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The episode explores pivotal historical moments and their impact on modern struggles for equality and power.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into the pivotal moments that shaped our world—from the blackouts and segregation of the 1940s and post-war era, to the political earthquakes of Maynard Jackson’s and Coleman Young’s mayoral elections in Atlanta and Detroit. We compare the struggles for equality faced by figures like Reverend Jesse Jackson with the modern-day battles for DEI, ultimately asking: Is the core struggle still simply the fight for power and against "anti-blackness" in a sys...

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Host: Shelley Stewart

Topics covered

• pivotal moments
• equality struggles
• political elections
• DEI
• anti-blackness

Keywords

• blackouts
• segregation
• political earthquakes
• equality
• DEI
• anti-blackness

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