Revolutionary Love
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Maria and Julio are joined by Valarie Kaur, renowned Sikh activist, civil rights lawyer, and author of the new book See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. They reflect on Valarie’s activist roots and her experience writing her book. They also discuss America’s history of state-sanctioned violence against communities of color and explore how revolutionary love is a force for justice and a feminist intervention. ITT Staff Picks: - “Through the entire American story, white Christianity has served as the central source of moral legitimacy for a society explicitly built to value the lives of white people over Black people.” Robert P. Jones asks white Christians to confront their faith’s legacy of white supremacy for The Atlantic. - Alicia Garza writes about her experience as a Black woman organizer for her new book The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart, via the Guardian. - Valarie Kaur delivers a ‘Sikh prayer for America’ to the Metropolitan AME Church via The Washington Post. Photo credit: Amber Castro
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, In The Thick listeners, today's episode includes some discussion about sexual assault. |
| 0:05.3 | If you need to skip today's episode, we understand. |
| 0:08.5 | I have come to understand that there are no such thing as monsters in this world. |
| 0:14.7 | There are only human beings who are wounded. |
| 0:19.2 | Hey, what's up? Welcome to In The Thickup podcast about politics, race, and culture. |
| 0:23.4 | From a POC perspective, I'm Maria Inojosa. |
| 0:26.4 | And I'm Julio Riccardo Varela. |
| 0:27.9 | I'm so upbeat because I'm so excited. |
| 0:30.7 | Yes. |
| 0:31.2 | Oh, my God. |
| 0:32.0 | I'm so excited. |
| 0:32.8 | Joining us from her home or something like that in Los Angeles, California is Valerie Kour. She's a renowned sick activist. She's a filmmaker. She's a civil rights lawyer. She's an author. She's one of my heroes now. Valerie, welcome to In the Thick. Thank you so much, Maria. I'm so happy to be here with you. And yeah, my home is something like that. And we've been sheltering in place for eight months. |
| 0:55.4 | So I don't know. |
| 0:56.0 | It's upside down right now, but we're all doing fine. Oh, my God. Isn't it like eternal laundry always everywhere in the house? It's like a minute. I got to stir my sauce in a second. I'll be right back. And on that note, dear listener, just a reminder that we're recording this from home during quarantine. |
| 0:56.6 | So, you know, just a reminder that we're recording this from home during quarantine. |
| 1:13.0 | So, you know, any strange noises. |
| 1:15.0 | That's why. |
| 1:16.3 | And also this very important piece of information, we recorded this before Election Day. |
| 1:23.1 | So take that into consideration. |
| 1:25.3 | So we don't know what's going on. |
| 1:27.7 | So listen, Valerie, I got your book. |
| 1:31.4 | I think it was at the end of the summer. |
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