419: Black History in Real Time
Pod Save the People
Pod Save the People
4.7 • 8.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Republicans unveil the most extreme federal voting restrictions proposed in modern history, Tennessee officials are accused of quietly propping up a payday lender’s failed sports betting operation, and scholars warn the U.S. may be entering the early stages of genocide against trans Americans.
News
New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
How a Tennessee Official Kept Advance Financial’s Sports Betting Company Alive
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Drey. |
| 0:06.0 | Welcome to Bosphi with the people. |
| 0:07.0 | It is February, which means it's Black History Month, but this is not a regular Black History Month. |
| 0:11.0 | This is the 100th anniversary of commemorating Black History in the United States. |
| 0:16.0 | Negro History Week started in 1926, and then we get Black History Month in 1976, |
| 0:40.3 | and here we are 100 years later. We are pumped about this episode. It's me, Miles and Sharonda here to cover all the news with regard to race testes in equity that you might not have heard a take on elsewhere. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Pod Save the People. Here we go. You see the headlines, ICE and the Warren immigrants. Federal police takeovers at major cities, |
| 0:46.1 | racial profiling. How do we get here? Crookids a war-winning podcast, Empire City, the untold |
| 0:51.0 | origin story of the NYPD, breaks it all down. Host Tendurai Kumanika traces how the biggest police force in the world was built and what that history tells us about power, policing, and public safety today. Tindira is also hosting a virtual Cricket Ideas, Empire City Podcast Club, kicking off March 31st. Together, you'll dig into the themes in the show, connect the dots, rest of the questions, and imagine what real safety could look like for all of us. |
| 1:14.3 | Sign up at crooked ideas.org slash Empire City. And if you're in Pittsburgh, |
| 1:18.3 | join us February 17th for a night of learning and discussion in response to community concerns |
| 1:22.4 | about public safety, featuring chingerai Kumanika alongside Congresswoman Summerlee. |
| 1:27.6 | Get your free tickets at crooked ideas.org slash Empire City. |
| 1:34.7 | This is Arrest Central with this administration, it seems. |
| 1:39.6 | Here we go. |
| 1:40.5 | This is Drey at D.R.W. on Twitter. |
| 1:42.8 | That is except for my newly free men in Louisiana who broke out of jail. |
| 1:48.0 | While others are getting locked up, others are getting free. |
| 1:50.4 | This is Milesy Johnson at Sunpulpid on Instagram. |
| 1:54.1 | And this is Sharonda Basier at Basie Shea on Instagram. |
| 1:58.2 | What a wild week it's been. |
| 2:00.0 | I feel like the biggest story has been the arrest of |
| 2:02.7 | two journalists and two activists related to the church protest in Minneapolis. So as you all saw, |
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