ellisconversations's Podcast
1) Loving Day, The Warren Court, The rights they want to erase
In this episode of Ellis Conversations, co-host Jamil Ellis sits down again with his father, retired federal magistrate Judge Ronald Ellis, to mark Loving Day — the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, ...Show More
2) Deliberate, But No Speed: How Supreme Court rulings have allowed public schools to remain segregated seventy years after Brown v. Board.
The hosts discuss how desegregation under Brown was hampered in schools by a policy of “all deliberate speed” where the speed was often zero. In contrast, and despite the fact that in large portions ...Show More
3) The Company Trump Keeps: From David Duke to The Proud Boys to Project 2025 – Intended Consequences
In this episode, the hosts discuss Project 2025 and its potential impact in a Donald Trump administration. Heritage Foundation and Trump https://www.heritage.org/impact/trump-administration-embrac...Show More
4) Voting is a Fundamental Right: Exercise It; You’ll Make It Stronger
In this episode, the hosts begin a series of discussions on the historical significance of voting, efforts to prevent some groups from voting, and why you should exercise your right to vote even if yo...Show More
5) States Rights, Legal Wrongs: A Recurring Page from the Segregationist Playbook
In this episode, the hosts discuss the history of invoking some form of States’ Rights theory to limit the efforts of the federal government to expand or protect the rights of persons within the Unite...Show More
States Rights, Legal Wrongs: A Recurring Page from the Segregationist Playbook
18:34 | Feb 12th, 2024
6) Claudine Gay: The Latest Victim in the Debate over DEI, Affirmative Action, and Meritocracy
In this episode, the hosts discuss the controversy concerning the Resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay.Is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion undermining merit or does it address a history of Di...Show More
7) From Jamestown to Charlottesville: Virginia and America’s racial divide
In this episode, the hosts discuss the leading role that Virginia has played in the racial divide in America’s history. Home to the Founding Fathers and Capital of the Confederacy, the state has been...Show More
8) Holding the Line: Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy of bringing stability to the Supreme Court by protecting its established precedents.
In this episode, the hosts discuss Justice O’Connor’s role as the “swing vote” as the Court addressed major fault lines in our society on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and gender equali...Show More
9) Black History: Never Equal; Never Protected: Up North to Indiana
In this episode, the hosts continue examining how specific states have addressed racial equality, Black history, and White Supremacy. In this episode, they travel outside the Deep South, and focus on ...Show More
10) Black History: Never Equal; Never Protected - First Stop: Florida
In this episode, the hosts begin a series of episodes examining how specific states have addressed the racial equality, Black history, and White Supremacy. First stop: Florida. LINKS IN THIS EPISOD...Show More