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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
The crew is joined by local author David Mura, whose most recent book is “The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and our American Narratives.” The book takes a deep look at White/BIPOC relations in America. For example, Lincoln was a good American and a racist. We can’t forget the racism that happened hundreds of … [Read Transcript...]
What is the truth when it comes the University of Minnesota and its history with the Indigenous peoples of this area? Members of all 11 Minnesota reservations worked together with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the U of M to answer that question with The TRUTH Report. The results? Not surprising. There has been … [Read Transcript...]
March Madness is behind us, but one story remains. That of a Black athlete making a gesture toward a White player who came under fire by sports professionals and social media; even though that same White player made that same gesture just days before. The crew unpacks this (racial and sexist) double standard that doesn’t … [Read Transcript...]
On this Grab Bag episode, we talk about book bans and other brans coming out of Florida. The crew ask and attempt to answer several questions, including: Why are these bans happening? Is this in response to the browning of America? How can we get away from talking points and focus on what’s happening on … [Read Transcript...]
