Why Are They So Angry?

Self Care is necessary to remain in peak mental and physical condition. When navigating stressful and sometimes traumatic issues, it’s best to pull back and take a rest to avoid burnout. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square who talk about the stress associated with doing their job of digging up and talking about instances of systemic racism, and why they’ll be taking a hiatus from their podcast. Never fear, though, they’ll also share where listeners can find their other resources on the topic of systemic racism in America. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

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Reading List

January 9 - The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities through Mindfulness, Rhonda V. McGee

March 13 - White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, Anthea Butler

May 15 - Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together an Anthology, Clay Rivers

July 10- The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, Heather McGhee

Sept. 11 - Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary Frances-Winters.

November 13 -  Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm, Robin DeAngelo

Here’s a reprise of the salute to the women of the U.S. Armed Forces who bravely served this nation since the Revolutionary War. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, share about the Black/African American sheroes past and present who heard the call and served their country in spite of systemic racism in the ranks including the women of the determined 6888th Battalion who took on the Army’s most dangerous enemy. Want more? take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront itat www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | US Army Center of Military History

“Historical Overview of Racism in the Military”, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488652.pdf

Military veterans say racism in the ranks often isn't camouflaged: "It hurt me dearly"

Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the US Military

Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won

These Black Female Heroes Made Sure US WWII Forces Got Their Mail

US troops battling racism report high barrier to justice

Women Warriors: The ongoing story of integrating and diversifying the American armed forces

At election time, Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square want you to know systemic racism is on the ballot, too. In this episode, you’ll hear about the Ocoee Massacre and how voter suppression in the past was violent and murderous. Today, voters are still being intimidated and their rights trampled. Listen to hear what’s being done to keep voters out of the voting booth and how folks are fighting back. Look for all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

“Are States Purging Or Cleaning Voter Registration Rolls?,” All things Considered, NPR,December 20, 2019.

“Black voters continue to face voter suppression 155 years after Juneteenth, PR Watch Editors, PR Watch, June 19, 2020.

League of Women Voters, https://www.lwv.org/

“19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots – and that’s why we’ve got laws regulating behavior at polling places,” Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, October 21, 2020 8.21am EDT Updated October 22, 2020 8.59am E

Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs

“The vote that failed,” S.J. Ackerman, The Smithsonian Magazine, November 1998.

“The voting rights act of 1965,”This Day in History, The History Channel, original Nov. 2009, Updated Aug. 25, 2020.  https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act

“Timeline: Voter suppression in the US from the civil war to today,” Terrance Smith, ABC News, August 20, 2020.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . Enforcement Acts | PBS.

The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era | Smart News

The Colfax Massacre (1873) •

Apr. 1, 1807 | Ohio Prohibits Any Black Person from Testifying Against a White Person

For decades, land theft and underhanded legal maneuverings have been used to swindled Black/African Americans out of valuable beachfront property. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell the story of Bruce’s Beach and peel back the systemic racism underlying pernicious land appropriation schemes that have contributed to the Black/African American wealth gap. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com. Look for all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Bruce’s Beach

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%27s_Beach

Historically black beach enclaves are fighting to save their history and identity,” Troy McMullen, The Washington Post, July 27, 2017,

“How to close heirs property loopholes,” Lizzie Presser, Pro Publica, July 15, 2019.

“Land taken from blacks through trickery, violence, and murder Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay,” The Associated Press, Published 10:00 pm PST, Saturday, December 1, 2001

https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Land-taken-from-blacks-through-trickery-violence-1073410.php

“The heart of Sapelo,” Chris Dixon, Garden &  Gun, June/July 2015.

https://gardenandgun.com/feature/the-heart-of-sapelo/

The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.

When They Steal Your Land They Steal your Future

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-02-mn-10514-story.html

The 2021 year is winding down, so join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they wrap up season two with a look back on and update about some of the year’s episodes. They’ll also make gift and reading recommendations just in time for holiday gift giving. And they’ll tell about their new tradition—announcement of the winner of ”The Rutherford B Hayes Award”--- an award the hosts will give to a person or persons who tried to derail efforts to dismantle systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

'A bright new future:' Acknowledging dark history, Ocoee launches new diversity training

“A Final Resting Place at America’s Most Hallowed Grounds: The Arlington 14 From the Six Triple Eight” Sept. 15, 2021,

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/6888th-battalion-arlington-cemetery?fbclid=IwAR38V43eCqWM54X8W_M4TuiDaWEe1VofKDo6iHElaqHEetKD0U_2U7wjvdo

Akwaaba Inn https://www.akwaaba.com/

Bifties Gifts: Giving B(l)ack made easy!

Bruce’s Beach to be returned to Black family 100 years after city ‘used the law to steal it’

Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she's fighting to get her record expunged

Disney fans say seeing Black Santas at the theme parks for the first time has made them emotional, Nov. 19, 2021, https://www.insider.com/disney-theme-parks-introduce-black-santas-report-2021-11?fbclid=IwAR3gWreWuZ977zm9iMRMD03IZ3PoSAxtOtsb9Pifuiu9qih3QVrnfagfkvU

EPIC EVERYDAY: Inspirational products for mocha-hued children.

