Why Are They So Angry?: Recent Episodes
Carol Francois
Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square take you into unexplored territory to unlearn what you thought you knew about American history and being Black/African American in the United States. Episodes examine how systemic racism is steeped into every institution of American life from education, business/labor, healthcare, housing, religion, criminal justice, pop culture, and politics. The end goal is to arm listeners to see, say, and confront systemic racism. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-francois/support
Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they reminisce about their three years recording Why Are They So Angry? episodes and creating the WATSA? ecosphere. They’ll stroll down memory lane to tell which episodes were favorites then spill the tea on what’s next for them and the WATSA? project. Want more like this? Check us out at www.whyaretheysoangry.com
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The carnival dunking booths used to be a midway staple, but that seemingly innocent amusement has a sinister and racist history. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they expose the horrific side of carnivals and why a baseball thrown at 100 miles per hour had deadly consequences. Want more history of systemic racism, check us out at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/
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The landmark Supreme Court decision making it illegal to use race as a factor in college and university admissions is sending shockwaves through America. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square dissect how the ruling could possibly have a negative impact on elementary and secondary education, businesses, industry, and employment practices and how the decision is unraveling decades of work to level the playing field for Blacks and minorities. Want more history like this, check us out at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/
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Are new technologies exacerbating societal inequities and even reinforcing systemic racism? What role is facial recognition playing in government oversight and policing of citizens? How is reliance on algorithms undermining our basic freedoms? Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square explore these and other questions about artificial intelligence and its impact on racial, social, and economic justice. Want more hidden history, check out our website at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.
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Resistance to the American form of chattel slavery took many forms. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square illuminate the history of antebellum midwifery and its role in resisting forced breeding of enslaved women then trace this resistance to its modern day role in supporting positive, alternative birthing methods for Black women. Want more hidden history, check out our website at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.
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Nearly 179 years ago, Rev. Henry Highland Garnett declared to Black enslaved people, “Let your motto be resistance! resistance! RESISTANCE!” Black people have resisted historic and ongoing oppression in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms, and police killings, since their arrival upon American shores. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square tell the story of the bloody Christiana Resistance and other heroic and mostly unsung and unknown acts of resistance from the past up to the present that Blacks have enacted in their struggle for freedom and equality. Want more hidden history, check out our website at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.
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Did you know Mississippi’s first ever labor union was formed in 1866 by a group of Black washerwomen? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they tell about the impact these women and their strike had on labor movements in the South and around America both then and now. Want more? Learn unadulterated history at https://learn-whyaretheysoangry.thinkific.com/
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We’re delighted to share with you our entry into the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Podcast Competition. Listen here and wish us luck!
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Shortly after the Civil War and as recently as 1954, whites exercised systemic racism against Blacks through violent expulsions, land grabs, and terrorism robbing them of land, property, and businesses. Many times these terroristic incidents resulted in Blacks being murdered while being driven from their homes and off their land. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square describe the hidden history behind one such incident and how modern day land grabs are depriving Blacks of wealth. Want more, check us out at www.whyaretheysoangry.com
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The 2022 year is winding down, so join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they wrap up season three with a look back on and update about some of the year’s episodes. They’ll also make gift and reading recommendations just in time for holiday gift giving. And they’ll announce the winner of the notorious “Rutherford B Hayes Award”--- an award the hosts give to a person or persons who tried to derail efforts to dismantle systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Adams, McEachin, Fitzpatrick introduce African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act
Best Black-Owned Banks | The Ascent
Ceremony marks official return of Bruce's Beach - Los Angeles Times
HBCyoU dolls on sale at Target created by Hampton University alumna https://news.yahoo.com/hbcyou-dolls-sale-target-created-170836100.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Independent Voices of the Black American Press - JSTOR Daily
Puzzles of Color
Shop - Dash of Jazz
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You’ve probably seen the iconic poster of a white woman in a red bandanna proudly flexing her muscles with the words “We Can Do It” emblazoned across the top. The poster became known as Rosie the Riveter. Few know that image easily could have been of a Black woman since over 600,000 Black American women were “Rosies” in defense industry and government jobs supporting WWII war efforts. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square describe and honor their accomplishments as a Veterans' Day tribute. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
A Bouquet of “Black Rosies”: A Dozen Facts About the African American “Rosies” of World War II — Live in Everett
Betty Reid Soskin - Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
‘Black Rosies’: The Forgotten African American Heroines of the WWII Homefront - HISTORY
“Film honors African American women who were ‘Rosie the Riveters’ during World War II”, The Washington Post, Dana Hedgpeth, December 31, 2021.
Honoring Our Country’s Black Rosies
Image of Rosie Broadens to Embrace African American Women | Kaiser Permanente
Invisible Warriors
Public Work Provides Economic Security for Black Families and Communities - Center for American Progress
Rosie the Riveter https://youtu.be/EErJupzj2hw
‘Rosie the Riveter’ and the Black Women Who Joined a Movement - The Sacramento Observer
Rosie the Riveter isn’t who you think she is - The Washington Post
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If you think Halloween is scary, listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square tell real horror stories of how African American cemeteries have been desecrated, destroyed, and disrespected through grave robbing and gentrification. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
Dallas' First Freeway Built Over Freedman's Cemetery
Freedman’s Cemetery Memorial (Dallas, TX)
Freedman's Cemetery Memorial | Texas Time Travel
Grave Robbing, Black Cemeteries, and the American Medical School - JSTOR Daily
How African American Cemeteries Are Lost, Found, and Protected
Historic Black cemetery buried below parking lot at center of legal dispute
Inside the Effort for Black Cemeteries to Gain Historical Status - Texas Highways
'Thank God you found me': Florida officials unearth a fourth forgotten Black cemetery
The Gory New York City Riot that Shaped American Medicine | History| Smithsonian Magazine
The Moses Cemetery: Where Serial Displacement Meets History
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If you’ve never heard of the Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962, you’re not alone. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they tell this hidden history of how Southern segregationists tricked Blacks into boarding buses bound for what they thought was a brighter new life in the North. Then listen as your hosts draw a through line from that pernicious incident to current news stories about migrants in Arizona, Florida, and Texas being bused and flown to Northern cities. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
A Lesson From the Past for Ron DeSantis
Biden Dismisses DeSantis’ Immigrant Relocation | National News
Lunch Hour Live: The Forgotten Story of the Reverse Freedom Rides
Migrant Buses Compared to 1962 'Reverse Freedom Rides' of Black Families
Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard have been voluntarily taken to military base for support , officials say
Moseley, Margaret. Papers - The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
New poll indicates a majority of Texas voters support relocating migrants
Newsom Asks DOJ to Probe Florida, Texas Migrant Relocation Schemes
Reverse Freedom Rides - Wikipedia
962 THROWBACK: "REVERSE FREEDOM RIDES"
The Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides'
'The future is here.' Migrants step off buses from Texas into New York homeless shelters
The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'
Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union
Webb, Clive, "A Cheap Trafficking in Human Misery": The Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962 Journal of American Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2, Civil Rights and Reactions (Aug., 2004), pp. 249-271
Woman Recounts ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’ of 1962 After Migrants Sent to Martha’s Vineyard – NBC Boston
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Choosing, applying to, and getting accepted into a college or university is fraught with stress as well as excitement. The process is doubly challenging for Black students who often face personal racist acts and systemic racism at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Join Dr. Carol Francois and Kourtney Square as they tell the story of two talented young Black men who faced an angry mob over a hundred years ago at the University of Maine and how the terror they encountered is repeated on college and university campuses even today. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
African American Students at Predominantly White Institutions: A Collaborative Style Cohort Recruitment & Retention Model
American University student Taylor Dumpson sues over racist attacks | CNN
“Applications to HBCUs rise dramatically as nationwide college enrollment falls,” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/applications-to-hbcus-rise-dramatically-as-nationwide-college-enrollment-falls?fbclid=IwAR3pMfIg80KItYKt-6OPpbAWKHZardK1RyuwK-Ao304q66oI7cmL5PbR8EA
Exploring the experiences, challenges, and resilience of Black students at private K
Column: Acknowledge struggle Black students face at primarily white institutions - The Daily Gamecock at University of South Carolina
Coming from Where We're From
Disproportionality in student discipline: Connecting policy to research
Exploring the experiences, challenges, and resilience of Black students at private K
5 Things That Make It Hard To Be A Black Student At A Mostly White College – ThinkProgress
5 Ways to Prepare Your Black Son For a Predominantly White Institution
Former Lehigh University student allegedly poisoned black roommate after racist incident - ABC News
Growing up as a Black Male Student in White Suburbia: What I learned
In 1919, a Mob in Maine Tarred and Feathered Two Black College Students | History| Smithsonian Magazine
Keys to the Survival of Predominantly White Institutions: Recruitment and Retention of Black and Brown Students | New England Board of Higher Education
NEWS ROUNDUP: Brianna Brochu Facing Possible Charge; Second NYC Terror Suspect; El Museo Del Barrio Closing
Predominantly white colleges tackle racism, diversity, equity and inclusion
Radical Mainers: When a White Mob Attacked Two Black Students at the University of Maine
Racism, Black College Students’ Mental Health, And The Efficacy Of Diversity And Inclusion Initiatives: A Case Study.
The Black Student Experience - Texas A&M Today
The burnout faced by Black students – The Hawk Newspaper (sjuhawknews.com)
The hidden story of when two Black college students were tarred and feathered
Tips for Attending a PWI as a Black Student
What It Is Like to Be A Person Of Color At A Predominantly White Institution - The Pavlovic Today
What Is Privilege? White Roommate Who Harassed Black Student Jazzy Rowe Avoids Jail Time
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If you think the school choice movement and policies are about allowing parents to use tax dollars to get the best education for their children, you’d better listen to this episode to hear what’s really going on. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they show the link between segregation academies of the Jim Crow South era and the systemic racism behind today’s proposed school choice policies. Though these policies could potentially re-create highly segregated schools, listeners will learn the surprising hidden purpose and true end game that exposes school choice as the ultimate bait and switch tactic. Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
Are US Taxpayers Funding Modern Segregation Academies In North Carolina?
Charter Schools and Segregation: What the Research Says - FutureEd
Choice Without Equity: Charter School Segregation and the Need for Civil Rights Standards
Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America
Does Integration Still Matter in Public Schools? | Separate and Unequal | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site
Exposing ALEC: How Conservative-Backed State Laws Are All Connected - The Atlantic
How Milton Friedman Aided and Abetted Segregationists in His Quest to Privatize Public Education
In Indiana, school choice means segregation - kappanonline.org
In the 1950s, rather than integrate some public schools, Virginia closed them | Race | The Guardian
Massive Resistance – Encyclopedia Virginia
Massive Resistance in a Small Town | The National Endowment for the Humanities
Racism and the Charter School Movement: Unveiling the Myths
Reparations Are Possible—They Happened in Virginia - Pacific Standard
Schools are still segregated, and black children are paying a price | Economic Policy Institute
Segregation academy - Wikipedia
The Closing of Prince Edward County's Schools | Virginia Museum of History & Culture
The Ongoing Debate Over School Choice p>
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Black owned newspapers have been community bedrocks for sharing issues, news, and concerns since 1827. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they tell about a courageous female journalist who was terrorized and threatened with death for protesting three brutal lynchings in Memphis, TN. She went on to be central to the crusade against lynching, the development of Black newspapers, and the techniques of investigative journalism. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
Black journalists push media to cover ‘hyper-racial’ moment in politics - POLITICO
Black Press History | NNPA
BlackPressUSA
Timeline: Milestones of the Black Press in the U.S. - Nieman Reports
Independent Black-Owned Newspapers in the United States
7 facts about black Americans and the news media | Pew Research Center
The Black Press: Past and Present - Nieman Reports
Social media continue to be important political outlets for Black Americans
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Since the time of the ancient empires of Western Africa until the present, Black business people and entrepreneurs have created wealth and prosperity for their communities. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square describe how Black wheelers and dealers prospered and hear the surprising story of the Oyster King, a Black man who created his own empire in New York City’s oyster dining industry. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.
Citations
Black-owned businesses in U.S. cities: The challenges, solutions, and opportunities for prosperity
Ghana Empire - World History Encyclopedia
Legendary Black Entrepreneurs
The Mali Empire | National Geographic Society
Songhai Empire (ca. 1375-1591)
THE VENERABLE THOMAS DOWNING – BLACK OYSTER KING OF NEW YORK
Thomas Downing - NYC Oyster King & Abolitionist
Top 20 Biggest Black Owned Companies in the US
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Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they debunk the myth that chattel slavery was not practice in Northern American states. You’ll also hear the riveting story of Ona Judge and the surprising founding father who doggedly tried to re-enslave her until his dying day. Want more? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to hear more untold and hidden history.
