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Let's ReviewA podcast focused current events, pop culture, id Author: Let's Review
A podcast focused current events, pop culture, identity, and the tricky art of navigating life. Your hosts are Jenn White and Kim Springer. Kim is a recovering academic and a lapsed activist. Once she gets over this latest bout of bourgeois rage, shell probably do something bold beyond wearing sassy t-shirts. Stay tuned! Jenn is a public radio host and full time dog mom. She cooks a lot, boxes out her bourgeois rage on a heavy bag, and plans to eventually finish a couple of kids books and a screenplay or two. Language: en Genres: Personal Journals, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Let’s Review #5 — A closer look at the words we use when discussing race and racism
Thursday, 25 June, 2015
We talked with Al Young, associate professor of sociology and African/Afro-American studies at the University of Michigan, about the words we use to talk about race and current events. Here are some of the words we talked about: Is what happened in Baltimore a “riot” or an “uprising?” “Black-on-black crime” as statistically correct, but no more so than other intra-group crime. What are the assumptions behind saying, an “unarmed black man” Were the recent murders in Charleston, South Carolina a “hate crime” or a “terrorist attack?” yHjuyu5gy9u7ETzyxjKo
