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SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Expands Trump Firing Power. Surviving TBIs #TheBreakdown
Supreme CourtBirthright CitizenshipPresidential Powers

SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Expands Trump Firing Power. Surviving TBIs #TheBreakdown

The Supreme Court delivered mixed rulings on birthright citizenship and presidential firing powers, while experts highlighted critical racial disparities in TBI recovery and the profound cultural legacy of Black music and history.

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Decolonizing our tongues & celebrating Juneteenth through food w/ Dr. Sunyatta Amen | #TheBlackTable
JuneteenthAfrican DiasporaFood Culture

Decolonizing our tongues & celebrating Juneteenth through food w/ Dr. Sunyatta Amen | #TheBlackTable

Explore Juneteenth's deep cultural roots through food, revealing how traditional red drinks and dishes serve as powerful symbols of resistance, healing, and diasporic connection against a backdrop of commercial exploitation.

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Decolonizing our tongues & celebrating Juneteenth through food w/ Dr. Sunyatta Amen | #TheBlackTable
JuneteenthAfrican DiasporaFood Traditions

Decolonizing our tongues & celebrating Juneteenth through food w/ Dr. Sunyatta Amen | #TheBlackTable

Dr. Sunyatta Amen reveals how Juneteenth food traditions, particularly red foods, are deeply rooted in African ancestral practices and acts of resistance, while warning against corporate co-option.

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Black Trucker Sues Sheriff. Trump Name Removed From Kennedy Center. FBI Targets Voting Rights Group
Civil RightsPolice BrutalityRacial Justice

Black Trucker Sues Sheriff. Trump Name Removed From Kennedy Center. FBI Targets Voting Rights Group

This episode exposes systemic injustices, political weaponization, and community struggles, from a black trucker's assault by a deputy to the financial precarity of black cultural institutions and the environmental racism of data center proposals.

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Indigenous Citizens. Sovereignty, Land, and the Fight for Native Rights #TheBlackTable
Indigenous RightsSovereigntyAmerican Citizenship

Indigenous Citizens. Sovereignty, Land, and the Fight for Native Rights #TheBlackTable

Professor Paul Rosier unpacks the complex 250-year struggle of Native Americans for dual citizenship and tribal sovereignty, revealing how they leveraged American legal frameworks while resisting systemic efforts to erase their identity and land.

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Indigenous Citizens. Sovereignty, Land, and the Fight for Native Rights #TheBlackTable
Indigenous RightsSovereigntyCitizenship

Indigenous Citizens. Sovereignty, Land, and the Fight for Native Rights #TheBlackTable

Professor Paul Rosier discusses his book "Indigenous Citizens," exploring the complex history of Native American dual citizenship, the fight for tribal sovereignty, and the ongoing struggle against federal attempts to erode Indigenous identity and land rights from 1776 to the present.

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Colonial Lies. Miseducation. Haile Gerima on Black Lions, Roman Wolves #TheBlackTable
FilmmakingIndependent CinemaPan-Africanism

Colonial Lies. Miseducation. Haile Gerima on Black Lions, Roman Wolves #TheBlackTable

Legendary filmmaker Haile Gerima discusses his 30-year journey creating 'Black Lions, Roman Wolves,' a documentary that reclaims Ethiopian history from colonial narratives, and his commitment to independent Black cinema through the Sankofa Film Institute.

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Speaker Johnson Denies Jackson Capitol Rotunda Honor, Black Father Sentenced for Deadly Crash
Civil RightsUS PoliticsJudicial System

Speaker Johnson Denies Jackson Capitol Rotunda Honor, Black Father Sentenced for Deadly Crash

This episode unpacks critical news, from political decisions impacting civil rights legacies to community-led initiatives and groundbreaking achievements in Broadway, highlighting ongoing struggles and triumphs within Black communities.

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Don Lemon to be arraigned. HGTV Host Drops N-Word. Black women Jobless Spike. Wilson-Raleigh March.
Civil RightsRacial JusticeBlack Media

Don Lemon to be arraigned. HGTV Host Drops N-Word. Black women Jobless Spike. Wilson-Raleigh March.

This episode unpacks critical news affecting the Black community, from a significant civil rights march and economic disparities to the power of Black art and challenges to Black history.

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FBI Raids Election Office. South Florida Councilman Under Fire Over N-Word.
Election IntegrityVoter PrivacyRacial Slurs

FBI Raids Election Office. South Florida Councilman Under Fire Over N-Word.

This episode unpacks critical legal battles, corporate accountability, and community efforts to preserve history and culture, from an FBI raid on an election office to a congresswoman exposing healthcare monopolies.

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