Citations
African Americans in the Revolutionary War - Wikipedia
Deeper Roots of Northern Slavery Unearthed - HISTORY
Fugitive Slave Acts - HISTORY
Myths & Misunderstandings: The North and Slavery - American Civil War Museum
Never Caught Audiobook by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Robin Miles | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
Slavery in the North
Slavery Persisted in New England Until the 19th Century https://www.history.com/news/slavery-new-england-rhode-island
The Remarkable Story of Ona Judge - White House Historical Association
When Did Slavery Really End in the North? — Civil Discourse
When One of George Washington's Enslaved Workers Escaped to Freedom
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Mothers seem to get all the play, but fathers need love too! Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square as they pay homage to the often unsung hero—the Black father. The team will debunk the myth of the absentee father, share some fatherly pearls of wisdom, and count down their list of best Black TV dads.
Citations
A Definitive Ranking Of Black TV Dads
Black Dads Matter | Institute for Family Studies
Black Fatherhood in the Long Nineteenth Century | AAIHS
Breaking myths about black fatherhood this Father's Day - The Chicago Reporter
Debunking the most pervasive myth about black fatherhood - Vox
How Anti-Poverty Programs Marginalize Fathers - The Atlantic
e joy was there, but also that fear': Milwaukee's Black men discuss fatherhood ahead of Father's Day'Th
(1965) The Moynihan Report: The Negro Family, the Case for National Action •
The Pain and Joy of Black Fatherhood
These dads are changing the narrative around Black fatherhood | GMA
They're Dragging Out the 'Absent Black Fathers' Myth Again. Can We Give it a Rest? | Opinion
Uplifting Black Fathers In America
White tennis player suspended after saying, 'At least I know my dad' to his NC A&T opponent
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Taxes and slavery are intertwined in ways most people can't imagine. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they trace how taxing plantation owners on the enslaved people they held in bondage lead to economic shortcomings in the South that still resonate today. Want more? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ for more unknown and untold history.
Citations
A permanent wound: How the slave tax warped Alabama finances
BlackTaxpayersMatter: Anti-Racist Restructuring of US Tax Systems
Dorothy Brown: Tax Code Is 'Designed to Build White Wealth'
Property Taxes on Slaves | Encyclopedia.com
Opinion: America's tax system is rigged to protect the rich and powerful - CNN
“The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax,” Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel, Pro Publica, June 8, 2021 https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax?fbclid=IwAR2sisB2eQBU5Bf28-uaBG_6toFofV063r28CgreD5dKtz0JMv4LOt3jDws
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Few can fathom what was lost in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The prosperous, all-Black district of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street" was 35 bustling city blocks that included two newspapers, pool halls, auto repair shops, beauty parlors, grocers, barber shops, funeral homes, a school, a YMCA, a roller-skating rink, a hospital, and a U.S. post office substation. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square recount the horrific two days in which all this was wiped out as whites rampaged through Greenwood killing 300 hundred, leaving 8,000 homeless, and destroying and looting an equivalent in today’s dollars of over $24 million in real-estate and over $12 million in personal property. Francois and Square draw a through line from the racially motivated Tulsa violence to the Buffalo, NY Tops Grocery Store slayings asking the question, where can we be safe? Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
15 People Joined Suspected Buffalo Shooter's Private Chatroom Right Before Massacre
Adoption means abortion just isn't necessary, SCOTUS claims: That's even worse than it sounds | Salon.com
American Racism and the Buffalo Shooting | The New Yorker
America's Becoming Less White — But It's Not a Conspiracy, MAGAts | by Tim Wise | Medium
Ann Coulter Says My Writing Proves Replacement Theory — She’s Wrong https://timjwise.medium.com/ann-coulter-says-my-writing-proves-replacement-theory-shes-wrong-82123063e5d0
Buffalo, the Tulsa Massacre, and Legacy of Anti-Black Violence
Greenwood District, Tulsa - Wikipedia
Justice Department Announces New Initiatives to Address and Prevent Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents - HS Today
Origins of Black Wall Street.
The Baron Of Black Wall Street
The deadly Buffalo shooting dims a victory for Tulsa Massacre survivors.
The Buffalo shooting was centuries in the making, experts say
This newspaper has never forgotten the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and its fight continues
Three survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre receive $1 million donation - CNN
Tulsa Race Massacre | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Tulsa race massacre - Wikipedia
Tulsa Race Massacre - Facts, Photos, Coverup - HISTORY
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After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau and its bank were established to help transition newly freed enslaved Blacks into citizenry. Unfortunately, the Bureau and its bank had a sordid, corrupt history that marked the beginning of a cultural legacy of mistrust by the Black community towards banking institutions and creation of the systemic wealth gap between Blacks and whites that continues to this day. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they trace the rise of one 19th Century Black owned bank, the empire it created, and the role of Black owned banks in America today. Want more? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ for more unknown and untold history.
Citations
"A Sense of Their Own Power": Black Virginians, 1619-1989 (Jul., 1989), The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 97, No. 3, pp. 375-398
After years of banks overcharging and undervaluing Black customers, 'banking Black' is gaining popularity as an effective way to fight systemic racism
An analysis of financial institutions in Black-majority communities: Black borrowers and depositors face considerable challenges in accessing banking services
Champion of the Black Community Is Given Her Rightful Due in Richmond | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
Dr. Malika Mitchell-Stewart of Houston sues Chase Bank for denial of service while trying to deposit a check for $16,000
Ex-Inmates Struggle in a Banking System Not Made for Them - WSJ
Follow the Money: How the Big Banks Fund Systemic Racism | Sierra Club
Fossil Fuel Industry Pollutes Black & Brown Communities While Propping Up Racist Policing – Eyes on the Ties
'Racial bias runs deep' at America's largest banks, study says - CNN
Second-Largest Black-owned Bank Receives $3M Deposit to Help Minority-owned Businesses
The Legacy of Racism in the Banking Industry | NorthOne
The Racialized Costs of Banking
This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry - The New York Times
The True Reformers Bank https://www.blackpast.org/?s=True+reformers
What's in Your Wallet? Racism, If You Have a Capital One Credit Card | by Louis L. Reed | Jan, 2022 | Medium
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America had its own versions of the Berlin Wall, in fact there are twenty-six existing, demolished or planned segregation walls, fences, road barricades/closures, and buffer strips in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia built between white and Black/African American neighborhoods as late as the 1970’s. Known as segregation walls, these barricades were erected by cities, neighborhood developers, and the like with the express purpose of keeping Black/African Americans out of exclusively white home sites. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise a virtual driving tour of America’s segregation walls. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A Nation of Walls — Design Trust for Public Space
A Nation of Walls
A storm destroyed part of the 'segregation wall' in Arlington, Virginia
Atlanta's "Berlin Wall"
Chicago's Wall: Race, Segregation and the Chicago Housing Authority
Detroit segregation wall still stands, a stark reminder of racial divisions nbcnews.com
Detroiturbex.com - The 8 Mile Wall
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, Loewen, James, Touchstone, 2006
Members Only: Gated Communities and Residential Segregation in the Metropolitan United States
Perspective | Not far from the White House stands another wall, one that divided blacks from whites
PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS Proposed Community Stabilization Plan
StoryMap illuminates impacts of Miami's historic racial segregation
The Untold History of Liberty City's Segregation Walls
Walls are the foundation of civilization. But do they work?
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Girl Scouts of the USA began as an all-white organization in Savannah, Ga., in 1912. But over time, the organization confronted systemic racism in its own ranks and became what Dr. Martin Luther King described as “a force for desegregation.” Listen as Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square reprise their episode tracing the evolution of Girl Scouts and their connection to Maggie Lena Walker, a little known but powerful figure in economic, civic, and social change in America.
Citations
“Black History Month: Girl Scouts’ Legacy of Inclusivity,” gsblog, February 14, 2021. https://blog.girlscouts.org/2017/02/black-history-month-girl-scouts-legacy.html
“Black History Month: A Celebration of #BlackGirlMagic,” gsblog, February 2, 2021https://blog.girlscouts.org/2021/02/black-history-month-celebration-of.html
“Exposing Maggie Walker’s life one page at a time,” Jim Ducibella. September 17, 2013 William and Mary, https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2013/exposing-maggie-walkers-life,-one-page-at-a-time.php
“Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated,” Erin Blakemore, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
February 21, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/girl-scouting-was-once-segregated-180962208/
"Maggie Walker." Norwood, Arlisha, National Women's History Museum. 2017. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maggie-walker.
“The Girl Scouts used to segregate Black and White girls. Now they have their first Black CEO,” Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, August 19, 2020.https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/business/girl-scouts-first-black-ceo/index.html
“Walker, Maggie Lena, Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/walker-maggie-lena-1864-1934/
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Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square reprise their look at systemic racism in the American presidency. Although the highest office of the land should be one of objectivity and fairness since whoever holds the title of president represents all Americans. Down through history; however, U.S. presidents have not governed on behalf of all the citizenry. François and Square highlight some of the more egregious examples of systemic racism straight from the Oval Office. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“A history of racism is woven into the US presidency,” Russell Contreras, Associated Press, July 30, 2019. https://apnews.com/article/b0fe304f1fad44e19e5ff4490ad1110c
“How the GI Bill was denied to a million black WWII veterans,” Erin Blakemore, The History Channel, Updated Sept. 30, 2019.
“Joe Biden calls Trump the country’s ‘first’ racist president,” Will Wiessert, Associated Press, July 22, 2020.
Lincoln & Race: The Great Emancipator didn't advocate racial equality. But was he a racist?, Stacy Pratt McDermott, NPR Illinois Morning Edition, FEB 1, 2004.
“Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards black americans,” The Conversation, August, 26, 2020.
“The 11 Most Racist U.S. Presidents,” Ibram X. Kendi,Huffpost,05/27/2016 Updated May 28, 2017
“Trump condemns ‘all White supremacists’ after refusing to do so at presidential debate,” Paul LeBlanc, CNN, Oct. 1, 2020.
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century, Ira Katznelson, W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint Edition, August 17, 2006.
blacklivesmatter #racism #antiracism #justice #racisminamerica #endracism #diversity #inclusion #whyaretheysoangry #president #scandal #whitesupremacy #rutherfordbhayes
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Dr. Carol Francois and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise their exploration of the evolution of Black History Month. From its creation by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to the present, Black History Month has both its celebrants and detractors. Listen to hear about Black History Month classroom lessons gone bad but also why teaching Black History is relevant and needed. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/
Citations
“Black History is American history. We should teach it that way,” Satchel Harris, TNTP Blog, February 10, 2020 “How Black Lives Matter is changing what students learn during Black History Month,” Olivia B. Waxman, Time, February 6, 2020. https://time.com/5771045/black-history-month-evolution/ “That didn’t take long: Biden removes Trump’s ‘1776 Report’ on U.S. history from White House website,” Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post, January 22, 2021. “The man behind Black History Month,” Sarah Pruitt, History, January 14, 2021https://www.history.com/news/the-man-behind-black-history-month
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With President Biden's announcement he intends to appoint a Black woman jurist to the Supreme Court, join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise an episode about Black/African American women who excelled and overcame systemic racism in the legal profession. They also tell the story of one female attorney who helped bring down a Mob kingpin in the 1930’s. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry.
Citations
“Eunice Carter,” The Mob Museum, https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/eunice-carter/
Carter, Stephen L., Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
“Law Schools Have A Moral and Social Responsibility to End Systemic Racism ,” Francesco Arreaga, California Law Review, July 2020. https://www.californialawreview.org/law-schools-systemic-racism/
“Our Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism,” Berkley Law. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/our-role-in-dismantling-systemic-racism/
“The psychological obstacles to achieving diversity in the legal profession,” Charles P. Edwards, ABA Journal, October 1, 2020. https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/this-time-will-be-different-right
“The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’,” Sarah Weinman, The New York Times, Dec. 7, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/books/review/invisible-stepehn-carter-eunice-hunton-carter-biography.html
“Who Was Eunice Carter?,” Kate O'Brien-Nicholson, Fordham University Press, January 30, 2021. https://www.fordhampress.com/2021/01/30/who-was-eunice-hunton-carter/
“Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear ‘You Don’t Look Like a Lawyer’, Tsedale M. Melaku, Harvard Business Review, August 07,2019. https://hbr.org/2019/08/why-women-and-people-of-color-in-law-still-hear-you-dont-look-like-a-lawyer
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The FBI’s COINTELPRO targeted Black/African leaders and civil rights organizations for decades. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, reprise an episode exploring the FBI's efforts to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize" individuals or groups deemed subversive. They’ll examine aspects of the Martin Luther King, Jr. FBI file and how it was intended to undermine and destroy him and his movement. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
FBI #martinlutherking #mlk #whyaretheysoangry #COINTELPRO
Citations
1971, documentary produced and co-written by Johanna Hamilton https://www.1971film.com/
“Court overseeing national security surveillance finds FBI routinely doesn’t observe rules,” Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN, September 6, 2020.
