GETTING CURIOUS | How Can Democrats Be Anti-Racist? with Alicia Garza

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this re-release of an episode first recorded in July 2019, Jonathan sits down with Alicia Garza, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Director of Strategy & Partnerships for National Domestic Workers Alliance, to discuss the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement, Alicia’s work with the Black Futures Lab, and how Democratic Party candidates, campaigns, and elected officials need to be—and can be—more accountable to Black constituents. Follow Alicia Garza on Twitter @aliciagarza and on Instagram @chasinggarza, and learn more about Black Futures Lab here. Follow National Domestic Workers Alliance on Twitter and Instagram @domesticworkers. Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In light of what's happened over the last few weeks in the United States of America,
0:03.4	I thought it was really good for us to go back to one of our old episodes with a brilliant
0:08.2	activist and thought leader, Alicia Garza, who was one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
0:14.0	Since then, Alicia has founded her own organization, the Black Futures Lab.
0:18.0	Our discussion entails all the ways in which we can be more anti-racist as Democrats.
0:23.9	And originally I titled the episode,
0:27.1	are Democrats as inclusive as we think we are.
0:30.0	And that is so important to ask ourselves now more than ever.
0:34.8	As we are protesting and lifting up and amplifying voices from Black Thought Leaders,
0:39.9	I thought it was just so important that we revisit this episode.
0:43.7	So without any further ado, welcome to getting curious.
0:46.6	I'm Jonathan Venice and every week is down for 40 minute conversation with a brilliant expert
0:51.0	to learn all about something that makes me curious.
0:53.2	On today's episode, I'm joined by Alicia Garza, where I ask her, how can Democrats be anti-racist?
1:01.3	Welcome to getting curious, this is Jonathan Vanes. I'm beyond like just so honored
1:06.0	and so excited to me in real life, Alicia Garza. Welcome. Thank you. If you've been not had the pleasure to know who Elisa Garza is, she's the co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
1:17.0	In addition to, like, you're doing a lot, like in addition to, which give us like a gorgeous PowerPoint presentation of like because
1:25.9	we're doing the National Domestic Workers Association. Alliance.
1:30.3	Alliance. Alliance.
1:31.3	So you got the A.
1:32.3	It works for me.
1:35.0	But which is, so there's that.
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