A Word: Project 2025: A Contract on Black America?

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🗓️ 11 August 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Project 2025, the massive Heritage Foundation policy blueprint, has become a major issue on the campaign trail for Democrats. While former President Trump has tried to distance himself from the document, many members of his administration and inner circle worked to draft it. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Brandon Tensley, national political reporter for Capital B News. They discuss Project 2025, what it could mean for the Black community, and what elements may already be in effect. Guest: Brandon Tensley, national political reporter for Capital B News 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.
0:02.5	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:04.0	The term Project 2025, a concerted think tank's blueprint for a second Trump term,
0:09.0	has broken out of Beltway debates and into mainstream discussion.
0:12.0	But beyond the Tiktox and Twitter jabs,
0:14.4	what could Project 2025 mean for Americans
0:16.8	and are Black folks a main target?
0:19.3	Project 2025 calls for shifting the attention of the Department of Justice to really eliminating
0:26.0	or washing supposed anti-white racism and it looks to do this by like abolishing affirmative action
0:32.4	policies.
0:33.2	What Project 2025 could mean for you coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson.
0:38.4	Stay with us.
0:39.3	Mom, Dad, can we work around?
0:43.0	Can we have Tykawai?
0:46.0	Your makeup. We need speakers.
0:48.0	Pastors.
0:49.0	He's broken it.
0:50.0	She's crying.
0:51.0	Where's the football?
0:52.0	Can we watch cartoons?
0:54.4	Need a crowd pleaser?
0:55.8	Let's watch something with planets.
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