“FBI tracked King's every move,” Jen Christensen, CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/31/mlk.fbi.conspiracy/
“Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),” The Stanford University Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/federal-bureau-investigation-fbi
“Finidngs on MLK Assassination,” National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-2e.html#hoover
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Self Care is necessary to remain in peak mental and physical condition. When navigating stressful and sometimes traumatic issues, it’s best to pull back and take a rest to avoid burnout. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square who talk about the stress associated with doing their job of digging up and talking about instances of systemic racism, and why they’ll be taking a hiatus from their podcast. Never fear, though, they’ll also share where listeners can find their other resources on the topic of systemic racism in America. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Why Are They So Angry? podcast
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Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it online course
https://learn-whyaretheysoangry.thinkific.com/
Why Are They So Angry? Learning Community private Facebook Group
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www.instagram.com/whyaretheysoangry/
Linked In
https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-are-they-so-angry/?viewAsMember=true
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Reading List
January 9 - The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities through Mindfulness, Rhonda V. McGee
March 13 - White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, Anthea Butler
May 15 - Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together an Anthology, Clay Rivers
July 10- The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, Heather McGhee
Sept. 11 - Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary Frances-Winters.
November 13 - Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm, Robin DeAngelo
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Here’s a reprise of the salute to the women of the U.S. Armed Forces who bravely served this nation since the Revolutionary War. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, share about the Black/African American sheroes past and present who heard the call and served their country in spite of systemic racism in the ranks including the women of the determined 6888th Battalion who took on the Army’s most dangerous enemy. Want more? take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront itat www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | US Army Center of Military History
“Historical Overview of Racism in the Military”, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488652.pdf
Military veterans say racism in the ranks often isn't camouflaged: "It hurt me dearly"
Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the US Military
Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won
These Black Female Heroes Made Sure US WWII Forces Got Their Mail
US troops battling racism report high barrier to justice
Women Warriors: The ongoing story of integrating and diversifying the American armed forces
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At election time, Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square want you to know systemic racism is on the ballot, too. In this episode, you’ll hear about the Ocoee Massacre and how voter suppression in the past was violent and murderous. Today, voters are still being intimidated and their rights trampled. Listen to hear what’s being done to keep voters out of the voting booth and how folks are fighting back. Look for all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“Are States Purging Or Cleaning Voter Registration Rolls?,” All things Considered, NPR,December 20, 2019.
“Black voters continue to face voter suppression 155 years after Juneteenth, PR Watch Editors, PR Watch, June 19, 2020.
League of Women Voters, https://www.lwv.org/
“19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots – and that’s why we’ve got laws regulating behavior at polling places,” Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, October 21, 2020 8.21am EDT Updated October 22, 2020 8.59am E
Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs
“The vote that failed,” S.J. Ackerman, The Smithsonian Magazine, November 1998.
“The voting rights act of 1965,”This Day in History, The History Channel, original Nov. 2009, Updated Aug. 25, 2020. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
“Timeline: Voter suppression in the US from the civil war to today,” Terrance Smith, ABC News, August 20, 2020.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . Enforcement Acts | PBS.
The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era | Smart News
The Colfax Massacre (1873) •
Apr. 1, 1807 | Ohio Prohibits Any Black Person from Testifying Against a White Person
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For decades, land theft and underhanded legal maneuverings have been used to swindled Black/African Americans out of valuable beachfront property. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell the story of Bruce’s Beach and peel back the systemic racism underlying pernicious land appropriation schemes that have contributed to the Black/African American wealth gap. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com. Look for all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Bruce’s Beach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%27s_Beach
Historically black beach enclaves are fighting to save their history and identity,” Troy McMullen, The Washington Post, July 27, 2017,
“How to close heirs property loopholes,” Lizzie Presser, Pro Publica, July 15, 2019.
“Land taken from blacks through trickery, violence, and murder Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay,” The Associated Press, Published 10:00 pm PST, Saturday, December 1, 2001
https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Land-taken-from-blacks-through-trickery-violence-1073410.php
“The heart of Sapelo,” Chris Dixon, Garden & Gun, June/July 2015.
https://gardenandgun.com/feature/the-heart-of-sapelo/
The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.
When They Steal Your Land They Steal your Future
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-02-mn-10514-story.html
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The 2021 year is winding down, so join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they wrap up season two with a look back on and update about some of the year’s episodes. They’ll also make gift and reading recommendations just in time for holiday gift giving. And they’ll tell about their new tradition—announcement of the winner of ”The Rutherford B Hayes Award”--- an award the hosts will give to a person or persons who tried to derail efforts to dismantle systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
'A bright new future:' Acknowledging dark history, Ocoee launches new diversity training
“A Final Resting Place at America’s Most Hallowed Grounds: The Arlington 14 From the Six Triple Eight” Sept. 15, 2021,
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/6888th-battalion-arlington-cemetery?fbclid=IwAR38V43eCqWM54X8W_M4TuiDaWEe1VofKDo6iHElaqHEetKD0U_2U7wjvdo
Akwaaba Inn https://www.akwaaba.com/
Bifties Gifts: Giving B(l)ack made easy!
Bruce’s Beach to be returned to Black family 100 years after city ‘used the law to steal it’
Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she's fighting to get her record expunged
Disney fans say seeing Black Santas at the theme parks for the first time has made them emotional, Nov. 19, 2021, https://www.insider.com/disney-theme-parks-introduce-black-santas-report-2021-11?fbclid=IwAR3gWreWuZ977zm9iMRMD03IZ3PoSAxtOtsb9Pifuiu9qih3QVrnfagfkvU
EPIC EVERYDAY: Inspirational products for mocha-hued children.
Harlem Chocolate Factory⎟Harlem's only chocolate shop
Meet the Founder Whose App Helps Track Racial Incidents and Find Missing Black People
$305K from Florida's budget allocated to Ocoee Massacre scholarships
25 Black-Owned Campgrounds Across The United States
Why Are They So Angry? 2022 Book List
Www.Instagram.com/TreasureBoxGiftsncandles
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The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square, as they tell the real life stories of Wild West heroes, heroines, and villains featured in the film. Some historians estimate that as many as one-fourth of the cowboys in the late 1800s were Black, but, because of systemic racism, many of them have been erased from history. From Cherokee Bill, Treacherous Trudy Smith, Bass Reeves, Stagecoach Mary, and more you’ll hear some of their true life adventures the movie didn’t capture. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Black cowboys reclaim their history in the West
Cathay Williams (US National Park Service)
Evoking History, Black Cowboys Take to the Streets (Published 2020)
Stagecoach Mary
Stagecoach Mary — Badass of the Week
The Black cowboys and cowgirls of American cities -- in photos
The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys
The Real Black Cowboys That Inspired 'The Harder They Fall'
Who Is Gertrude Smith? Treacherous Trudy Real Person True Story- 'The Harder They Fall'
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The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square as they reprise their ride into the West sharing how Black/African Americans contributed to the country’s westward expansion. You’ll hear about Bass Reeves, who makes an appearance in the film, as well as exploits of pioneers and settlers you’ve probably never heard of before.
Citations
“Lawman legend Bass Reeves: the invincible man-hunter,” https://www.historynet.com/lawman-legend-bass-reeves-invincible-man-hunter.htm
The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, by Anna-Lisa Cox.
The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States, by William Loren Katz.
“The life and times of deputy U.S. marshall Bass Reeves,” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/33537/life-and-times-deputy-us-marshal-bass-reeves#:~:text=Over%20his%2032%2Dyear%20career,and%20was%20never%20shot%20himself.
“Was the real Lone Ranger a black man?,” https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man
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Say the words “critical race theory” and you’re bound to start a firestorm. So what exactly is it all about, and why is it such a hot topic lately? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they explain what critical race theory, or CRT, is and why it isn’t the bogeyman some would want you to believe it is. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Could you win a quiz show by defining ‘Critical Race Theory’?
“Critical Race Theory: A Brief History”, Jacey Forten, The New York Times, November 8, 2021.
Critical Race Theory Isn't a Curriculum. It's a Practice (Opinion)
Delgado, Richard and Jean Stefancic, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, Third Edition, New York University Press, New York, 2017.
Milton Dawes » General Semantics Advanced Thinking » Theories in Everyday Situations
Spotlight on Critical Race Theory
Want to understand Critical Race Theory? Read the Good Samaritan story
What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?
What Is Critical Race Theory?
White People’s Fear of Critical Race Theory is Based in Ignorance
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He was, by all accounts, a soldier's soldier. General Colin Powell’s 35 years of exemplary service in the Army and many years in civil service set him apart as a true officer, a gentleman, and so much more. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square in a salute to General Powell and all military veterans especially those who defied systemic racism to rise to the top. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Colin Powell: key facts from his life
“Colin Powell: The Vietnam War Years,” Jeffrey J. Matthews, History Net,
https://www.historynet.com/colin-powell-the-vietnam-war-years.htm?fbclid=IwAR0vQYustFK-PWkMTDLsfyQ0ds9muSip-cKBu-gGvXZ7M7cc6Lb98N5rc5Y
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
Colin Powell’s UN speech: a decisive moment in undermining US credibility
Four things you didn't know about Colin Powell
10 Facts About Colin Powell: The First Black US Secretary of State
“That Time Colin Powell Saved Crash Victims by Tearing Burning Metal With His Bare Hands,” military.com, Oct. 18, 2021.
https://www.military.com/history/2021/10/18/time-colin-powell-saved-crash-victims-tearing-burning-metal-his-bare-hands.html?fbclid=IwAR3HI7cEqmB6V4vSQ2VM5NLRbwd2ps1F68HaYj-NgB_9z94jaxS9KErgvMw
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Ever since the first cave person drew on a cave wall, artists have used their art to comment on the human condition and to decry inequity and man’s inhumanity to man---but not without a cost. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell how the FBI, CIA, and other law enforcement agencies spied on, threatened, harassed, and tried to silence Black/African American writers, performers, and artists simply because they spoke out against systemic racism in the U.S. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Book: The FBI used 'dirty tricks' to target Black artists
FB Eyes
FBI monitored and critiqued African American writers for decades
FBI Records: The Vault — The Vault
In the McCarthy Era, to Be Black Was to Be Red
'Mr. Soul!' soundtrack showcases classic sounds of the Black Power era
Sadie Barnette Turned Her Black Panther Father’s FBI File Into Art
Southern Negro Youth Congress (1937-1949)
Surveillance Under the Patriot Act
The FBI's Long, Alarming History of Investigating Black Musicians
Tracking Activists: The FBI's Surveillance of Black Women Activists Then and Now |
The American Historian
The Enduring Legacy of Eartha Kitt, a Subversive Icon Targeted by the CIA
What Was the Black International?
When Eartha Kitt Condemned Poverty and War at the White House
Why Are the NYPD ‘Hip-Hop Police’ Spying on Rappers?
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Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, are taking a self-care break, but until they return with a new episode of Why Are they So Angry? listen to this reprise of "A Night of Terror at the Algiers Motel". Citing the extensive research from Radley Balko’s compendium of studies about systemic racism in the criminal justice system and harrowing encounters with police brutality as detailed in the Algiers Motel incident, the pair trace the long history of policing and over policing starting as far back as America’s Colonial times.
Citations:
Campaign Zero, https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
“Eight Can’t Wait Project”, https://8cantwait.org/
“Slave patrols: an early form of American policing, Chelsea Hansen, July 10, 2019, National Law Enforcement Museum, https://lawenforcementmuseum.org/2019/07/10/slave-patrols-an-early-form-of-american-policing/
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, Douglas A. Blackmon, Doubleday, 2008.
Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas, Sally Hadden, Harvard University Press, 2003.
“There’s Overwhelming evidence that the criminal justice system is racist. Here’s the proof”, Radley Balko, Washington Post, June 10, 2020.
