvey-Slaughter wasn't never going to let anyone turn her around, "“If you told me I wasn’t getting in because I was Black, I was gonna get in anyway."

Warning: The n-word is used frequently in this conversation when retelling the history of what was said directly to Judge Constance Harvey-Slaughter.

When traditional retail markets don't want to do business with you, you create your own. J.O. Malone is the founder of a unique Black-owned marketplace called BLCK Market and he hopes it catches on and changes the lives of Black entrepreneurs. 

The Freedom Rides capture the imagination of some Americans and the scorn of others. Eric Etheridge's acclaimed book is a study of these brave souls then and now while capturing their portraits from today with their mugshots from 1961.

There's more to the famous lunch counter sit-in photo than meets the eye and award-winning author, Mike O'Brien, spoke with people on both sides of the demonstration.