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American Whitelash
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jul 5, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Maria and Julio are joined by Wesley Lowery, journalist and author, to discuss his new book “American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress.” They get into how the election of Barack Obama in 2008 led to an increase in anti-immigrant, white supremacist and racially-motivated violence in America.
ITT Staff Picks:
In this interview for Politico, Erin Aubry Kaplan talks to Wesley Lowery about how racial violence has been embedded in our culture since our nation’s founding.
“And while it is true that sweeping change and deeply felt reckoning remain elusive, it is equally true that sustained activism has brought significant change to municipalities across the country,” writes Wesley Lowery, in this article for The Washington Post.
Odette Yousef talks about the concern over political repression as domestic terrorism charges in Georgia rise, in this article for NPR.
Photo credit: Wesley Lowery
ITT Staff Picks:
In this interview for Politico, Erin Aubry Kaplan talks to Wesley Lowery about how racial violence has been embedded in our culture since our nation’s founding.
“And while it is true that sweeping change and deeply felt reckoning remain elusive, it is equally true that sustained activism has brought significant change to municipalities across the country,” writes Wesley Lowery, in this article for The Washington Post.
Odette Yousef talks about the concern over political repression as domestic terrorism charges in Georgia rise, in this article for NPR.
Photo credit: Wesley Lowery
Released:
Jul 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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