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Racism (General)

Reporting /Commentary

Podcasts

How Did We Get Here?163 years of The Atlantic’s writing on race and racism in America

Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?Americans don’t see me, or Ahmaud Arbery, running down the road—they see their fear.

American Racism: We’ve Got So Very Far to Go

Understanding Labels: The Terms We Use to Describe Groups of People & How These Evolve To Reflect Societal ValuesTerms and labels to describe people based on categories such as race or sexual identity change over time. We'll discuss the current terms and why they have come to be.

Hate groups are on the march in MaineA three-month investigation by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram reveals that white nationalist groups are increasing their presence in Maine. Ignoring them would be a mistake, experts say.

Video

A Class DividedThe day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, third-grade teacher Jane Elliott gave her class an unforgettable lesson in discrimination.

Last Week Tonight

John Oliver takes a look at how the history of race in America is taught in schools, how we can make those teachings more accurate, and why it’s in everyone's best interest to understand the most realistic version of the past.

The Danger of a single Story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

White supremacist propaganda nearly doubled in 2020. How can Americans counter it?

Show About RaceShow About Race Podcast with Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby. Plus special guests!

Momentum: A Race Forward PodcastMomentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.

Pod For The Cause - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Code SwitchRace and identity, remixed.

Seeing WhiteJust what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity politics. Unending racial inequity in schools, housing, criminal justice, and hiring. Some of this feels ne

Pod Save The People Archives | Crooked Media

Episode 03: Misdemeanor, Meet Mr. LawsuitThe smell of raw marijuana + acting nervous + hands in pockets = ?

African American Culture / Issues

Reporting / Commentary

Being Black In AmericaAcross the country, a national reckoning with race has sparked wide-ranging debates on defunding police, racial profiling, public monuments and systemic racism.

The 1619 ProjectAmerican slavery began 400 years ago this month. This is referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the country’s true origin.

America Begins to See More Clearly Now What Its Black Citizens Always Knew | National ReviewThe present round of protest is different. The participants are people of every race, ethnicity, sex, age, and religion.

American Police : ThroughlineBlack Americans being victimized and killed by the police is an epidemic. A truth many Americans are acknowledging since the murder of George Floyd, as protests have occurred in all fifty states calling for justice on his behalf. But this tension between African American communities and the police has existed for centuries. This week, the origins of American policing and how those origins put violent control of Black Americans at the heart of the system.

‘A missing piece:’ Maine’s connections to slavery are hidden in plain sightLargely left out of history books or minimized as an insignificant footnote, slavery remains a nearly hidden aspect of the history of Maine.

Video

Race Matters: America in Crisis

The Cross & The Lynching Tree

Dr. James Cone (1938 - 1918) was the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. Cone was American theologian who was best known for his advocacy of black theology and black liberation theology.

13TH | Netflix Official SiteIn this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.

Podcasts

A Decade Of Watching Black People Die : Code SwitchThe last few weeks have been filled with devastating news — stories about the police killing black people. At this point, these calamities feel familiar — so familiar, in fact, that their details have begun to echo each other.

“Justice for George Floyd.” | Crooked Media

The Black Shutter Podcast

The Candid Frame #518 - Cheriss May & Idris T. Solomon — ibarionex

Radiolab | The Vanishing of Harry Pace | WNYC StudiosInvestigating a strange world.

Social Media

Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000.Nathan Connolly and his wife, Shani Mott, say an appraisal company undervalued their home based on their race. The couple has filed a lawsuit in Maryland.

Native American culture / Issues

Reporting / Commentary

In Letter To Mills, Commission On Racial Equity Recommends Steps To Address Racism In MaineA new, independent commission on race equity has sent a letter to Gov. Janet Mills advising her on initial steps to address systemic racism in Maine.…

The Lost History of YellowstoneDebunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans

For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall shortCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Samantha Maltais steps onto Harvard’s campus this fall, she’ll become the first member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe to attend its prestigious law school. It’s a “full-circle moment” for the university and the Martha’s Vineyard tribe, she says.

Blogs

Blog: Voices of DecolonizationRestoration - Engagement - Advocacy - Change - Healing

Web Sites

Wabanaki REACHRestoration - Engagement - Advocacy - Change - Healing

Faith and Spirituality in a Time of Crisis: Racial Justice in a Time of Crisis

The murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests have returned the Black Lives Matter movement to the forefront. They have also directed our attention to issues of racial justice in other communities such as the Tribal Nations. In this episode Mike Jetty, Indian Education Specialist for the State of Montana, describes Native American concerns about athletic teams, stereotypical imagery, and how sacred sites are named.ed.

Roundtable: Indigenous survivors of abuse on truth, reconciliation and the need for a papal apologyThis week on “Inside the Vatican,” survivors explain their hopes for what healing can look like when the church and indigenous people face the truth together.

Pope apologizes for 'catastrophic' school policy in CanadaMASKWACIS, Alberta (AP) — Pope Francis issued a historic apology Monday for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed families and marginalized generations.

The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialismThe doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there.

‘War Against the Children’New research reveals the vast scope of the Native American boarding school system, which for more than a century removed Native children from their homes and families in an effort to assimilate them. Students at the schools gave up their names, their labor and sometimes their lives.

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Indigenous Peoples in Maine are Not Mascots

Dana is the daughter of former Penobscot Nation Chief Barry Dana. is the first individual to hold the position of the Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador. She was appointed by Chief Kirk Francis in September 2017.

Introduction to the Maine-Wabanaki

gkisedtanamoogk is Wampanoag from the community of Mashpee located on cape cod south of Boston, Massachusetts ; he is family member of Nkeketonseonqikom, the Longhouse of the Otter.

Waponahki people: Understanding the gift of legacy...

Elizabeth Neptune has more than 25 years of experience in delivering innovative health and human services to Native Communities

Indigenous People React To Indigenous Representation In Film And TV

Great Human OdysseyFollow our ancient ancestors’ footsteps out of Africa and into every corner of our planet.

Starting at 1:10:00 is the story of the unearthing of a 13,000-year-old skeleton with a genetic signature found nowhere else in the world and who passed it to generations of Native Americans up to the present.

Indigikitchen: Healing from Trauma through Traditional Foodways

As a member of the Blackfeet Nation, Mariah Gladstone shares the importance of an Indigenous based diet. For Native people, strengthening the spiritual tie enables us to see the wisdom of our ancestors and the inherent values of our identities. For non-Native people, adopting an indigenous diet encourages consideration of the gifts of the earth and how it nourishes us, while also reminding us to care for it. Gladstone poses the question of whether a nation can truly be soverign if they are unable to provide for themselves.

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tribal sovereignty in MainePenobscot National Ambassador Maulian Bryant sat down with CBS13 to discuss the issue of tribal sovereignty in Maine.

Latino Culture / Issues

Reporting / Commentary

What Happened When the U.S. Deported More Than a Million American Citizens to MexicoCalifornia officially apologized for the Depression-era program in 2005

Video

Latino Americans is a landmark six-hour documentary featuring interviews with nearly 100 Latinos and more than 500 years of History. More information here.