Harlem Chocolate Factory⎟Harlem's only chocolate shop

Meet the Founder Whose App Helps Track Racial Incidents and Find Missing Black People

$305K from Florida's budget allocated to Ocoee Massacre scholarships

25 Black-Owned Campgrounds Across The United States

Why Are They So Angry? 2022 Book List 

Www.Instagram.com/TreasureBoxGiftsncandles

The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square, as they tell the real life stories of Wild West heroes, heroines, and villains featured in the film. Some historians estimate that as many as one-fourth of the cowboys in the late 1800s were Black, but, because of systemic racism, many of them have been erased from history. From Cherokee Bill, Treacherous Trudy Smith, Bass Reeves, Stagecoach Mary, and more you’ll hear some of their true life adventures the movie didn’t capture. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Black cowboys reclaim their history in the West

Cathay Williams (US National Park Service)

Evoking History, Black Cowboys Take to the Streets (Published 2020)

Stagecoach Mary

Stagecoach Mary — Badass of the Week

The Black cowboys and cowgirls of American cities -- in photos

The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys

The Real Black Cowboys That Inspired 'The Harder They Fall'

Who Is Gertrude Smith? Treacherous Trudy Real Person True Story- 'The Harder They Fall'

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The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square as they reprise their ride into the West sharing how Black/African Americans contributed to the country’s westward expansion. You’ll hear about Bass Reeves, who makes an appearance in the film, as well as exploits of pioneers and settlers you’ve probably never heard of before.

Citations

“Lawman legend Bass Reeves: the invincible man-hunter,” https://www.historynet.com/lawman-legend-bass-reeves-invincible-man-hunter.htm

The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, by Anna-Lisa Cox.

The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States, by William Loren Katz.

“The life and times of deputy U.S.  marshall Bass Reeves,” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/33537/life-and-times-deputy-us-marshal-bass-reeves#:~:text=Over%20his%2032%2Dyear%20career,and%20was%20never%20shot%20himself.

“Was the real Lone Ranger a black man?,” https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man

Say the words “critical race theory” and you’re bound to start a firestorm. So what exactly is it all about, and why is it such a hot topic lately? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they explain what critical race theory, or CRT, is and why it isn’t the bogeyman some would want you to believe it is. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Could you win a quiz show by defining ‘Critical Race Theory’?

“Critical Race Theory: A Brief History”, Jacey Forten, The New York Times, November 8, 2021.

Critical Race Theory Isn't a Curriculum. It's a Practice (Opinion)

Delgado, Richard and Jean Stefancic, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, Third Edition, New York University Press, New York, 2017.

Milton Dawes » General Semantics Advanced Thinking » Theories in Everyday Situations

Spotlight on Critical Race Theory

Want to understand Critical Race Theory? Read the Good Samaritan story

What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?

What Is Critical Race Theory?

White People’s Fear of Critical Race Theory is Based in Ignorance

He was, by all accounts, a soldier's soldier. General Colin Powell’s 35 years of exemplary service in the Army and many years in civil service set him apart as a true officer, a gentleman, and so much more. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square in a salute to General Powell and all military veterans especially those who defied systemic racism to rise to the top. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Colin Powell: key facts from his life

“Colin Powell: The Vietnam War Years,” Jeffrey J. Matthews, History Net,

https://www.historynet.com/colin-powell-the-vietnam-war-years.htm?fbclid=IwAR0vQYustFK-PWkMTDLsfyQ0ds9muSip-cKBu-gGvXZ7M7cc6Lb98N5rc5Y

Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military

Colin Powell’s UN speech: a decisive moment in undermining US credibility

Four things you didn't know about Colin Powell

10 Facts About Colin Powell: The First Black US Secretary of State

“That Time Colin Powell Saved Crash Victims by Tearing Burning Metal With His Bare Hands,” military.com, Oct. 18, 2021.

https://www.military.com/history/2021/10/18/time-colin-powell-saved-crash-victims-tearing-burning-metal-his-bare-hands.html?fbclid=IwAR3HI7cEqmB6V4vSQ2VM5NLRbwd2ps1F68HaYj-NgB_9z94jaxS9KErgvMw

Ever since the first cave person drew on a cave wall, artists have used their art to comment on the human condition and to decry inequity and man’s inhumanity to man---but not without a cost. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell how the FBI, CIA, and other law enforcement agencies spied on, threatened, harassed, and tried to silence Black/African American writers, performers, and artists simply because they spoke out against systemic racism in the U.S. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Book: The FBI used 'dirty tricks' to target Black artists

FB Eyes

FBI monitored and critiqued African American writers for decades

FBI Records: The Vault — The Vault

In the McCarthy Era, to Be Black Was to Be Red

'Mr. Soul!' soundtrack showcases classic sounds of the Black Power era

Sadie Barnette Turned Her Black Panther Father’s FBI File Into Art

Southern Negro Youth Congress (1937-1949) 

Surveillance Under the Patriot Act

The FBI's Long, Alarming History of Investigating Black Musicians

Tracking Activists: The FBI's Surveillance of Black Women Activists Then and Now | 

The American Historian

The Enduring Legacy of Eartha Kitt, a Subversive Icon Targeted by the CIA

What Was the Black International?

When Eartha Kitt Condemned Poverty and War at the White House

Why Are the NYPD ‘Hip-Hop Police’ Spying on Rappers?