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The upheaval of politics, the pandemic, and particularly the social unrest of the past few years has caused stress, anxiety, and depression. Why Are They So Angry? episodes examine these issues and more as well as the systemic racism underlying many of them. These topics are especially difficult to address, so finding ways to maintain mental health and balance is critical. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they talk about the importance of self-care for anti-racist and offer suggestions on how to do it. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Fighting Racial Injustice
“Self Care, anti-racism equity resources,” https://www.ymcamidtn.org/employees/self-care-anti-racism-resources?fbclid=IwAR0Sc6walhn-gxRIBpGpulYCteHlHIg9Ihc3_HFlR2qD3nb3oo8naotwF_s
“What Is Emotional Trauma? How Shifting Our Idea of Trauma Can Help Us Heal,” Elizabeth Yuko, Real Simple, August 31, 2021
https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/what-is-emotional-trauma?did=678024-20210921&utm_campaign=rs-daily-finds_newsletter&utm_source=realsimple.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=092121&cid=678024∣=67526816152
What Is Self-Care and Why Is It Critical for Your Health?
Top10.com
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Sunsets can be a beautiful sight and time of day, but from 1890 and even to the present, a sunset could mean violence and even death for Black/African Americans. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece as they tell the sordid history of sundown towns---all-white communities, neighborhoods, counties, and even states that exclude Blacks and other minorities through the use of discriminatory laws, harassment, and threats or violence. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
AP Road Trip: Racial tensions in America's 'sundown towns'
Loewen, James W. Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, The New Press, New York, 2018.
Loveland, Colorado Splinters Over Racist Sundown Town Past And Increasingly Diverse Future
Sundown Towns
Sundown Towns Are Still A Problem For Black Drivers
Sundown Towns by State - History and Social Justice
Sundown Towns in the News, Arts, etc. - History and Social Justice
'Sundown towns': Midwest confronts its complicated racial legacy
The Brutal Slaying of Carol Jenkins | by Katherine M.
The Great Banishment of 1923
Think Sundown Towns Are a Thing of the Past? Think Again | by Morgan Jerkins | GEN
What Sundown Towns Represent For Black Drivers Today
Who Killed Carol Jenkins?
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Engineer Marian Croak and ophthalmologist Patricia Bath are making history again as they become the first Black women inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 class. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, in honoring these women as they present a reprise of our episode on Black/African American inventors. The intersection of race and gender presents an interesting way to look at systemic racism in America, and the inventions, organizations, and movements impacted and made great by Black/African American women are a microcosm of the phenomenon. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“Annie Malone: First African American Millionairess,” https://freemaninstitute.com/poro.htm
“Annie Turnbo Malone,” Maria Quintana, Black Past, December 20, 2009.https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/annie-turnbo-malone-1869-1957/#:~:text=Walker.,ended%20in%20divorce%20as%20well.
Aaron Eugene Malone
“Racism and sexism in science haven’t disappeared,” Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, October 1, 2020,
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/racism-and-sexism-in-science-havent-disappeared/
“10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us,” Lindsey Weedston, Yes!, March 21, 2016 https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2016/03/21/10-black-women-innovators-and-the-awesome-things-they-brought-us/
“Systemic Racism in the Sciences Requires Structural Solutions,”
Andrea Korte, American Association for the Advancement of Science, October, 21, 2020 https://www.aaas.org/news/systemic-racism-sciences-requires-structural-solutions
“Who Was Annie Malone?,” Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader, April 24, 2018. https://chicagocrusader.com/who-was-annie-malone/
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Restaurant names and themes can be methods for upholding systemic racism or dismantling it. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they serve up a menu from American restaurant history describing restaurants that made no bones about using racial stereotypes and slurs as part of their names and themes and others that were central to the Civil Rights movement. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A look at claims of racial bias in U.S. restaurants
From high-end to Waffle House, why do some restaurants just feel racist?
Jim Crow Museum
Kwate, Naa Oyo A., Burgers in Blackface, University of Minnesota Press, 2019.
“Mammy’s Cupboard,” https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3344?fbclid=IwAR1sZduAnJwYzwMffFsNIQPOFfDAIjo8sfWSH6OBYOtza2JGua5P7KFZOx4
McElya, Micki , Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth Century America, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2007.
Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of 'Sambo's,' The 'Racist' Restaurant Chain America Once Loved
“Restaurant-ing through history,”https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/tag/racism/, June 28, 2020.
San Francisco's rowdy and racist chicken-themed restaurant: Topsy's Roost
The Beloved Georgia Restaurant That Turned Racial Stereotyping Into a Tourist Attraction
The Coon Chicken Inn: North Seattle's Beacon of Bigotry - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
The History of Coon Chicken Inn - Anti-black Imagery - Jim Crow Museum
The last remaining Sambo's finally erases its name
The Story about Aunt Jemima and the Illinois Aunt Jemima's Kitchen Restaurants
The Troubling History of Sambo’s Pancake House
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The phrase “Black/African American beaches” is not an oxymoron. For years, Black/African Americans have flocked to beaches and resorts built exclusively for them where they escaped the scourge of systemic racism and racial ostracism. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they take a deep dive into beaches past and present where Black/African Americans enjoy leisure and intellectual pursuits by the sea. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
BLACK HISTORY: The history of Freeman Beach
California moves to return Bruce's Beach seized from Black couple
Chicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey (1900- )
History — The Inn at Shearer Cottage
Idlewild: Michigan's “Black Eden"
Remembering Carr's Beach: The Most Popular African American Beach and Music Venue on the Chesapeake Bay
“Six historically black beaches to visit this summer,” Angela Dennis, February, 28, 2019. https://medium.com/@AngelaDennisWrites/six-historically-black-beaches-to-visit-this-summer-46045aa3e348
The Inkwell, Martha's Vineyard (1890s-)
The Inkwell, Santa Monica, California (1905-1964)
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Join Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, as they kick off Episode 1 of Why Are they So Angry? Learn the differences among and between the terms bias, prejudice, bigotry, and racism as an introduction to understanding how systemic racism permeates every institution in America. The terms discussed in the episode are taken from the book Institutional Racism: A Primer On Theory and Strategies for Social Change, Second Edition, by Shirley Better. Carol quotes Ijeoma Oluo, “When we acknowledge racism as part of a system, instead of being limited to our ability to win over racists, we can instead focus on how our actions interact with systemic racism.” If you want to expand your knowledge of systemic racism visit the website www.whyaretheysoangry.com or take the course, Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it.
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Although the lyrics of a famous folk song proclaim, “This land is your land, this land is my land; this land was made for you and me,” America’s great outdoors hasn’t always beckoned or been friendly to Black/African Americans. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, on an excursion to public and national parks to learn why these spaces weren’t originally intended for everyone’s enjoyment. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
'Black man in a white space': America's racist parks - New York Daily News
A Legacy of Racism in America's Parks
America's national parks face existential crisis over race
Finney, Carolyn, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors,The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill, 2014.
How can the National Park Services work to be anti-racist?
It’s time to own up to the racism and violence embedded in the names of parks and public lands
Moving Forward Initiative: The African American Experience in the Civilian Conservation Corps – The Corps Network
Outdoor Afro – Where Black People & Nature Meet
The Geography of Recreational Open Space: Influence of Neighborhood Racial Composition and Neighborhood Poverty
“The White Space”
Why America's National Parks Are So White
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When it comes to swimming, the old song “Meet Me in St. Louis” takes on a whole new meaning. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they expose details of one of America’s most deadly race riots in St. Louis all because a handful of children wanted to swim. Hear how the incident laid the foundation for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case intended to end segregation in public schools. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
Availability of Physical Activity–Related Facilities and Neighborhood Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: A National Study | AJPH | Vol. 96 Issue 9
Bankst, Taunya Lovel. “Still Drowning in Segregation: Limits of Law in Post-Civil Rights America,” 2014
'Black People Will Swim' Is Fighting a Racist Stereotype With Swim Lessons
Creating Safe Spaces for Black Children: The Dream and Legacy of Dr. King
The Geography of Recreational Open Space: Influence of Neighborhood Racial Composition and Neighborhood Poverty
McGhee, Heather. The Sum of Us: What Recism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, oneworldlit.com, 2021.
The Legacy of the St. Louis Municipal Pool Race Riots
The Longest Day | Feature | St. Louis | St. Louis News and Events
Wolcott, Victoria W. Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America
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What could be more fun than an outing at an amusement park or skating rink, a swim in a neighborhood pool or at the beach, a cookout at a beautiful city or National Park? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they take you on a roller coaster ride through the systemic racism of America’s leisure and recreation spaces to learn how it wasn’t all fun and games as Black/African Americans fought to desegregate the country’s leisure activities. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A Legacy of Racism in America's Parks
“A Summer of Change: The Civil Rights Story of Glen Echo Park,” U.S. National Park Service website.
https://www.nps.gov/glec/learn/historyculture/summer-of-change.htm?fbclid=IwAR1ZDZ3LF0uyItC63xPQMem_EQZ0bWf7TEcN_1l86NyH77ZtYBZhCJCh4Rw
And the Beat Goes On
Black Voices: With a rise in roller skating popularity, society must recognize its roots in Black history
Civil Rights Protesters Recount The Little-Told Story Of The Fight To Desegregate Glen Echo
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
How Black Roller Skaters Made The Rink A Place For Grownups
McGhee, Heather. The Sum of Us: What Recism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, oneworldlit.com, 2021.
Morris, Jill. Disney’s Influence on the Modern Theme Park and the Codification of Colorblind Racism in the American Amusement Industry, 2019
“Not Even a Trip to the Amusement Park Has Been Easy for African-Americans,” Victoria W. Wolcott, History News Network, May 25, 2018.
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169128?fbclid=IwAR1_Uo7rRB_7kCk82h6cD53uw7PLH_kRecfJM9whCqeFLvxbCA8S0xvSfFI
Racial Politics at Disney
Remembering the Summer of 1960 at Glen Echo | Boundary Stones: WETA's Washington DC History Blog
Wolcott, Victoria W., Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America
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America has its own versions of the Berlin Wall, in fact there are twenty-six existing, demolished, or planned segregation walls, fences, road barricades/closures, and buffer strips in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia built between white and Black/African American neighborhoods as late as the 1970’s. Known as segregation walls, these barricades were erected by cities, neighborhood developers, and the homeowners associations with the express purpose of keeping Black/African Americans out of exclusively white home sites. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they take you on a virtual driving tour of America’s segregation walls. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A Nation of Walls — Design Trust for Public Space
A Nation of Walls
A storm destroyed part of the 'segregation wall' in Arlington, Virginia
Atlanta's "Berlin Wall"
Chicago's Wall: Race, Segregation and the Chicago Housing Authority
Detroit segregation wall still stands, a stark reminder of racial divisions nbcnews.com
Detroiturbex.com - The 8 Mile Wall
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, Loewen, James, Touchstone, 2006
Members Only: Gated Communities and Residential Segregation in the Metropolitan United States
Perspective | Not far from the White House stands another wall, one that divided blacks from whites
PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS Proposed Community Stabilization Plan
StoryMap illuminates impacts of Miami's historic racial segregation
The Untold History of Liberty City's Segregation Walls
Walls are the foundation of civilization. But do they work?
