A Word … with Jason Johnson
America doesn’t need another conversation about race. At least, not the kind we’ve been having ... the ones that are sparked by a crisis and move quickly from shock, to empty promises, to forgetting. No. What America needs are REAL conversations about race … ones that shine a light on the facts, the history, and the reality of how race plays out in our politics and society. That’s what Slate offers each week on A Word With Jason Johnson. A veteran political commentator, Johnson will bring his incisive wit to thoughtful discussions with leaders, journalists and other change-makers who will tell the truth about America’s challenges around race, and ideas on the way forward.
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Back to Black Colleges?
Why are growing numbers of elite African American students considering Black campuses?
31 min
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No Choice: Fighting for Abortion Rights
Apps and virtue signaling won’t save abortion rights, says legal analyst Imani Gandy.
30 min
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Full Court Stress
How Black NBA players stay sane and on top of their game.
22 min
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Black Gay Pride and Prejudice
“I think they’re really threatened by love.”
32 min
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Black Crypto Boom
African Americans are heavily investing in cryptocurrency. Will it pay off?
30 min
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Black to the Future Online
Podcaster Bridget Todd is ensuring that Black and LGBTQ online activists and creators get their flowers now.
22 min
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Debtor Nation Strikes Back
Is canceling college debt a racial justice issue?
23 min
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Reparations for Racist Violence?
While the nation focuses on the deadly Buffalo shooting, survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are still fighting for justice.
34 min
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Is Big Tech Pro-Choice?
Tech companies fell short on “racial reckoning” promises. Are abortion rights next?
22 min
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Joy and Pain: Navigating Grief
As America marks a million COVID deaths, grief is universal, but still misunderstood.
30 min
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Could Musk Kill Black Twitter?
Many users fear the tech bro troll will make Twitter more racially toxic.
28 min
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Black Lives Matter: More Money, More Problems?
Some bereaved relatives and activists say a BLM founder’s spending breaks faith with the movement.
32 min
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Holy Roller Racism?
White evangelicals have more political power than ever, and many use it to fight against racial justice.
26 min
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Taxes, Death, and Trouble
The “Black Tax” pushes many African Americans to the financial edge. What’s the path back?
24 min
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It Hits Different
Are more Black Americans ready to forgive Will Smith?
24 min
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Heroes, Victims, or Threats: Race and Refugees
Why governments set aside anti-refugee policy for white Ukrainians, and no one else.
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Are Oscars STILL So White?
Is the diverse 2022 Oscar class proof of progress, or just a good year?
22 min
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Lynching’s Legacy: Emmett Till to George Floyd
Lynching is now a federal crime. It only took a hundred years.
23 min
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Supreme Court Showdown
Could Ketanji Brown Jackson turn the Court around?
22 min
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“Black City. White Paper.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer is taking on the city’s racism, starting with its own.
23 min
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Porn and Prejudice
Is racism in pornography fueled by the shame and silence of its audience?
23 min
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Black Balled in the NFL?
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says racism is keeping him out of the league. Can he prove it?
23 min
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Homegrown Black History
In his children’s book Who Are Your People?, commentator Bakari Sellers delivers Black history, and gets targeted over Critical Race Theory.
23 min
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Black Horror is Killing It
From “Candyman” to “Get Out,” Black filmmakers are escaping “the sunken place” to lead a renaissance in horror.
27 min
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Home Robbery
Discrimination has cost Black home owners of billions of dollars of generational wealth. What can change that?
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