A Word: Masters of the House…and the Senate

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

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Summary

Many congressional staffers and workers on Capitol Hill have argued that, regardless of the party in power, the institution hasn’t evolved much on diversity in the workplace. And that means African Americans are frequently underrepresented in high level jobs, and can often be targets of racism and abuse during their work. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Dr. James R. Jones, the author of The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress. The two discuss bias and inequality among the workers on Capitol Hill, and what that says about Congress’s ability to represent an increasingly diverse nation. Guest: Dr. James R. Jones, professor and author of The Last Plantation. Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a word a podcast from Slate. I'm your host Jason Johnson.
0:07.3	Decades after the civil rights movement, many workplaces in America, have made some progress, though not enough, in diversity and inclusion.
0:15.9	But even though Congress can make laws preventing racial discrimination in hiring, it doesn't even
0:20.1	have to follow them.
0:21.7	There is a generational shift where the younger generations on the
0:25.2	hill are no longer willing to say silent about the toxicity that exists in offices.
0:36.9	Is Capitol Hill the last plantation coming up on a word with me Jason Johnson stay with us.
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1:12.4	Welcome to a word. a podcast about race and politics and everything else.
1:16.0	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
1:18.0	We all know that there's a gap between what
1:23.6	actually happens on the job and how so much misconduct and abuse can slip
1:27.8	through that gap, from ordinary bullying to sexual harassment
1:31.1	to just overt ridiculous racism.
1:33.2	What might surprise a lot of Americans
1:35.2	is how that gap plays out in Congress of all places.
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