Politics and Culture

Episode 35: How Living the Principles of Kwanzaa Fights Racism

  Phyliss Williams co-host of Living the Principles podcast joins Simma to talk about the importance of the principles of Kwanzaa, and how her time in the Marines impacts the good work she does today. Phyliss shares stories and experiences as an African American woman growing up in the south dealing with racism, and what…

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Episode 33 : What is behind the cancel-culture movement?

Joel Brown talks about the need to allow people to grow, and the problems that arise when they are not given a chance to change. Racism doesn’t get eliminated by attacking people who want to stop racism but may say the wrong thing. That’s different than someone who is a racist, supports racism and takes…

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Episode 32 : Former Black Panther discusses current political climate

Elmer Dixon was one of the early leaders of the Black Panther Party in Seattle, Washington  and in Oakland, CA. In this episode of Everyday Conversations on Race, Elmer talks about the history and legacy of the Black Panther Party. The Black Panthers were created some of the first Food Banks, were responsible for hot…

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Episode 31 : Can a person of color exclude race and culture from their art?

Everyday Conversation On Race with guests Svea Vikander and Tramaine de Senna Svea Vikander, artist, therapist and host of radio show Art Crush brings Tramaine de Senna to the show. As a white woman, raised in Canada and from a Swedish background, Svea look at was she can eliminate hate and stop racism, with a particular…

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Episode 28 : How To Create A White Ally Toolkit

David Campt, dialogue thought leader has created the White Ally Toolkit, for white people who want to end racism. His family was one of three Black families in his neighborhood in Detroit. He talks about class differences amongst Black people and how it impacted him. He says “instead of being shocked about racial divisions, we…

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