UNtrending Rundown- Wins & Warnings

About this episode

Dr. David J. Johns discusses underreported news stories affecting communities, focusing on economic and civil rights issues.

The news cycle will not save you. This month, Dr. David J. Johns breaks down the stories that slid quietly past the headlines while our communities’ futures were being decided. We open with a win—the Global Black Economic Forum sued the state of Texas for stripping HUB certifications from 15,000 minority- and women-owned businesses, and on April 13th, a Travis County judge said: not so fast. Then we get to work: voting rights under coordinated assault, the weaponization of an 1866 civil rights law against Black scholarship programs, the true cost of Liberation Day’s tariffs on working families, a 100% pharmaceutical tariff arriving September 29th, and the faith-rooted organizing happening right now across 10 cities that nobody’s covering. Class is in session. Pull up. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teach-the-babies-w-dr-david-j-johns--6173854/support .

People in this episode

Host: Dr. David J. Johns

Topics covered

• voting rights
• economic justice
• civil rights
• community organizing
• business equity

Keywords

• voting rights
• economic forum
• civil rights law
• pharmaceutical tariff
• community organizing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Black Economic Forum, HUB

Places: Texas, Travis County

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