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Spelling bees seem like innocent competitions where the idea of systemic racism should be foreign. But flashback to the year 1908, and Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, will tell about how the level playing field of the national spelling bee was unleveled by systemic racism and a Black/African American girl almost became the first national spelling bee winner years before Zaila Avant-garde’s historic 2021 win. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it atwww.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A Cleveland Bee Heard Round the World, by Jamie Stiehm
Before Zaila Avant-garde, these Black spellers made headlines | The 19th
Behind Zaila Avant-garde’s Win, a History of Struggle for Black Spellers
Cleveland girl's spelling victory created racial controversy, national headlines in 1908
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/05/cleveland_was_center_of_spelli.html?fbclid=IwAR3jjjsdqWotTTT9_HTTmM9kMFpXxP7--WoNyvDHaohKMC1Fk1Yu9zTZuY8
Marie C. Bolden wins 1908 Spelling Bee in Cleveland OH
ohiohistory.org / The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 / Cleveland Journal
P-R-E-J-U-D-I-C-E and S-C-A-N-D-A-L at the 1908 national spelling bee
Zaila Avant-garde Knows the Troubling History Behind Her Historic Spelling Bee Win
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It’s that time of year again, though postponed for the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Summer Olympic Games are back. Before heading out to Tokyo for the 2021 games though, listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, talk about protests and systemic racism that have been part of the games since their inception. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A Closer Look at the IOC's History of Racist Actions
A friendship that triumphed over racism: Luz Long, Jesse Owens and a lesson for humanity
Black Olympians Are Set Up to Fail
Doctor recalls battling racism to achieve Olympic dream of representing the U.S. in water polo
18 Times Politics Trumped Sport in Olympic Games' History Politics, Protests, & Bans
International Olympic Committee bans political statements by athletes at games
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Olympics Racism Started Way Before Sha'Carri Richardson
OPINION: Systemic racism continues to prevail in U.S. Olympics
Remembering a Forgotten Protest: Vince Matthews, Wayne Collett and the 1972 Munich Olympics
Resolution of the IOC Executive Board with regard to racism and inclusion - Olympic New
Second to None: The Legend and Legacy of Mack Robinson
Sports History Forgot About Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes, Two Black Olympians Who Never Got Their Shot
Today in sports history: Black Power salute at 1968 Summer Olympics
Why Black American Athletes Raised Their Fists at the 1968 Olympics
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This is a reprise of a popular Why Are They So Angry? episode. When it's election time, Dr. Carol Francois and her niece Kourtney Square want you to know systemic racism is on the ballot, too. In this episode, you’ll hear how voter suppression in the past was violent and murderous. Today, voters are still being intimidated and their rights trampled. Listen to hear what’s being done to keep voters out of the voting booth and how folks are fighting back. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“Are States Purging Or Cleaning Voter Registration Rolls?,” All things Considered, NPR,December 20, 2019.
“Black voters continue to face voter suppression 155 years after Juneteenth, PR Watch Editors, PR Watch, June 19, 2020.
League of Women Voters, https://www.lwv.org/
“19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots – and that’s why we’ve got laws regulating behavior at polling places,” Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, October 21, 2020 8.21am EDT Updated October 22, 2020 8.59am E
Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs
“The vote that failed,” S.J. Ackerman, The Smithsonian Magazine, November 1998.
“The voting rights act of 1965,”This Day in History, The History Channel, original Nov. 2009, Updated Aug. 25, 2020. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
“Timeline: Voter suppression in the US from the civil war to today,” Terrance Smith, ABC News, August 20, 2020.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . Enforcement Acts | PBS.
The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era | Smart News
The Colfax Massacre (1873) •
Apr. 1, 1807 | Ohio Prohibits Any Black Person from Testifying Against a White Person
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Most BlackAfrican Americans are familiar with the statement, “people died for your right to vote,” yet they don’t really know how true the words are. This year’s rapt attention on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has awakened America to its sordid past, but there are hundreds of well-documented massacres of Black/African Americans throughout this nation’s history. In this fourth and final part in their series Massacres Denied, Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, relate stories of massacres committed because people simply tried to exercise their right to vote. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“A Very Abbreviated History of the Destruction of Black Neighborhoods,” Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire, May 30, 2020, https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a32719786/george-floyd-protests-riots-black-comminity-destruction-history/?fbclid=IwAR07n6A4UKPIlh-K2MTkNr1pB6blIe3aMNBwt0uew_MDrVRV2bLVHyMt-ss
“Burned from the land: How 60 years of racial violence shaped America,” Channon Hodge, Breeanna Hare, Tami Luhby, Elias Goodstein, Priya Krishnakumar, Nadia Lancy, Toby Lyles, Amy Roberts and Clint Alwahab, CNN, May 30, 2021.
Camilla, GA: Political Rally and Massacre — BLACK and Education
Civil Unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868, Letters, Affidavits, Reports., Proceedings, Newspaper Clippings, http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/camilla/toc.php
Fourteen states have enacted 22 new laws making it harder to vote
Texas Senate Passes One of the Nation’s Strictest Voting Bills
Voting Laws Roundup: May 2021
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Violence against workers seeking better pay, working conditions, or the right to unionize is well-documented throughout American history. What isn’t documented as well, are the many instances when Black/African Americans were massacred simply for attempting to unionize for fair working conditions and wages. This year’s rapt attention on the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 has awakened America to its sordid past, but there are hundreds of largely unknown instances of Black/African Americans being massacred, murdered, terrorized, and stripped of their property through racially motivated labor violence. Listen as Dr. Carol Francois and Kourtney Square tell those stories. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“A Very Abbreviated History of the Destruction of Black Neighborhoods,” Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire, May 30, 2020, https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a32719786/george-floyd-protests-riots-black-comminity-destruction-history/?fbclid=IwAR07n6A4UKPIlh-K2MTkNr1pB6blIe3aMNBwt0uew_MDrVRV2bLVHyMt-ss
“Burned from the land: How 60 years of racial violence shaped America,” Channon Hodge, Breeanna Hare, Tami Luhby, Elias Goodstein, Priya Krishnakumar, Nadia Lancy, Toby Lyles, Amy Roberts and Clint Alwahab, CNN, May 30, 2021.
Civil Rights Heritage Trail Induction Ceremony to Honor Elaine 12 - News
Massacres in US History | Zinn Education Project
Definition of Sharecropping
Elaine Massacre of 1919
ELAINE, ARKANSAS RIOT (1919), WESTON W. COOPER, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/elaine-arkansas-riot-1919/
Racial violence in America: 60 years of whitewashing
Sept. 30, 1919: Elaine Massacre
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Believe it or not, the Tulsa Race Massacre only scratches the surface. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square for Massacres Denied Part II: Cicero Siege to hear about the ongoing resistance to Black/African Americans buying homes and living in what were considered white enclave neighborhoods. Their four-part special series Massacres Denied exposes how Black/African Americans have been targets of domestic terrorism, racial purging, massacres, land theft, and exile intended to deny them equal housing, fair employment, and general protection to live, work, and thrive in America. This history, though, has gone unrecorded, untaught, and purposely purged from most history books. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
A New Documentary Explores Impact Of Go-Go Music On Gentrification Protests In D.C.
“A Very Abbreviated History of the Destruction of Black Neighborhoods,” Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire, May 30, 2020, https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a32719786/george-floyd-protests-riots-black-comminity-destruction-history/?fbclid=IwAR07n6A4UKPIlh-K2MTkNr1pB6blIe3aMNBwt0uew_MDrVRV2bLVHyMt-ss
“Burned from the land: How 60 years of racial violence shaped America,” Channon Hodge, Breeanna Hare, Tami Luhby, Elias Goodstein, Priya Krishnakumar, Nadia Lancy, Toby Lyles, Amy Roberts and Clint Alwahab, CNN, May 30, 2021.
Crimes without Punishment: White Neighbors' Resistance to Black Entry
Cicero Race Riots happen
Feb. 28, 1942 | White Mobs Riot Against Racial Integration in Detroit
“Get Out”: Black Families Harassed in Their Own Homes
July 11, 1951: Cicero Riot Over Housing Desegregation | Zinn Education Project
Massacres in US History | Zinn Education Project
Meyer, Stephen Grans, As Long as they Don’t Move Next Door: Segregation and Racial Conflict in American Neighborhoods, Rowman & Littlefield, 2000.
The Controversial History of Levittown, America's First Suburb
'They Don't Understand': Howard Neighbors Search For Solutions After Dog-Walking Uproar
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This year’s rapt attention on the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 has awakened America to its sordid past, but since 1863 up until the present, there are hundreds of well-documented instances of Black/African Americans being murdered, terrorized, and stripped of their property. That history, though, has gone unrecorded, untaught, and purposely purged from most history books. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they expose the racial purging, massacres, land theft, and exile of Black/African Americans that has rarely been discussed or redressed. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“A Very Abbreviated History of the Destruction of Black Neighborhoods,” Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire, May 30, 2020, https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a32719786/george-floyd-protests-riots-black-comminity-destruction-history/?fbclid=IwAR07n6A4UKPIlh-K2MTkNr1pB6blIe3aMNBwt0uew_MDrVRV2bLVHyMt-ss
Bills, E. R, The 1910 Slocum Massacre: an act of genocide in East Texas. The History Press, 2014.
“Burned from the land: How 60 years of racial violence shaped America,” Channon Hodge, Breeanna Hare, Tami Luhby, Elias Goodstein, Priya Krishnakumar, Nadia Lancy, Toby Lyles, Amy Roberts and Clint Alwahab, CNN, May 30, 2021.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/05/us/whitewashing-of-america-racism/?fbclid=IwAR1Wn5CTJDCNTAuRMAFGamO5IAV6k9_qjwFJ3KaDsjI-49wYVwXWqd-ZNxc,
July 29, 1910: Slocum Massacre in Texas
Massacres in US History | Zinn Education Project
Opinion | Tom Hanks: The Tulsa Race Massacre Is Every American's History
Texas marks racial slaughter more than a century later
Slocum massacre - Wikipedia
Texas marks racial slaughter more than a century later
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This week’s Why Are They So Angry? salutes the women of the U.S. Armed Forces who bravely served America since the Revolutionary War. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, share about the Black/African American sheroes past and present who heard the call and served their country despite systemic racism in the ranks including the women of the determined 6888th Battalion who took on the Army’s most dangerous enemy. Want more? take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find all episodes and social media atwww.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | US Army Center of Military History
“Historical Overview of Racism in the Military”, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488652.pdf
Military veterans say racism in the ranks often isn't camouflaged: "It hurt me dearly"
Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the US Military
Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won
These Black Female Heroes Made Sure US WWII Forces Got Their Mail
US troops battling racism report high barrier to justice
Women Warriors: The ongoing story of integrating and diversifying the American armed forces
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George Floyd’s death triggered an outpouring of reactions around the world ranging from outrage, fear, frustration, and militancy. How did you respond to the televised murder of George Floyd? That’s the question raised in the next episode of Why Are They So Angry? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they remember George Floyd on the anniversary of his death and memorialize him through remembrances and recollections of how lives have been impacted forever. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
After Chauvin Verdict, Black Police Officers Consider What Has Changed
After 2020’s BLM protests, real police reform proves a struggle
Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder, Hailed As A Hero : Live Updates: Trial Over George Floyd's Killing.
George Floyd: The personal cost of filming police brutality
“George Floyd: 10 things that have changed since his death,” https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53007952?fbclid=IwAR1DeVOKfR22VxoC7M5qKO64U9BQWHxMKAU4jDTPwFngw7ZNGm3gyBeHQHw
Throughout Trial Over George Floyd’s Death, Killings by Police Mount
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Horse racing has long been popular in America, but few people know how or why African/Americans dominated the sport in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Listen in as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, tell why Black/African Americans excelled in horse racing, how systemic racism caused them to be overshadowed, and learn about a jockey who attempted a daring escape from the Russian Revolution on the next episode of Why Are They So Angry?. Like what you hear? Please give us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1528399551 Your 5-star rating will help us promote more content like this.
Citations
Black jockeys and the Kentucky Derby: A history of race and racism
Cheryl White was first out of the gate
Eliza Carpenter, the Black Jockey Who Made Horse Racing History
How and Why Black Riders Were Driven from American Racetracks
Jimmy Winkfield (1882-1974) •
Jimmy Winkfield: the American jockey who escaped the Bolsheviks and Nazis | Horse Racing News
Moron Racehorse Owner Must Rename 'Jungle Bunny' Because It's Super Racist!
Racism in racing: What's changed - and what CAN we change?
The sad history of racism in American racing | Topics: Kentucky Derby, Saratoga
The story of Cheryl White, the first black female jockey in US horse racing history
Trainer banned for giving horse a racist name
What can be done to tackle racism and dwindling African-American participation in harness racing?
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Black/African Americans have close ties to Mexico that few people know about or understand. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to learn why Juneteenth is celebrated across the border, how an African prince led an uprising in Mexico and achieved freedom, and what Blaxit is all about on the next episode of Why Are They So Angry?. Like what you hear? Please give us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1528399551 Your 5-star rating will help us promote more content like this.
Citations
A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico
Being a Black American Expatriate: It's Complicated
Black Americans leave USA to escape racism, build lives abroad
Black Mexico and the War of Independence
‘Blaxit': Black Americans Talk About Living Abroad Amid US Racism, Unrest
Cinco de Mayo & Afro-Mexican History, 5 Things You May Not Know • EBONY
Gaspar Yanga (c. 1545- ?) •
Immigration: Mexico's Mascogos, descended from African-American slaves, weigh return to US
Leaving the US Will Never Be the Antidote to Racism
Narrative of Former Slave Felix Haywood, 1936
Port Of Entry Podcast: Black Expats Finding Refuge From Racism In Mexico
Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention
The journey of the Mascogos: from fleeing the US slave trade to their eventual return home
Why This Mexican Village Celebrates Juneteenth – Texas Monthly
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What do Denmark Vesey, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr. and William Barber have in common? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to find out how these people worked within the church forming the foundation of the fight for social justice in America. Learn how the Black/African American church from its earliest founding to its modern incarnation continues to see, say, and confront systemic racism. Like what you hear? Please give us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1528399551 Your 5-star rating will help us promote more content like this.
