Listen

Podcasts:

Code Switch, hosted by journalists Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji

Black Like Me, host Dr. Alex Gee

Scene on Radio – Seeing White Series, host John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika

TED Radio Hour – Mary Bassett: How Does Racism Affect Your Health? host Guy Raz speaks with Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University

Here & Now – Without Slavery, Would The U.S. Be The Leading Economic Power? host Jeremy Hobson and author Edward Baptist

NPR Morning Edition – You Cannot Divorce Race From Immigration journalist Rachel Martin talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas

Pod Save the People, Activism. Social Justice. Culture. Politics. On Pod Save the People, organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson

Floodlines from The Atlantic. An audio documentary about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Floodlines is told from the perspective of four New Orleanians still living with the consequences of governmental neglect. As COVID-19 disproportionately infects and kills Americans of color, the story feels especially relevant. "As a person of color, you always have it in the back of your mind that the government really doesn't care about you," said self-described Katrina overcomer Alice Craft-Kerney.

1619 from The New York Times."In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began." Hosted by recent Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones, the 1619 audio series chronicles how black people have been central to building American democracy, music, wealth and more.

Intersectionality Matters! from The African American Policy Forum. Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leading critical race theorist who coined the term "intersectionality," this podcast brings the academic term to life. Each episode brings together lively political organizers, journalists and writers. This recent episode on COVID-19 in prisons and other areas of confinement is a must-listen.

Throughline from NPR. Every week at Throughline, our pals Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei "go back in time to understand the present." To understand the history of systemic racism in America, we recommend "American Police," "Mass Incarceration" and "Milliken v. Bradley."

Still Processing, a New York Times culture podcast with Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morrison

Jemele Hill is Unbothered, a podcast with award-winning journalist Jemele Hill

Hear To Slay, “the black feminist podcast of your dreams,” with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Appeal, a podcast on criminal justice reform hosted by Adam Johnson

Justice In America, a podcast by Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith on criminal justice reform

Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi, a podcast episode on antiracism

Talking like Brothers about Race: A conversation with Joseph Harris


Songs:


Create a playlist that fuels you and/or can serve as a conversation starter with people of all ages.

Here are some individual songs to listen to:

Ain’t Got No, I Got Life / Nina Simone

Baltimore / Nina Simone

Be Free / J Cole

Blended Family / Alicia Keys

Blue Bucket of Gold/Gallant X Sufjan Stevens

Born This Way / Lady Gaga

Brave / Sara Bareilles

Colors in Bloom / Lex Allen ft. Taj Raiden

Fight the Power / Public Enemy

Fight Song / Rachel Platten

Formation / Beyonce

For The Kids / Homeboy Sandman

Four Women / Nina Simone

Give Your Hands to Struggle / Sweet Honey in the Rock

Get Up, Stand Up / Bob Marley

Good As Hell / Lizzo

Hijabi / Mona Haydar

If It's Magic / Stevie Wonder

Keep Ya Head Up / Tupac

Love’s In Need of Love Today/Stevie Wonder

Living for the City / Stevie Wonder

Mercedes Benz / Janis Joplin

Ne Me Quitte Pas / Nina Simone

People Get Ready / Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions

Rich Girl / Nina Simone

Roar / Katy Perry

Same As It Ever Was/Michael Franti & Spearhead

Same Love / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Save Me / Nina Simone

Stay Human / Michael Franti & Spearhead

Super Rich Kids / Frank Ocean

Strength, Courage & Wisdom / India Arie

The 10 Stop and Frisk Commandments / Jasiri X

The Colour in Anything/James Blake

Try / Colbie Caillat

We The People / Tribe Called Quest

Try Everything / Shakira

Where Is The Love / Black Eyed Peas

White Privilege / Mackelmore

White Privilege II / Macklemore

Whitey on the Moon / Gil Scott-Heron

Stand 4 What / Nick Cannon

This Is America / Childish Gambino

To Be Young Gifted and Black, Nina Simone