This episode features guest Ada Akpala. Ada is a writer, podcaster and head of content at The Equiano Project which is a forum to promote freedom of speech and open dialogue on race, culture and politics.
An interview with wife and mother of four Angela Harris
A dispiriting experience with “racial affinity” at an elite high school
A new book explores the cultural contradictions of society's new elite
Connie Morgan and Outdoor Afro founder Rue Mapp sit down and talk about Rue’s journey from a baby in and out of foster homes to one of the most impactful outdoor advocates in America.
Does an identity-based law in Minnesota endanger black children?
How we talk about one another matters
Like our country, they have the tools of self-betterment within themselves
Listen now | An interview with scholar Fatimah Fanusie
Diversity in the New York Times "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" is skin-deep
This conversation explores the concept of blackness and who can be considered black. Mike and Wink discuss different perspectives on black identity, including self-identification and societal perception.
Listen now | An interview with author and academic Remi Adekoya
Mike and Wink delve into the implications of declining black enrollment at elite universities, particularly Harvard, following changes in affirmative action policies.
Learn to be a raceless antiracist
Ildi Tillmann shares her unique childhood growing up in Hungary during the late Soviet era. Ildi eventually moved to the United States and ended up in Africana Studies after auditing a class on African history and wanting to learn about different cultures.
Reflections on the One-Year Anniversary of October 7
If there's racial bias in policing, it's not obvious in lethal force
Listen now | An interview with Pastor Henry Flowers
Sometimes art is still good despite the artist's confused intentions
Identifying as a victim obscured my true self
In this long overdue conversation between Olga and Connie, Olga talks about what it was like to grow up under Apartheid in South African and compares that to the current state of racial dynamics in the United States and Israel.
Listen now | An interview with author and scholar David T. Beito
Dubious Science and Anti-Racist Medicine
Trump's historic upset may reveal a path to bridging the political divide
