The grassroots movement towards family autonomy and parental rights is actually a political platform of white supremacist maternalism, designed to keep white Americans in a constant state of reliance on the government and a fear of the unknown.
This podcast episode explores the formation of the moral majority, a political coalition created by conservatives to push their religious ideals throughout the United States via non-religious language. Phyllis Schlafly played a pivotal role in making this coalition work as an electoral coalition.
The podcast talks about Madam C.J. Walker's life and how she became a pioneer black entrepreneur in the early 1900s through her beauty and hair products while advocating women's empowerment.
The podcast discusses the rise to fame of a public figure and their journey through various controversies.
Black activists became allies of people like Frederick Douglass to fight for the end of the legal trade and institution of slavery in the United States. However, the invention of the cotton gin in the mid-1790s increased the economic value of slavery and prolonged the practice.
This podcast episode explores the unspoken rule that black women and Oprah's family created, highlighting her self-determination and how this was made invisible in her self-narrative. It also delves into the support systems that might have gone unnoticed in her life.