Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson takes you inside conversations about culture, social justice, and politics by exploring the history, language, and people who are shaping the struggle for progress — and talking about the steps that each of us can take to make a difference.
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2025-02-11 | AI program jails innocent man for 17 months, Katt Williams imperialist rant, Congress members denied access to Department of Education. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campai... |
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2025-02-04 | Trump rewrites history on White House website, study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, or related to donors/staff, and the rise of Black educators on TikTok. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club read... |
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2025-01-28 | Automated grocery prices increase depending on the shopper, Target follows suit in abandoning DEI initiatives, ICE officers issued an arrest quota, and the legacy of Florence Price - the first Black women to premiere works by a US orchestra.  NewsAutom... |
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2025-01-21 | Whistleblower exposes Russian political interference operation, Louisiana governor evicts homeless people ahead of Super Bowl, Mississippi infrastructure neglect leads to parasites in impoverished residents, and Doechii stuns in Black sitcom inspired m... |
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2025-01-14 | Meta makes up with MAGA, Black students barred from empowerment clubs, tow companies allowed to sell people's cars, and the legacy of Dada Masilo. Support California wildfire relief efforts with a donation to Vote Save America & Crooked Ideas Actio... |
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2025-01-07 | An inside look into a white supremacist militia, GOP Congress member goes missing, housing costs force employed people into homelessness, and a new documentary on the late Luther Vandross. NewsThe Militia and the MoleCritically acclaimed Luther Vandros... |
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2024-12-17 | Trump rolls back on campaign promises,  Black feminist artist Lorraine O'Grady becomes an ancestor, and a debate on the future of the Democratic Party.  NewsLorraine O’Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women’s Perspectives, Dies at 90Why... |
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2024-12-10 | Conspiracies unfold as Florida prosecutors vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office, Biden urged to empty federal death row before Trump presidency, and the most-known cause for depression debunked. NewsFlorida prosec... |
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2024-12-03 | A deep dive into the self harm occurring within a Virginia Supermax prison, Putin's efforts to market Russia to Africans, and the declining reputation of the Black  church. NewsPrisoners Intentionally Burned Themselves at Troubled Virginia SupermaxThe ... |
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2024-11-19 | Schools eerily quiet about election results, Bernice King 2017 election advice resurfaces, an ode to Ella Jenkins legacy in children's music and Malcolm Peacock uses art to push boundaries. NewsSchools Are Eerily Quiet About the Election Results, Educa... |
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