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Lurie Breaks It Down

Preparing for Post Integration America

Lurie Breaks It Down

Women's Empowerment Network

Politics, News, Society & Culture, History, Culture

5.0607 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court's decision on Section Two of the Voting Rights Act isn't just legal jargon—it's a direct attack on Black political power. This episode breaks down what just happened, why it matters, and how we build from here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.

0:05.0

She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

0:11.7

She got to message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.

0:17.3

She's standing up to the evil in making sure that we all grow strong enough

0:22.5

To break these change we're in

0:24.2

They keep us in this painful condition

0:26.9

She gave us truth and division

0:29.5

That's why we listen

0:31.3

She break it down, down, down, down, down

0:34.6

Down, down

0:35.6

She break it down, down, down, down she break it down down down down down down down down down down down

0:45.7

y'all remember that song it's the end of the world as we know it

0:50.2

I went to Penn State so I know a lot of white music and it's now the end of integration as we know it. Not that it's something we need to be overwhelmingly depressed by, but it is something we do need to be aware of. As I mentioned yesterday, when we were live on air, we got the news that the Supreme Court had done what it did to section two of the Voting Rights Act.

1:11.2

And I know a lot of people have said, don't say that they gutted the voting rights act. Don't say they killed the voting rights act. They didn't. Let's tell it what it is. Like, and I heard a good Dr. Carr say today, you know, that language does center whiteness. But the Voting Rights Act was about whiteness. If it were not for whiteness culture, we would not have needed the Voting Rights Act.

1:29.1

We needed the Voting Rights Act was about whiteness. If it were not for whiteness culture, we would not

1:27.7

have needed the Voting Rights Act. We needed the Voting Rights Act to get around the whiteness

1:32.4

culture that was committed to not allowing black people to have access to the vote. Before we

1:37.4

unpack what happened yesterday in the Supreme Court and what it means for us going forward,

1:43.4

I want to share with you this video clip.

1:45.1

This is Delaware Senator Lisa Blunt, Rochester,

1:47.6

who had some very powerful things to say about why she carries around a particular scarf.

1:53.6

And this is a scarf that has imprinted upon it,

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