Citations
“Black religious leaders are up front and central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years,” The Conversation, June 17, 2020 https://theconversation.com/black-religious-leaders-are-up-front-and-central-in-us-protests-as-they-have-been-for-the-last-200-years-140136
Religious Liberals Sat Out of Politics for 40 Years. Now They Want in the Game,” Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times, June 10, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/us/politics/politics-religion-liberal-william-barber.html
“Young Black Christians see churches' social justice programs as failures, seek greater activism,” Danae King, The Columbus Dispatch, March 1, 2021
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/01/social-activism-not-prayer-young-black-christians-seek-church/4540077001/
“The Black Church,” American Experience, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/godinamerica-black-church/
“This Far by Faith,” Denmark Vesey, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/denmark_vesey.html
“Thugs and Terrorists Have Attacked Black Churches for Generations,” Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, June 18, 2015, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/thugs-and-terrorists-have-plagued-black-churches-for-generations/396212/
“Where Today’s Black Church Leaders Stand on Activism,” John Eligon, The New York Times, April 3, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/mlk-church-civil-rights.html
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What we watch on television and in the movies shapes our thinking and culture in general. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to hear about Oscar Micheaux, a pioneering Black/African American filmmaker from the early 20th Century. They’ll also share examples of systemic racism in the television and motion picture industry and the creative ways Black/African Americans are beating the Hollywood system. Please review us at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1528399551 Your 5-star rating will help us promote more content like this.
Citations
“2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes,” Jessica Wolf, UCLA Newsroom, February 6, 2020.
“Black representation in film and TV: The challenges and impact of increasing diversity,” Jonathan Dunn, Sheldon Lyn, Nony Onyeador, and Ammanuel Zegeye, Mckinsey and Company, March 11, 2021, https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/black-representation-in-film-and-tv-the-challenges-and-impact-of-increasing-diversity#
“How Activist Audiences Are Changing the TV Industry,” Annie Meyers, Shondaland,
MAR 18, 2021, https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a35856162/activist-audiences-changing-the-tv-industry/
“Oscar Micheauxe,” Black Past, March 3, 2007, https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/micheaux-oscar-1884-1951/
Yuen, Nancy Wang, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2017.
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Understanding American laws and its legal system requires a bright mind. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to hear about Black/African American women who excelled and overcame systemic racism in the legal profession as well as the story of one who helped bring down a Mob kingpin in the 1930’s. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry.
Citations
“Eunice Carter,” The Mob Museum, https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/eunice-carter/
Carter, Stephen L., Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
“Law Schools Have A Moral and Social Responsibility to End Systemic Racism ,” Francesco Arreaga, California Law Review, July 2020. https://www.californialawreview.org/law-schools-systemic-racism/
“Our Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism,” Berkley Law. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/our-role-in-dismantling-systemic-racism/
“The psychological obstacles to achieving diversity in the legal profession,” Charles P. Edwards, ABA Journal, October 1, 2020. https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/this-time-will-be-different-right
“The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’,” Sarah Weinman, The New York Times, Dec. 7, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/books/review/invisible-stepehn-carter-eunice-hunton-carter-biography.html
“Who Was Eunice Carter?,” Kate O'Brien-Nicholson, Fordham University Press, January 30, 2021. https://www.fordhampress.com/2021/01/30/who-was-eunice-hunton-carter/
“Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear ‘You Don’t Look Like a Lawyer’, Tsedale M. Melaku, Harvard Business Review, August 07,2019. https://hbr.org/2019/08/why-women-and-people-of-color-in-law-still-hear-you-dont-look-like-a-lawyer
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Women formed the backbone of the Civil Rights Movement but rarely get the recognition they deserve for their important contributions. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they shine the spotlight on women past and present who moved and are moving the social justice efforts to eradicate systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin,” Margot Adler, NPR, 2009. https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-there-was-claudette-colvin
“From Esmeralda Simmons to Laverne Cox, here are 19 of the most influential civil rights leaders of today,” Hristina Byrnes and John Harrington, 24/7 Wall Street, USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/06/07/19-of-the-most-influential-civil-rights-leaders-of-the-21st-century/111907158/
“Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork,” Astead W. Herndon, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/georgia-democrats-black-women.html
Interview With Kimberlé Crenshaw: Rising Against Racism, Supporting Black Female Leadership, And Building An Equitable World,” Marianne Schnall,
“March 2, 1955: Claudette Colvin Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat,” Zinn Education Project, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/claudette-colvin/
“The Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963,” Kim Gilmore, Biography, January 19, 2021. https://www.biography.com/news/black-history-birmingham-childrens-crusade-1963
“When Black Women Lead, We All Win: 10 Inspiring Leaders Show Us The Way,” Marianne Schnall, Forbes, August 17, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marianneschnall/2020/08/17/when-black-women-lead-we-all-win/?sh=5935dad84513
“Women in the Civil Rights Movement,” Civil Rights History Project, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/women-in-the-civil-rights-movement/
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Show Notes
Girl Scouts of the USA began as an all-white organization in Savannah, Ga., in 1912. But over time, the organization confronted systemic racism in its own ranks and became what Dr. Martin Luther King described as “a force for desegregation.” Listen as Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square trace the evolution of Girl Scouts and their connection to Maggie Lena Walker, a little known but powerful figure in economic, civic, and social change in America.
Citations
“Black History Month: Girl Scouts’ Legacy of Inclusivity,” gsblog, February 14, 2021. https://blog.girlscouts.org/2017/02/black-history-month-girl-scouts-legacy.html
“Black History Month: A Celebration of #BlackGirlMagic,” gsblog, February 2, 2021https://blog.girlscouts.org/2021/02/black-history-month-celebration-of.html
“Exposing Maggie Walker’s life one page at a time,” Jim Ducibella. September 17, 2013 William and Mary, https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2013/exposing-maggie-walkers-life,-one-page-at-a-time.php
“Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated,” Erin Blakemore, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
February 21, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/girl-scouting-was-once-segregated-180962208/
"Maggie Walker." Norwood, Arlisha, National Women's History Museum. 2017. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maggie-walker.
“The Girl Scouts used to segregate Black and White girls. Now they have their first Black CEO,” Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, August 19, 2020.https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/business/girl-scouts-first-black-ceo/index.html
“Walker, Maggie Lena, Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/walker-maggie-lena-1864-1934/
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The intersection of race and gender presents an interesting way to look at systemic racism in America, and the inventions, organizations, and movements impacted and made great by Black/African American women are a microcosm of the phenomenon. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, take a look at female scientists and inventors---their struggles and triumphs in spite of systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“Annie Malone: First African American Millionairess,” https://freemaninstitute.com/poro.htm
“Annie Turnbo Malone,” Maria Quintana, Black Past, December 20, 2009.https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/annie-turnbo-malone-1869-1957/#:~:text=Walker.,ended%20in%20divorce%20as%20well.
Aaron Eugene Malone
“Racism and sexism in science haven’t disappeared,” Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, October 1, 2020,
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/racism-and-sexism-in-science-havent-disappeared/
“10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us,” Lindsey Weedston, Yes!, March 21, 2016 https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2016/03/21/10-black-women-innovators-and-the-awesome-things-they-brought-us/
“Systemic Racism in the Sciences Requires Structural Solutions,”
Andrea Korte, American Association for the Advancement of Science, October, 21, 2020 https://www.aaas.org/news/systemic-racism-sciences-requires-structural-solutions
“Who Was Annie Malone?,” Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader, April 24, 2018. https://chicagocrusader.com/who-was-annie-malone/
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We'd like to think of sports as the great equalizer, as the one area of American life where a person regardless of race can enter the arena and find a level playing field, so to speak. Unfortunately, systemic racism is as deeply rooted in sports as it is in most other aspects of American society. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they peel back the systemic racism that permeates major league, college, and all levels of sports in America. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry
Citations
“A St. John’s fencing coach is fired after making racist remarks,” Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, June 13, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/sports/st-johns-fencing-coach-fired.html
American Tennis Association changed the face of tennis in the U.S.,” Steve Tignor, Tennis.com,December 5, 2016. https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/12/american-tennis-association-changed-face-tennis-us/62274/
“Athletes and activism: The long, defiant history of sports protests: From Ali to Althea Gibson and Bill Russell to LeBron, players have used their platform to spotlight injustice and chosen ceremonial moments to take a stand,” Steve Wulf, The Undefeated, January 30, 2019
https://theundefeated.com/features/athletes-and-activism-the-long-defiant-history-of-sports-protests/
“Black Lives Matter: Dealing with golf’s ugly history and contradictions,” Mark Wagner, Telegram and Gazette, July 18, 2020. https://www.telegram.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2020/07/18/as-i-see-it-dealing-with-golfs-ugly-history-and-contradictions/113730094/
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance, https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-commission-against-racism-and-intolerance
“Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: what sports have taught me about race in America,” Kareem Abdul-Jabba, The Guardian, August, 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/28/notes-from-an-ungrateful-athlete-why-race-and-sports-matter-in-america
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What is the origin story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and are they still relevant? Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, explore these questions and tell about the deadly but largely unknown Orangeburg massacre at South Carolina State University--one of the most violent incidents of the Civil Rights movement They’ll shine the spotlight on notable HBCU graduates and their contributions to America. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“50 years after 3 students died in SC civil rights protest, survivors still ask ‘Why?,’” Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, February 8, 2018.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article198943934.html
HipHughesHistory, https://www.youtube.com/c/hiphughes?fbclid=IwAR0paLpZpi9VZryLmYuJBVuGU8f2M67QtZr5EKvtGRqAqz8imWEkochGU3M
Hometown History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC12lU5ymIvSpgl8KntDQUQA?fbclid=IwAR1yprl8Ceth8gomkPTZ3dWqaGol4tufJ-AvbkyExkaaYP3AdScrGe0atvQ
“Orangeburg massacre,” Editors, History.com, May 18, 2020. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/orangeburg-massacre
“The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Are they are still relevant?,” William Spivey, Medium, August 17, 2020. https://medium.com/our-human-family/the-story-of-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-ed844edeeef
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Black/African love, marriage, and families have been under assault from the time enslaved people were brought to this country. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they explore how, in spite of this assault, Black/African Americans have forged unbreakable bonds for love to survive and thrive. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/
Citations
“After Slavery, Searching For Loved Ones In Wanted Ads,” Ari Shapiro and Maureen Pao, Code Switch, February 22,2017. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/22/516651689/after-slavery-searching-for-loved-ones-in-wanted-ads
Black and Married with Kids, https://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/
Black Marriage Day 2020: A Celebration of Love and Commitment, Jacksonville Free Press, March 24, 2020. https://jacksonvillefreepress.com/black-marriage-day-2020-a-celebration-of-love-and-commitment/
“Enslaved Couples Faced Wrenching Separations, or Even Choosing Family Over Freedom Loved ones could be sold away at any time,” Tera A. Hunter, History, Sept. 20, 2019. https://www.history.com/news/african-american-slavery-marriage-family-separation
“Jan. 30, 1884: Couple Reunited During Reconstruction,” TheZinn Project, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/couple-reunited-during-reconstruction
Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, http://informationwanted.org/research
“9 Black Wedding Traditions You Need to Know,” Ariana LaBarrie, Brides, October 8, 2020. https://www.brides.com/black-wedding-traditions-5076594
The African American Holiday Association (AAHA) http://www.africanamericanholidays.org/blackloveday.html
“2019 marked 400 years of ‘forbidden black love’ in America: How white society has hindered black relationships,” Dianne Stewart, The Washington Post, December 21, 2019.
“Wedded bliss foundation,” http://www.weddedblissinc.com/articles.html
“Why are so few Black women married in America?,” Dianne Stewart, Marketplace, Oct 6, 2020. https://www.marketplace.org/2020/10/06/why-are-so-few-black-women-married-in-america/
“Why Black Marriage Day?,” Beverly Willett, Huffpost, May 12, 2012.
