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Homegrown Black History

Homegrown Black History

FromA Word … with Jason Johnson


Homegrown Black History

FromA Word … with Jason Johnson

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Searching for truthful versions of Black history can be tough, especially as honest lessons about racism are caught up in the controversy over Critical Race Theory. In his new book Who Are Your People?, political commentator Bakari Sellers delivers Black history to a generation of kids, something inspired by his own experience as a father. Bakari Sellers joined Jason Johnson on today’s episode of A Word to talk about the importance of being truthful about Black history with kids in a way that they can understand.
Guest: Bakari Sellers, political commentator, attorney, and author of the book Who Are Your People? 
Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis
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Released:
Feb 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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America doesn’t need another conversation about race. At least, not the kind we’ve been having ... the ones that are sparked by a crisis and move quickly from shock, to empty promises, to forgetting. No. What America needs are REAL conversations about race … ones that shine a light on the facts, the history, and the reality of how race plays out in our politics and society. That’s what Slate offers each week on A Word With Jason Johnson. A veteran political commentator, Johnson will bring his incisive wit to thoughtful discussions with leaders, journalists and other change-makers who will tell the truth about America’s challenges around race, and ideas on the way forward.