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 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 tendency to be more generous and kind towards people who look more similar to us is a common phenomenon among human beings that leads to racial and ethnic biases across society. Although it is often attributed to physical differences including skin color, similar looking individuals in different racial groups can also face the same problem.
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.
The speaker speculates about the possibility that some people may have at one time taken pride in not using the N-word, in the same way that some people might take pride in avoiding other taboo words. They express that everyone should be welcomed into every space, regardless of race or religion.
The murder and subsequent cover-up of Timothy Coggins sheds light on the long history of racial violence and systemic racism in America.
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.
Liberal white males are quick to label others as racists, which is ultimately character assassination. This behavior perpetuates a phenomenon where people are disinclined to speak out against wrongs for fear of being labeled a racist.
The only way to move forward and build a better society is by acknowledging the racist past of America and creating safe spaces to have uncomfortable conversations that can lead to change. This is especially crucial within police forces that need to do better in addressing systemic racism.
A son discusses how his parents navigated racism and the impact it had on their relationship, as well as the lasting effects it had on his own upbringing.
A woman shares the story of her mother’s experience with racism in the workplace and how it inspired her to fight back against discrimination.
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.
A discussion on the commodification of non-white bodies in the Southwest and how it has affected immigration policies. The guest also shares insights on how the growing Spanish or Mexican-American community became pro immigration enforcement despite experiencing racism from white working class people.
The speaker challenges the idea that an individual's race dictates their ability to speak on specific issues, emphasizing the importance of allowing differing perspectives to be heard.
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.
The speaker shares a childhood memory of unintentional racism from an adult and how it affected them.
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.
This episode discusses the biased portrayal of black people responsible for the condition of poverty and incarceration, anti-literacy laws that prevented black people from learning to read, and how black literate people were manipulated during voting periods.
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.
The speaker does not believe that taking money from white donors makes someone a pawn in the white man’s master plan, while also discussing a speech given by Willie Lynch to slave owners in the 1700s, and how it relates to issues of control and manipulation today.
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.
George Stinney, a black teenager in South Carolina, was convicted and executed for the murder of two white girls in 1944, despite a lack of evidence and a coerced confession.
A discussion about racial stereotypes and a specific Puerto Rican community in Philadelphia who organize barbecues on the Wissahickon river.
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 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.
A discussion about racism and the long history of racist caricatures portraying black people.
The speaker discusses the relationship between racism and noise pollution, recounting a conversation where others were unaware of the illegality of leaf blowers in Southern California despite the excessive noise pollution they cause.
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.
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss how Rachel Hollis uses an inappropriate comparison of Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hour rule to the legacy of racism in America.
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.
