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March 4, 2021
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian Americans
Welcome to March! This month, in honor of women鈥檚 history month, we are featuring conversations with women and non-binary leaders who are working to address issues in their communities. This week, we鈥檙e speaking with Amanda Nguyen.
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian Americans March 4, 2021
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian Americans
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian AmericansWelcome to March! This month, in honor of women鈥檚 history month, we are featuring conversations with women and non-binary leaders who are working to address issues in their communities. This week, we鈥檙e speaking with Amanda...
February 25, 2021
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
This country watched as the people of Georgia helped deliver both the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats this past election cycle, defying the perception that the state was a Republican stronghold. After Stacey Abrams鈥� contentious loss in the 2018 race for governor, the effort to thwart voter suppression...
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South February 25, 2021
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New SouthThis country watched as the people of Georgia helped deliver both the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats this past election cycle, defying the perception that the state was a Republican stronghold. After Stacey...
February 18, 2021
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Imagine you鈥檝e forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of 鈥済orilla.鈥� But instead of finding images of adorable banana-obsessed animals, photos of a Black couple pop up.聽
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression Imagine you鈥檝e forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of 鈥済orilla.鈥� But instead of finding images of adorable banana-obsessed animals, photos of a...
February 11, 2021
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump鈥檚 presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that 鈥淭his is not America.鈥� Our guest, 吃瓜直播 deputy legal director, Jeff Robinson would disagree. The image of...
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump February 11, 2021
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
How To Build Systemic Equality Post TrumpThe riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump鈥檚 presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that 鈥淭his is...
February 4, 2021
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley on Time in the Criminal Justice System
This month, in honor of Black History Month, we鈥檒l be featuring a slew of incredible Black leaders who are tackling issues that impact their communities. This week, we鈥檙e speaking with Garrett Bradley, a filmmaker passionate about criminal justice reform.
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley on Time in the Criminal Justice System February 4, 2021
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley on Time in the Criminal Justice System
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley on Time in the Criminal Justice SystemThis month, in honor of Black History Month, we鈥檒l be featuring a slew of incredible Black leaders who are tackling issues that impact their communities. This week, we鈥檙e speaking with Garrett Bradley, a filmmaker passionate...
January 28, 2021
What Does Free Speech Mean Online?
Weeks ago, President Trump was banned from nearly every social media platform because of his role in the events at the Capitol Building on January 6th. Just before Congress was set to certify Joe Biden as the next president of the United States, Trump instructed his supporters to, quote, 鈥渇ight...
What Does Free Speech Mean Online? Weeks ago, President Trump was banned from nearly every social media platform because of his role in the events at the Capitol Building on January 6th. Just before Congress was set to certify Joe Biden...
January 21, 2021
An End to the Muslim Ban Is Just the Beginning
Yesterday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States. And today, as part of his day one agenda, he has rescinded one of the Trump administration鈥檚 most incendiary orders: the Muslim Ban. The Muslim ban, enacted within Trump鈥檚 first days in office, virtually blocked immigration from countries with...
An End to the Muslim Ban Is Just the Beginning January 21, 2021
An End to the Muslim Ban Is Just the Beginning
An End to the Muslim Ban Is Just the BeginningYesterday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States. And today, as part of his day one agenda, he has rescinded one of the Trump administration鈥檚 most incendiary orders: the Muslim Ban. The...
January 14, 2021
Why the 吃瓜直播 Called for Trump's Impeachment
This past weekend the national board of the 吃瓜直播 convened an emergency meeting to respond to the events at the Capitol building on January 6th. After hours of deliberation, the board voted unanimously to call for the impeachment of Donald Trump, just days before his term is set to end....
Why the 吃瓜直播 Called for Trump's Impeachment January 14, 2021
Why the 吃瓜直播 Called for Trump's Impeachment
Why the 吃瓜直播 Called for Trump's ImpeachmentThis past weekend the national board of the 吃瓜直播 convened an emergency meeting to respond to the events at the Capitol building on January 6th. After hours of deliberation, the board voted unanimously to call...
January 8, 2021
Special Edition: 吃瓜直播 Responds to Events at the U.S. Capitol
On Wednesday, pro-Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying the electoral college decision to elect Vice President Biden to be the next President of the United States. At the 吃瓜直播, we watched aghast like many of you at home. What we saw was a...
Special Edition: 吃瓜直播 Responds to Events at the U.S. Capitol January 8, 2021
Special Edition: 吃瓜直播 Responds to Events at the U.S. Capitol
Special Edition: 吃瓜直播 Responds to Events at the U.S. CapitolOn Wednesday, pro-Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying the electoral college decision to elect Vice President Biden to be the next President of the United States. At the...
January 7, 2021
For Muslims, Even Prayers Aren't Private
We generate droves of personal data every time we use the apps on our phones, make a call, make an online purchase. We all hope that data is kept private, hidden away from people or entities that might want to surveil us, but sometimes it isn鈥檛.
For Muslims, Even Prayers Aren't Private We generate droves of personal data every time we use the apps on our phones, make a call, make an online purchase. We all hope that data is kept private, hidden away from people or...