America’s Inescapable Racial Violence Problem

The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

Acast Creative Studios

Women Of Color, Black Women, Politics, Society & Culture, News, Women In Politics

3.3 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Though many view it as an ugly relic of the past, violence against Black and brown folks is still a massive problem in the United States. A’shanti brings on Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, to talk about the racial violence epidemic in our country. Much of Melanie’s work centers civil rights and social justice with a focus on building Black political power. They discuss the opportunity that the upcoming midterms present to vote in leaders who are vocal about ending the cycles of violence impacting our communities, and why police reform is so needed.

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The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast is all about amplifying the voices of women who are too often forgotten in media coverage. Host A’shanti Gholar leads conversations with women changing the face of politics. In the BGG to Politics blog, A’shanti created a space for women of color to learn about the current state of politics, to support others breaking into the political sphere, and to celebrate incredible women changing the course of the country. A’shanti founded the blog in 2018 and Wonder Media Network is thrilled to extend her platform to audio.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all. I'm Ashanti Golar, host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics.
0:05.1	The BGG is the one-stop shop for women of color who want to talk and shape the world of politics.
0:12.9	This season, we're getting deep into the details of Project 2025.
0:18.7	In 900-plus pages, it's proposing dramatic conservative changes to education,
0:24.3	health care, and foreign affairs. But underpinning it all is an entirely new vision for how
0:31.1	the government operates, and that could change everything. Thank you so much to our friends
0:37.2	at Way to Win for supporting us
0:39.0	and making this season possible. Listen to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics wherever you get
0:44.8	your podcast. Hey, Brown Girls. Before we start, I want to tell you about a Radiotopia show, The Stoop.
0:57.8	It's an award-winning podcast hosted by journalist Lila Day and Hanna Baba that tells stories from across the black diaspora.
1:07.6	Lila's African American, Hana's Sudanese American, and they get personal about what it means
1:14.5	to be black today.
1:17.4	They're in their eighth season, and together they explore black life through intimate conversations
1:23.3	and reporting that dig deep into the lived realities of being black.
1:28.8	The joyful, the painful, and everything in between.
1:33.8	It's personal, it's communal, it's where you let your guard down and just get real.
1:40.2	Join Lila Hanna on the Stoop from Radiotopia.
1:56.7	Hey, Brown Girls, it's Ashanti, hosts of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics.
2:02.7	Today, we're focusing on a topic that has affected every one of us, racial violence.
2:08.8	When I use the term racial violence, I don't just mean physical violence.
2:14.0	I'm talking about all actions that are meant to hurt people of color.
2:19.6	Systemic racism, you guessed it, is a form of racial violence.
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