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Use code garrisonhayes at https://incogni.com/garrisonhayes to get an exclusive 60% off. Black political power is under attack. From the destruction of the Voting Right Act, to the neck-breaking redistricting sprint happening throughout the South. What’s clear is that Black people need a plan. In this video we discuss exactly that. […]
Trying to avoid an identity crisis, here. Let’s dig in. You can find more from Dr. Frazier here: https://twitter.com/spelmandiva?s=21&t=FH8VLNSbGUcKeEh0UVSXhA As a recent homebuyer in Nashville, I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact that my presence in this historically lower-income neighborhood might have on the community. I’ve seen the changes […]
Urban Renewal was a profoundly destructive force in American cities throughout the 20th century and we are still facing the impact to this day. #urbanrenewal #cityplanning #americanhistory #nashville #tulsaoklahoma I pulled clips from this awesome documentary about North Nashville. Check it out: https://vimeo.com/513971042 I’m really fascinated by the way decisions […]
Long before Clarence Thomas sat on the Supreme Court of the United States of America, he was a self-described Black nationalist. Today, he is a champion of far-right ideology and jurisprudence, but I think he still holds onto many of the same ideas. The problem, in my opinion, is where […]
The #scotus ruled to make race-considerate admissions illegal. Many are calling this the end of #affirmativeaction. We knew this was coming, but I was still shocked at the reasoning Justices Clarence Thomas, Roberts and others outlined in their concurring opinions. It feels like most people, including those in the highest […]
In this episode we talk to legal journalist, Cristian Farias, about all of the major decisions that came down from the Supreme Court in June 2023 — Affirmative Action, Voting Rights, ICWA, Student debt forgiveness and more. Cristian asks the critical question — is this the way we want to […]
At the tail end of the Civil Rights Movement, brands all over the country started doing something new… and a little strange: they started targeting Black consumers in their ads. Very few did it quite like McDonald’s — so I wanted to dig into that history and show why I […]
Florida recently updated their state curriculum to teach students that some emancipated Black people gained skilled that they could use for their own benefit after emancipation. So I found some highly-skilled Black folks from the 1800s to see how things panned out for them. #florida #blackhistory #history
Conservatives, and specifically PragerU, want American kids to be dumb. They’re defunding schools, harassing teachers and re-writing history for a very specific reason. In this video, I explore why. There’s some philosophy, some historical fact-checking and a few jokes. #prageru #blackhistory #history Let me know what you think! I’m on […]