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Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, explore the evolution of Black History Month. From its creation by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to the present, Black History Month has both its celebrants and detractors. Listen to hear about Black History Month classroom lessons gone wrong but why teaching Black History is relevant and needed. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/
Citations
“Black History is American history. We should teach it that way,” Satchel Harris, TNTP Blog, February 10, 2020
“How Black Lives Matter is changing what students learn during Black History Month,” Olivia B. Waxman, Time, February 6, 2020. https://time.com/5771045/black-history-month-evolution/
“That didn’t take long: Biden removes Trump’s ‘1776 Report’ on U.S. history from White House website,” Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post, January 22, 2021.
“The man behind Black History Month,” Sarah Pruitt, History, January 14, 2021https://www.history.com/news/the-man-behind-black-history-month
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The White House is one of most recognized buildings and symbols of American power and democracy. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they describe the scandal that erupted because of a White House dinner invitation and the “alternative facts” it produced. Learn the impact some Black/African American confidants, diplomats, and policymakers had on the executive branch of government as they interacted with the chief resident of that storied building. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/
Citations
Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation, Deborah Davis, Atria Books, 2013.
“Presidents behaving badly,” Why Are They So Angry? podcast, https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/presidents-behaving-badly/
The Black History of the White House, Clarence Lusane, The Open Media Series, 2011.
https://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152684575/teddy-roosevelts-shocking-dinner-with-washington
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/booker-t-washington-visits-the-white-house
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The White House is one of most recognized buildings and symbols of American power and democracy. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they illuminate the unsung men and women who built and worked in that fabled building. From the carpenters, brick layers, laborers, entertainers, and servants, all the way to the confidants, diplomats, and policymakers, Black/African Americans, in spite of systemic racism, have left their mark on “the people’s house” and on the nation’s culture and politics. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at podcast.whyaretheysoangry.com.
Citations
“Jackie Kennedy’s fairy-tale wedding was a nightmare for her African American dress designer,” Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, August 28, 2019.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/08/28/jackie-kennedys-fairy-tale-wedding-was-nightmare-her-african-american-dress-designer/
“Presidents behaving badly,” Why Are They So Angry? podcast, https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/presidents-behaving-badly/
The Black History of the White House, Clarence Lusane, The Open Media Series, 2011.
“The untold story of Ann Lowe, the Black designer behind Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress,” Allyssia Alleyne, CNN, December 23, 2020. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ann-lowe-jackie-kennedy-wedding-dress/index.html
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The FBI’s COINTELPRO targeted Black/African leaders and civil rights organizations for decades. Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, explore the dark side of the FBI efforts to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize" individuals or groups deemed subversive. They’ll examine aspects of the Martin Luther King, Jr. FBI files and how it was intended to undermine and destroy him and his movement. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
FBI #martinlutherking #mlk #whyaretheysoangry #COINTELPRO
Citations
1971, documentary produced and co-written by Johanna Hamilton https://www.1971film.com/
“Court overseeing national security surveillance finds FBI routinely doesn’t observe rules,” Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN, September 6, 2020.
“FBI tracked King's every move,” Jen Christensen, CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/31/mlk.fbi.conspiracy/
“Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),” The Stanford University Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/federal-bureau-investigation-fbi
“Findings on MLK Assassination,” National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-2e.html#hoover
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Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square as they ride into the West and share how Black/African Americans contributed to the country’s westward expansion. You’ll hear about Bass Reeves, perhaps the real Lone Ranger, and exploits of pioneers and settlers you’ve never heard of before. Want more---take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“Lawman legend Bass Reeves: the invincible man-hunter,” https://www.historynet.com/lawman-legend-bass-reeves-invincible-man-hunter.htm
The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, by Anna-Lisa Cox.
The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States, by William Loren Katz.
“The life and times of deputy U.S. marshall Bass Reeves,” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/33537/life-and-times-deputy-us-marshal-bass-reeves#:~:text=Over%20his%2032%2Dyear%20career,and%20was%20never%20shot%20himself.
“Was the real Lone Ranger a black man?,” https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man
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Americans have long looked to the First Amendment of the Constitution to protect their rights of freedom of speech, assembly, and to petition the government. Consequently, Washington D.C. has been the site of thousands of peaceful demonstrations and marches where Americans raised their voices in protest. On January 6, 2021, what cloaked itself as a peaceful demonstration devolved into an all-out attack on the government when pro-Trump rioters breached the U.S. Capitol Building and attempted, what some have called a coup d’etat. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square, as they tell about an actual coup on American soil and put the events of January 6 in context through the lens of systemic racism. Want more---take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
PBS Documentary: The March of the Bonus Army, https://youtu.be/mSC1lbfXfRQ
“The lost history of an American coup d’etat,” ADRIENNE LAFRANCE AND VANN R. NEWKIRK II, The Atlantic, AUGUST 12, 2017.
“Wilmington's Lie review: race, outrage and the roots of modern inequality,” Michael Henry Adams, The Guardian, Feb. 8, 2020.
“When white supremacists overthrew a government,” https://youtu.be/LVQomlXMeek, Vox
Wilmington's Lie : The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy, David Zucchino, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020
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Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, in their season wrap up when they share both their own and their listeners’ favorite books, episodes, and gift recommendations. Hear the name of the lucky winner of the drawing who will win complimentary access to the online course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it valued at $399. Then get the scoop on what’s planned for next season in 2021. Want more? Take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
BUSINESSES
adwoa beauty, https://www.adwoabeauty.com/
Enso Apothecary, https://ensoapothecary.com/
Christmas in Color, https://christmasincolor.com/
The Harlem Candle Co., harlemcandlecompany.com
Bitter Root, https://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Root-1-Family-Business/dp/1534312129
Amalgam Comics and Coffee, https://amalgamphilly.com/
McBride Sisters Winery, www.mcbridesisters.com
Browne Family Vineyards, www.brownefamilyvineyards.com
adwoabeauty #ensoapothecary #africanamericanexpressions #blackownedbusinesses #julianaddo #tamarajohnson #whyaretheysoangry #blackbusinesses #harlemcandlecompany #mcbridesisterswinery #brownefamilyvineyards #bitterroot #amalgamcomicsandcoffee
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Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they look at popular holidays through the lens of Black/African Americans and systemic racism. Learn about the joys and heartaches associated with Christmas, New Years Day, and other holidays and how Black/African Americans have interwoven their culture into them in spite of their sometimes supremacist roots. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“Celebrating Thanksgiving as a person of color is complicated,” Jessica Tholmer, Hello Giggles, Nov. 28, 2019.
“Coard: The real watch night,” Michael Coard, The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec. 30, 2017.
“Should black people celebrate Thanksgiving?, Vann K. Newkirk and Keymone Freeman, Ebony Nov. 23, 2015.
“The slaves dread New Year's Day the worst': the grim history of January 1”, Olivia B. Waxman, Time , Dec. 27, 2019.
The Journal of Roots Music website, https://www.nodepression.com/a-slaves-christmas-from-big-times-to-heartbreak-day/
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Black/African Americans and Native Americans have co-existed as friend and foe, free and slave, and most recently defender and defendant. Join Dr. Carol Francois and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reveal the curious and sometimes unexpected relationship between Black/African Americans and Native Americans and how that relationship has been shaped by America’s systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
nativeamericans #seminoles #blackseminoles #thanksgiving #gullahwars #cherokee #creeknation #fivenations
Citations
“A Boiling Pot of Animosity or an Alliance of Kindred Spirits? Exploring Connections Between Native Americans and African Americans,” Hilary N. Weaver State University of New York, Buffalo, 2008.
“A mixed-race woman’s long quest to prove her Native American ancestry,” Neeley Tucker, The Washington Post, Jan. 4, 2019.
Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage, William Loren Katz, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012.
“Court: Cherokee Freedmen have right to tribal citizenship”, Sean Murphy, AP, August, 31, 2017.
“5 Things to Know about Blacks and Native Americans,” #teamEbony, Ebony, November 20, 2012. “How Native Americans adopted slavery from white settlers”,” Alaina E. Roberts, Aljazeera, Dec. 27, 2018.
“Indivisible, African-Native American lives in America,” https://americanindian.si.edu/exhibitions/indivisible/index.html
Seminole Nation Museum, https://www.seminolenationmuseum.org/blog/archive/m.blog/42/seminole-freedman#:~:text=In%201838%2C%20the%20vanguard%20of,500%20black%20rebels%20had%20emigrated.
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For decades, land theft and underhanded legal maneuverings have been used to divest Black/African Americans of valuable beachfront property. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they peel back the systemic racism underlying the pernicious land appropriation schemes that have contributed to the Black/African American wealth gap in this country. Want more? Take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA
brucesbeach #manhattanbeach #heirsproperty #thehamptons #sagharbor #hiltonhead #landtheft
Citations
Bruce’s Beach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%27s_Beach
Historically black beach enclaves are fighting to save their history and identity,” Troy McMullen, The Washington Post, July 27, 2017,
“How to close heirs property loopholes,” Lizzie Presser, Pro Puclica, July 15, 2019.
“Land taken from blacks through trickery, violence, and murder Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay,” The Associated Press, Published 10:00 pm PST, Saturday, December 1, 2001
https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Land-taken-from-blacks-through-trickery-violence-1073410.php
“The heart of Sapelo,” Chris Dixon, Garden & Gun, June/July 2015.
https://gardenandgun.com/feature/the-heart-of-sapelo/
The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.
When They Steal Your Land They Steal your Future
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-02-mn-10514-story.html
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Happy Veterans Day! Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square salute the U.S. Armed Forces with a special edition honoring the brave women and men who serve. Listen to the thrilling story of Sergeant Edward A. Carter's true heroism; learn the history of the World War II Double V campaign; and hear the solution to the mystery of why Black/African Americans were denied the highest military award, The Medal of Honor, during WWII.
Citations
California State Military History and Museums Program, www.militarymuseum.org
“The double v campaign (1942-1945,” Euell A. Nielsen, BlackPast, July 1, 2020.
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At one time 15 percent of farmers in the United States were Black/African American. Today, that number has shrunken to less than two percent. Dr. Carol Francois and her niece Kourtney Square explain how land swindles, terror, massacres, lynchings, and sly legal maneuvering has robbed Black/African Americans of millions of acres of land. Look for us everywhere a this link https://linktr.ee/WATSA
antiracism#diversity #whyaretheysoangry #brucesbeach #landtheft #farmers #blackfarmers #partitioning #USDA
Citations
A Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms, United States Department of Agriculture, 1998.
“Five ways to help black farmers,” Ruben Casteneda, U.S. News and World Report, Oct. 5, 2020.
“Land taken from blacks through trickery, violence, and murder Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay,” The Associated Press, Published 10:00 pm PST, Saturday, December 1, 2001
https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Land-taken-from-blacks-through-trickery-violence-1073410.php
“The heart of Sapelo,” Chris Dixon, Garden & Gun, June/July 2015.
https://gardenandgun.com/feature/the-heart-of-sapelo/
The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.
“When They Steal Your Land They Steal your Future”
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-02-mn-10514-story.html
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When it's election time, Dr. Carol Francois and her niece Kourtney Square want you to know systemic racism is on the ballot, too. In this episode, you’ll hear how voter suppression in the past was violent and murderous. Today, voters are still being intimidated and their rights trampled. Listen to hear what’s being done to keep voters out of the voting booth and how folks are fighting back. Look for us everywhere a this link https://linktr.ee/WATSA
election2020 #politics #antiracism #votersuppression #diversity #bidenharris #whyaretheysoangry #blackvotesmatter #resist #democracy
Citations
“Are States Purging Or Cleaning Voter Registration Rolls?,” All things Considered, NPR,December 20, 2019.
“Black voters continue to face voter suppression 155 years after Juneteenth, PR Watch Editors, PR Watch, June 19, 2020.
League of Women Voters, https://www.lwv.org/
“19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots – and that’s why we’ve got laws regulating behavior at polling places,” Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, October 21, 2020 8.21am EDT Updated October 22, 2020 8.59am E
Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs
“The vote that failed,” S.J. Ackerman, The Smithsonian Magazine, November 1998.
“The voting rights act of 1965,”This Day in History, The History Channel, original Nov. 2009, Updated Aug. 25, 2020. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
“Timeline: Voter suppression in the US from the civil war to today,” Terrance Smith, ABC News, August 20, 2020.
