Podcasts

When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide conversation about patriotism and police brutality. Black athletes using their platform to protest injustice has long been a tradition in American history. In this episode, we tap in our friends at Throughline to explore three stories of protest that are rarely told but essential to understanding the current debate: the heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson, the sprinter Wilma Rudolph, and the basketball player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

This week, we delve into the hidden history of “blackening up” in popular culture — from a certain iconic cartoon mouse’s minstrel past to Instagram models trying to pass as black

Jada Pinkett-Smiths Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk, is now more than 20 episodes into its first season. Every week, she and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and daughter Willow Smith, sit down for discussions on often complex and emotional topics. This season alone has covered mental health, race relations, addiction, divorce, and forgiveness.

This week, we’re uncovering the stories behind three American Anthems. First, we hear from two musical greats about their respective versions of “Fight the Power.” Next, we learned about the transformation of the children’s choir staple, “This Little Light of Mine.” Finally, we took a trip down “Whittier Blvd.”