 |
Black America PodcastAuthor: Black America Podcast
Black America Podcast (BAP) centers Blackness in American news. Host, Rielle Jones, interviews unique primary sources providing nuance to riveting issues. BAP is created by the Black America Summit team, a female and minority operated 501(c)3 nonprofit supported by the Arts Business Collaborative. For more information about BAP & the Black America Summit, visit BlackAmericaSummit.com. Follow us on instagram @BlackAmericaPodcast and on twitter @BAPPodcast. Language: en Genres: News, News Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
Listen Now...
Dark Money & the Black Vote
Episode 3
Tuesday, 1 June, 2021
Have you ever thought about the role of Dark money in our election system? In an unexpected turn in the Combating Voter Suppression series. Rielle speaks with BBC and NYT bestselling investigative journalist Greg Palast about the impact of dark and grey money and Black voter rights. Listen now. Find out more about us on www.BlackAmericaSummit.com. Episode Bibliography: Farley, Robert. “A Misleading Dark Money Attack on Ossoff.” FactCheck.Org, 1 Dec. 2020, https://www.factcheck.org/2020/12/a-misleading-dark-money-attack-on-ossoff/. Major, D. (2021, March 29). Delta internal statement leaked showing praise for Georgia election restrictions bill. Black Enterprise. https://www.blackenterprise.com/delta-internal-statement-leaked-showing-praise-for-georgia-election-restrictions-bill/ Mayer, Jane. “Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century.” The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-century. ---. “Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century.” The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-century. Niesse, Mark. “Precinct Closures Harm Voter Turnout in Georgia, AJC Analysis Finds.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 16 Dec. 2019, https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/precinct-closures-harm-voter-turnout-georgia-ajc-analysis-finds/11sVcLyQCHuQRC8qtZ6lYP/. OpenSecrets. “Dark Money Basics.” OpenSecrets, https://www.opensecrets.org/dark-money/basics. Accessed 12 May 2021. Salzer, James. “Georgia Senate GOP Passes Bill to Get More Money from Big Political Donors.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 26 Feb. 2021, https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-leaders-push-bill-to-get-more-money-from-big-political-donors/D3YV4C3NZNCEPG6TJ5PCABGPH4/. Schouten, Fredreka, and Kelly Mena. “Putting ‘Cologne on Jim Crow’: Georgia GOP Lawmakers Drive toward New Voting Restrictions.” CNN, 21 Mar. 2021, https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/21/politics/georgia-republican-voting-restrictions/index.html. ---. “Putting ‘Cologne on Jim Crow’: Georgia GOP Lawmakers Drive toward New Voting Restrictions.” CNN, 21 Mar. 2021, https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/21/politics/georgia-republican-voting-restrictions/index.html. Smith, Allan, and Frank Thorp V. “McConnell Warns Corporate America to ‘stay out of Politics’ — but Says Donations Are OK.” NBC News, 6 Apr. 2021, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-warns-corporate-america-stay-out-politics-says-donations-are-n1263173. reporter, Guardian staff. “Georgia Is Updating Jim Crow. Now, He’s Dr James Crow.” The Guardian, 12 Apr. 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/12/georgia-voting-jim-crow-laws-dr-james-crow.