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Dr. Carol François and Kourtney are at it again uncovering the unsavory history of systemic racism in America’s healthcare system. Human medical experimentation and the United States are two terms rarely uttered in the same sentence, but the duo traces some of the more unnerving instances of experiments done on unsuspecting victims down through the years in American medical and scientific settings. From grave robbing to secret tests, you’ll hear how Black/African Americans were exploited in government sanctioned human experimentation. Learn more about what the aunt and her niece are up to at this link https://linktr.ee/WATSA.
medicalexperimentation #blacklivesmatter #secretscience #graverobbing #antiracism #inclusion #clinicalstudies
Citations
“In an effort to increase black participation in clinical trials, white institutions are finally ready to shoulder burden of becoming more ‘trustworthy’,” David Love, Atlantic Black Star, May, 7, 2016.
“Interview with Wilbert Smith, author of hole in the head, the story of Vertus Hardiman,” Uchenna Edeh. July 26, 2015 https://kentakepage.com/interview-with-wilbert-smith-author-of-hole-in-the-head-the-story-of-vertus-hardiman/2019.
“The use of blacks for medical experimentation and demonstration in the 0ld south,” Savitt, Todd L., The Journal of Southern History, vol. 48, no. 3, 1982, pp. 331–348. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2207450. Accessed 6 Oct. 2020.
“Troubling History In Medical Research Still Fresh For Black Americans,” Rob Stein, Shots - Health News, NPR, Oct. 25, 2017.
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Was it a riot or a massacre? Colfax, Louisiana was the scene of a bloody, Reconstruction era incident aimed at suppressing Black/African American votes. Today, some call it a riot, others a massacre. Join Dr. Carol and her indefatigable niece Kourtney as they ferret out the truth while illuminating how voter suppression is part and parcel of systemic racism in America. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it atwww.whyaretheysoangry.comand find us anywhereathttps://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“Black voters continue to face voter suppression 155 years after Juneteenth," PR Watch Editors, PR Watch, June 19, 2020.
Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs
“The voting rights act of 1965,” This Day in History, The History Channel, original Nov. 2009, Updated Aug. 25, 2020. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
“Timeline: voter suppression in the US from the civil war to today,” Terrance Smith, ABC News, August 20, 2020.
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It’s election time, so Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square decided to jump in with a special episode looking at systemic racism in the American presidency. The highest office of the land should be one of objectivity and fairness, since whoever holds the title of president represents all Americans. Down through history, however, some U.S. presidents have not governed on behalf of all the citizenry. François and Square highlight some of the more egregious examples of systemic racism straight from the Oval Office. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it atwww.whyaretheysoangry.comand find us anywhere athttps://linktr.ee/WATSA
Citations
“A history of racism is woven into the US presidency,” Russell Contreras, Associated Press, July 30, 2019. https://apnews.com/article/b0fe304f1fad44e19e5ff4490ad1110c
“How the GI Bill was denied to a million black WWII veterans,” Erin Blakemore, The History Channel, Updated Sept. 30, 2019.
“Joe Biden calls Trump the country’s ‘first’ racist president,” Will Wiessert, Associated Press, July 22, 2020.
Lincoln & Race: The Great Emancipator didn't advocate racial equality. But was he a racist?, Stacy Pratt McDermott, NPR Illinois Morning Edition, FEB 1, 2004.
“Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards black Americans,” The Conversation, August, 26, 2020.
“The 11 Most Racist U.S. Presidents,” Ibram X. Kendi, Huffpost,05/27/2016 Updated May 28, 2017
“Trump condemns ‘all White supremacists’ after refusing to do so at presidential debate,” Paul LeBlanc, CNN, Oct. 1, 2020.
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century, Ira Katznelson, W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint Edition, August 17, 2006.
blacklivesmatter #racism #antiracism #justice #racisminamerica #endracism #diversity #inclusion #whyaretheysoangry #president #scandal #whitesupremacy #rutherfordbhayes #americanpolitics
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They’re at it again! In this episode, Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square take off the surgical mask to examine systemic racism in healthcare. Medical experimentation and poor healthcare have long plagued the Black/African American community. Learn why this is so and hear Elaine Riddick’s harrowing experience when she endured an unwanted medical procedure. Want to know more? Go to www.whyaretheysoangry.com for information on systemic racism in America, read the blogs, or take the course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it.
Citations
“Bad medicine: the harm that comes from racism,” Austin, Frakt, The New York Times, January 13, 2020.
Black Mental Health Alliance, https://blackmentalhealth.com/
"Justice for sterilization victims foundation, NC," https://ncadmin.nc.gov/about-doa/special-programs/welcome-office-justice-sterilization-victims
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, by Harriet A. Washington, Harlem Moon, 2006.
National Medical Association, https://www.nmanet.org/default.aspx
“Physicians and implicit bias: how doctors may unwittingly perpetuate health care disparities,” Elizabeth N. Chapman, MD, Anna Kaatz, MA, MPH, PhD, and Molly Carnes, MD, MS.
“Racism in health care isn’t always obvious,” Joseph V. Sakran, Ebony Jade Hilton, Chethan Sathya, Scientific American, July 9, 2020.
“Sterilized by north carolina, she felt raped once more,” David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 25, 2012.
“Woman fights for compensation for forced sterilization,” Associated Press, Aug. 15, 2011.
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Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square are at it again taking a deep dive into explaining systemic racism. Episode 6 is the final part of the Criminal Justice Trilogy, delving into exploitative prison conditions, convict labor, and post-incarceration issues. Hear the dark history of Texas’ infamous Jester Prison and get tips for confronting systemic racism within your sphere of influence. Warning: this episode contains violent content and is not suitable for young children. Learn more about this team and their work to see, say, and confront systemic racism at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.
Citations
Equal Justice Initiative, https://eji.org/
“How race impacts who is detained pretrial,” Wendy Sawyer, October 9, 2019,
Prison Policy Initiative, October 9, 2019. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/
“If prison workers are essential, we should treat them like it: Prison labor in the U.S.,” Part I, Corporate Accountability Lab, August 5, 2020. https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/if-prison-workers-are-essential-we-should-treat-them-like-it-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-i
“Private Companies producing with U.S. prison labor in 2020: Prison labor in the U.S., Part II,” Corporate Accountability Lab, August 5, 2020.
https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii,
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, byDouglas A. Blackmon
The Sentencing Project, https://www.sentencingproject.org/
https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/jul/10
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Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square are at it again taking a deep dive into explaining systemic racism. Episode 5 is part two of their “Criminal Justice Trilogy”, delving into how justice becomes injustice in America’s courts. They look at the role of jurors, prosecutors, and judges in upholding systemic racism and examine how sentencing and wrongful convictions disproportionately penalize Black/African Americans. You’ll hear about the gruesome murder of teacher David Wyatt at the hands of a white mob as well as the tragic story of Lena Baker. Finally, the duo brings the topic into focus by showing the relationship of the past to present-day prison conditions and practices. WARNING, this episode contains graphic violence and is not suitable for children. Learn more about this team and their work to see, say, and confront systemic racism at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.
Citations
“Ga. Woman Pardoned 60 Years After Her Execution,” Heard on All Things Considered, NPR, August 26, 2005.
“In Honor of Lena Baker (Posthumously),” United States Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Congressional Record Statement, https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/congressional-record-statements/in-honor-of-lena-baker-posthumously?fbclid=IwAR1oyJNo9_U6qU0d4tuSNQe4WtlCBPpqBFpCOE4m7uIkfyRoVwyPLLCXQNc
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Douglas A. Blackmon.
“There’s Overwhelming evidence that the criminal justice system is racist. Here’s the proof”, Radley Balko, Washington Post, June 10, 2020.
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Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, for Episode 4 of Why Are they So Angry? This episode, the first in a three-part series about systemic racism in America’s criminal justice system, examines the phenomenon in policing. Citing the extensive research from Radley Balko’s compendium of studies about systemic racism in the criminal justice system and harrowing encounters with police brutality as detailed in the Algiers Motel incident, the pair trace the long history of policing and over policing starting as far back as America’s Colonial times. The episode ends with recommendations for how listeners can confront systemic racism in their personal spheres of influence. Learn more about this dynamic team at the website www.whyaretheysoangry.com or follow them on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Citations:
Campaign Zero, https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
“Eight Can’t Wait Project”, https://8cantwait.org/
“Slave patrols: an early form of American policing, Chelsea Hansen, July 10, 2019, National Law Enforcement Museum, https://lawenforcementmuseum.org/2019/07/10/slave-patrols-an-early-form-of-american-policing/
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, Douglas A. Blackmon, Doubleday, 2008.
Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas, Sally Hadden, Harvard University Press, 2003.
“There’s Overwhelming evidence that the criminal justice system is racist. Here’s the proof”, Radley Balko, Washington Post, June 10, 2020.
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Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, for Episode 3 of Why Are they So Angry?, a look at systemic racism in education. Educating the general populace is a cornerstone of American society providing the foundation for an informed and knowledgeable electorate. For over 400 years, however, Black/African Americans have endured poor, inadequate, and substandard education. In this episode, you’ll hear about the heroic battle Dr. George McLaurin waged to integrate Oklahoma University and how that battle ended. You’ll also hear how some of the same inadequacies in public education from the Jim Crow era are still in various forms of existence in education today and how those inadequacies impede upward mobility for Black/African Americans.
Partial Citations:
“A teenager didn’t do her online schoolwork so a judge sent her to juvenile detention,” by Jodi S. Cohen, Pro Publica Illinois, July 14, 2020.
ACLU “Cops and no counselors: how the lack of school mental health is harming students”, https://www.aclu.org/issues/juvenile-justice/school-prison-pipeline/cops-and-no-counselors.
Reese, L. (2007, January 19) George W. McLaurin (1887-1968). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mclaurin-george-w-1887-1968/.
“The education of Black children in the Jim Crow South”, Dr. Russell Brooker, Professor of Political Science America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Education of Blacks in the South: 1830-1938, James D. Anderson, The University of North Carolina Press, 1988.
The Education Trust, Jan. 9, 2020, “Inequities in Advanced Coursework”.
“School segregation is not a myth skeptics claim that concerns over racially divided schools are false alarms—but they’re missing the full picture,” Will Stancil, The Atlantic, March 2018.
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Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, for Episode 2 of Why Are they So Angry? This episode focuses on how de jure segregation promulgated in federal, state, and local laws unconstitutionally barred Black/African Americans from owning homes and land. Being able to live in safe, secure housing and buy property to create generational wealth encapsulates the “American Dream”. Historically, for many Black/African Americans that dream has been a nightmare. You will hear that the outcome of segregation resulted in land theft, deteriorating neighborhoods, and the current day wealth chasm between whites and Black/African Americans.The episode draws heavily on Richard Rothstein’s book The Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America along with several recent studies and news articles about racial inequity in housing and real estate.
Partial Citations:
”A Look at Housing Inequality and Racism in America,” By: Dina Williams, Forbes Magazine, June 3, 2020.
“Black homeowners face discrimination in appraisals,” By Debra Kamin, New York Times, Published Aug. 25, 2020, Updated Aug. 27, 2020.
“Black Homeownership: The Role of Temporal Changes and Residential Segregation at the End of the 20th Century”, By: Lance Freeman, Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 86, No. 2 (JUNE 2005), pp. 403-426.
“Defending the Home: Ossian Sweet and the Struggle Against Segregation in 1920s Detroit”, Victoria W. Wolcott, OAH Magazine of History, Vol. 7, No. 4, African-American History (Summer, 1993), pp. 23-27.
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, By: Richard Rothstein, Liveright Publishing Company, 2017.
“The Trial of Henry Sweet: Clarence Darrow confronts the issues of the day”, By: James W. McElhaney, ABA Journal, Vol. 78, No. 7 (JULY 1992), pp. 73-74.
“University launches investigation after a Black professor was asked by campus security to prove she lived in her own house,” By Alaa Elassar, CNN, Wed August 26, 2020.
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Join Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, as they kick off Episode 1 of Why Are they So Angry? Learn the differences among and between the terms bias, prejudice, bigotry, and racism as an introduction to understanding how systemic racism permeates every institution in America. The terms discussed in the episode are taken from the book Institutional Racism: A Primer On Theory and Strategies for Social Change, Second Edition, by Shirley Better. Carol quotes Ijeoma Oluo, “When we acknowledge racism as part of a system, instead of being limited to our ability to win over racists, we can instead focus on how our actions interact with systemic racism.” If you want to expand your knowledge of systemic racism visit the website www.whyaretheysoangry.com or take the course, Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it.
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Welcome to Why Are They So Angry? Join Carol Francois and Kourtney Square as they take you through the looking glass to learn American history as you never learned it before. They'll help you understand why, when, and how the seeds of anger in the Black/African American community were sown so you can finally answer the question: why are they so angry? And once you know the answer, you’ll be empowered to clearly see systemic racism, say what it is, and confront it head on.
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