The design of infrastructure like highways and overpasses can reflect racism, such as when an underpass is constructed too low for a bus carrying mostly black and Puerto Rican kids to pass through, or when a highway is built to divide a white and black neighborhood. The low overpasses on parkways in New York, which were designed to look scenic, also became a conspiracy theory that they were deliberately built to prevent buses from Manhattan from reaching the beaches in Long Island.
The murder and subsequent cover-up of Timothy Coggins sheds light on the long history of racial violence and systemic racism in America.
A listener shares her concern about the racist undertone and cultural appropriation present in certain themed parties. She highlights the lack of response and action from the person she spoke to about the issue, and discusses the prevalence of these types of parties among young people.
The speaker shares a childhood memory of unintentional racism from an adult and how it affected them.
The fear of white people becoming a minority in the future causes an underlying discomfort and insecurity, as they worry about being treated the same way they treated minorities. This fear is accentuated due to the lack of representation of black heroes and successes in the media.
A minor traffic offense can quickly escalate into a life-threatening situation for Black Americans, as documented by the African American Policy Forum. The policing system often engages in racial profiling and disproportionately targets people of color.
The history of fried chicken is steeped in racism and exploitation of black culture, from assigning negative stereotypes to black people loving fried chicken, to white restaurateurs profiting off of the ideas and recipes of black women who originally sold the dish.
A discussion about racism and the long history of racist caricatures portraying black people.
This episode discusses the societal biases against people with "black-sounding" names and explores the history and trends of black names in the United States, including how they have become more unique to black culture and less popular among whites. The hosts also touch on the inappropriate and humorous ways people may make fun of these names, often ignoring the underlying issues of racism and socioeconomic inequality.
The transcript covers testimonies from Ms. Pamela and other locals, about how racism has impacted their county's growth, education, and wealth. They discuss how feelings towards the defendants and overall legal proceedings are influenced by the region's history of systemic racism.
A black person has to think twice when they might be blamed for something, unlike a white person, because society demands change from all races in this time when unjust situations persist.
The narrative of post-Brexit Britain as a racist backwater is nonsense, as people don't seem to care about the color of a footballer's skin, and the level of de-legitimization of elections in the US is reminiscent of a pre-civil war era.
The podcast discusses the issue of racist attitudes in the food industry, including assumptions about the cleanliness of kitchens owned by non-whites, making jokes about non-white owned restaurants, and the problematic practice of assuming guilt and investigating non-whites more aggressively.
San Domingue was one of the birthplaces of modern pseudo-scientific racism, with authors like the Baron de Beauvoir asserting that blacks were an inherently inferior species of humanity. This view was commonplace during this era and served as the primary lens through which the world was viewed, leading to changes in law and societal structures.
The prevalence of racism in America remains an unresolved issue, with disruption to educating children and the lack of support from political parties to tackle critical race theory.
The speaker makes disparaging remarks about Black voters, suggesting that they vote to remain poor and support white politicians. The speaker also talks about manipulating the Black vote for personal gain.
In this podcast, the speaker shares personal stories about racial integration from her own life and from a book she read that includes stories of racism faced by African Americans.
The podcast discusses various instances of hate crimes in America, including the massacre on a US military base and the murder of Mulugeto Suraj, and highlights the unfair treatment of young black boys like Tamir Rice.
A man describes a frightening encounter where he and two others were threatened with guns after a racial slur was uttered.
The speaker reflects on their childhood experience of racism in 60s and 70s England where the level of racism was high and how it affected not only their father but many Caribbean people who came to England with the idea that the streets are paved with gold.
A study conducted in California showed that white parents are more likely to give their babies names that are at least four times more common among whites, while black parents tend to choose names that are associated with their culture. Despite this, society tends to label "black-sounding" names negatively and perpetuate stereotypes.
After experiencing multiple tragedies growing up in Brazil, including witnessing cross burnings, being cheated on, and enduring violence in the family, the speaker reveals that they were once the victim of racist threats that led to them moving to the United States.
The speaker discusses how even compliments can have racist undertones and uses an example of a compliment towards Obama that was actually racist.
This podcast episode discusses the danger of calling people racist, using the example of social science writer Charles Murray and his controversial book on IQ and race, The Bell Curve. The hosts argue that calling someone a racist can be counterproductive and compares it to the use of witchcraft accusations in the past.
The speaker discusses the irony in his racist experiences growing up as Greek people consider themselves better than Albanians even though they are not genetically white due to their roots in the Ottoman Empire.
A man recounts his childhood experiences growing up as a black kid in Libertyville, highlighting the importance of supportive surroundings in achieving self-worth and overcoming racism.
The harm caused to black people by the use of the "N-word" is debatable, as some argue that no harm is caused, while others argue that the mere mention of the word causes harm. Additionally, the speaker shares an experience with ayahuasca, a plant medicine from the Amazon, which they consider a God portal.
Little kids are already practicing racism on other little kids and internalizing self-hate, which necessitates the need to teach race relations in primary school in a way that's very picture-driven and image-driven to bring about diversity-equity inclusion.
The existence of racially fueled incidents and biases in medical care is still a prevalent issue. Some individuals use the excuse of being unable to connect with people of different races, but this is often just a lazy justification for hate.
In this podcast, the speaker talks about his experience of being falsely accused of racism in a hit piece by a media outlet and how he responded to it.
