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Podyssey Picks (Jun 7): Learn to Unlearn Anti-Blackness
Floyd’s death has awakened the collective consciousness on anti-Blackness, police brutality, and centuries of Black oppression. Countless Black folks have died due to police violence, but nothing has changed. We’re dedicating this Podyssey Picks to help you learn to unlearn anti-Blackness.

Last Updated: Jun 4th, 2020

Understand the significance of George Floyd’s death and why there’s massive outrage.
👨🏿 Hear straight from Black men on what they thought of Floyd’s death and their encounters with white supremacy.
jennx recommended:May 31st, 2020
This episode is a must-listen. It really broke my heart hearing grown black men call in, crying and speaking about George Floyd and their own experiences in a white world. You will also hear from the attorney representing Floyd’s family and a humanistic look from the words of his best friend. His 6 ...Show More
Rest In Power
by The Breakfast Club
📈 What are the drivers and data behind police violence? This episode breaks it down.
Sam Sinyangwe joins the podcast to discuss police violence data and the politics of the protests that have spread across the country.
🕒 Remember, this is not one incident, but decades of Black people dying. How do we break this cycle and put a stop to police violence and anti-Blackness?
ambahjay recommended:Jun 1st, 2020
There have been so many murders filmed and posted, but what are their actual effect? Is anything gained from the repeates trauma?
A Decade Of Watching Black People Die
by Code Switch

Unlearn anti-Blackness. Do the work.
🏛️ What is systemic racism? Journalist and anti-Black racism activist Desmond Cole explains.
A conversation with Desmond Cole: Confronting systemic racism in Canada
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37:41 | Feb 18th, 2020
Desmond Cole is a Toronto-based journalist and activist, and one of the most well known voices in Canada on anti-Black racism. In 2015, Desmond wrote a cover story for Toronto Life magazine called The...Show More
🖤 Learn how to be anti-racist with renowned scholar and author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
michelle_ebooks recommended:Oct 8th, 2019
amazing, amazing & illuminating conversation with historian and scholar ibram x kendi and black lives matter co-founder alicia garza, on how to be an anti-racist through recognizing we may all have racist ideas and how we must acknowledge them, and resist racist power, in order to move forward to fo...Show More
How to Be an Anti-Racist: Ibram X. Kendi
by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
👩🏼 White women hold privileges that can harm Black folks. Podcaster Amanda Seales explains how.
This is an episode that may touch some nerves but is about elevation. In a world where it seems like daily, many white women are exercising their privilege in potentially harmful ways to others it’s t...Show More
💛 Be an ally everyday. Here’s how to start.
The images of police killing black men or assaulting protesters are horrifying and disgusting, but they are just the most visible tip of an ugly, ugly iceberg. Before we talk about how far we'll reall...Show More