# african american (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover african american. Page: Feed: --- ## [Alix Chapman - Department of African American Studies, Emory University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/alix-chapman-department-of-african) _2026-08-21 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 304 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212160131/4570faa0f250fbb8516f6f25bb9fbf7b.mp3) ## [Jonathan Howard - Departments of English and Black Studies, Yale University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/jonathan-howard-departments-of-english) _2026-08-19 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 303 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211891913/9f4bb56fcb3b0f0c65627f6cdeae4afb.mp3) ## [Meredith Gadsby - Department of Africana Studies, Oberlin College](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/meredith-gadsby-department-of-africana) _2026-08-17 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 302 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211582835/d5eb144114a6346b8db00775075b337e.mp3) ## [Errol Henderson - Independent Scholar](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/errol-henderson-independent-scholar) _2026-08-14 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 301 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211051441/7b694368f03a12d8ba5e4b8e43865276.mp3) ## [Us & Them: What We Hide — Examining The Collateral Damage Of Addiction](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_72bb8ae4-b48d-480e-8fa5-9eaf7038799a&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-08-13 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Us & Them: What We Hide — Examining The Collateral Damage Of Addiction [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/72bb8ae4-b48d-480e-8fa5-9eaf7038799a/UsandThem_269_What_We_Hide-16_LUFFs-08.13.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Ashley Newby and John E. Drabinski - Department of African American and Africana Studies, University of Maryland](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/ashley-newby-and-john-e-drabinski-ede) _2026-08-12 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 300 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210746348/b3869747fa340b41ab7d45e014becc96.mp3) ## [Wendy M. Thompson - Department of African American Studies, San Jose State University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/wendy-m-thompson-department-of-african) _2026-08-10 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 299 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210599939/2eb4480bfd67ef94f7c0d51c13574205.mp3) ## [Zandria F. Robinson - Department of Black Studies, Georgetown University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/zandria-f-robinson-department-of) _2026-08-07 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 298 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210241328/b180e8cb5b0008b39f63224196358a75.mp3) ## [Cisco Bradley - Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies, Pratt Institute](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/cisco-bradley-department-of-social) _2026-08-05 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 297 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209778171/11c5138c49caf072ef3de58dc9d69752.mp3) ## [Courtney Patterson-Faye - Department of Sociology, Wesleyan University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/courtney-patterson-faye-department) _2026-08-03 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 296 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209408477/9db903fd7def955a7a30fb690a8fab4e.mp3) ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/H1u7QOauEODf) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Nikki L. Brown - Departments of History and of African American and Africana Studies, University of Kentucky](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/nikki-l-brown-departments-of-history) _2026-07-31 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 295 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209266980/6770366b84a18d4f4cdf867eaa69153f.mp3) ## [Karen Kossie-Chernyshev - Department of History, Texas Southern University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/karen-kossie-chernyshev-department) _2026-07-29 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 294 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208986888/2b7d9bb0bd0bc903bb3a945e2e9671ba.mp3) ## [Leigh Raiford - Department of African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/leigh-raiford-department-of-african) _2026-07-27 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 293 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208686186/5f48efa70cb05cf39ea7dd4e72ac63ad.mp3) ## [Mark Campbell - Department of Arts, Culture, and Media, University of Toronto, Scarborough](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/mark-campbell-department-of-arts) _2026-07-24 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 292 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207718182/e38a1c01eaa21368fbc42fd0242f5e97.mp3) ## [Us & Them: Who Can Call Morgantown Home?](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_878bf49b-6f46-4fd1-9283-487fb6c1b2d3&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-07-23 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Housing is becoming less affordable for many people. As a result, more cities and towns grapple with growing homeless populations. Hundreds of cities across the nation now have laws that prohibit camping on public property to discourage encampments and illegal activity. On this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay moderates a community conversation in Morgantown about that city’s approach to… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/878bf49b-6f46-4fd1-9283-487fb6c1b2d3/UsandThem_268_Morgantown_Homelessness-16_LUFFs-07.23.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Nicosia Shakes - Department of History and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, University of California, Merced](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/nicosia-shakes-department-of-history) _2026-07-22 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 291 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207717622/fb83e3c3b3870326e4736108e019579d.mp3) ## [Nadia Alahmed - Department of Africana Studies, Dickinson College](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/nadia-alahmed-department-of-africana) _2026-07-20 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 290 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207717378/5d9f8306487eac0dc8443d09db430c14.mp3) ## [A.D. Carson - Department of Music, University of Virginia](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/ad-carson-department-of-music-university) _2026-07-17 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 289 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206757117/f07729badd7e036981dfa13a6a35d67b.mp3) ## [Ousmane Power-Greene - Department of History, Clark University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/ousmane-power-greene-department-of) _2026-07-15 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 288 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206764118/661f50ff422bcbee4c7ef35a1db75ba6.mp3) ## [Dylan Penningroth - Department of History, University of California, Berkeley](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/dylan-penningroth-department-of-history) _2026-07-13 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 287 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206756043/6fdb4919b219db3b81d485d71f642c2d.mp3) ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UvmH05KhqLir) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Jessica Millward - Departments of History and African American Studies, University of California, Irvine](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/jessica-millward-departments-of-history) _2026-07-10 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 286 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206443381/db84ca701372a6a899076aead399692d.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: The Dental Gap](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_f063fd36-6a76-4152-83d7-71b036cc68eb&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-07-09 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Many West Virginians have trouble with their teeth. In fact, there’s a big gap between the folks who can reliably access an affordable dentist and those who can’t. That’s no surprise when half the state’s counties have fewer than six dentists. National rankings consistently put West Virginia at or near the bottom in overall oral health care and a state report shows that by third grade, 56% of… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/f063fd36-6a76-4152-83d7-71b036cc68eb/UsandThem_267_Dental_Gap-Encore-16_LUFFs-07.09.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Karla FC Holloway - Departments of African American Studies and English, Duke University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/karla-fc-holloway-departments-of) _2026-07-08 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 285 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205964016/ac3d3929956603a161aeb4fd812854b0.mp3) ## [Kevin Holt - Department of Music, Stony Brook University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/kevin-holt-department-of-music-stony) _2026-07-06 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 284 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205505155/ad63b001289a7d3f8270826cf02fa0b0.mp3) ## [Semiquincentennial Blues](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/semiquincentennial-blues) _2026-07-04 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ For Gil Scott-Heron [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205010499/dfc4bd6f9d81d2ff7040ca2d3a4579d9.mp3) ## [Maurice J. Hobson - Department of Africana Studies, Georgia State University](https://blackstudiespodcast.substack.com/p/maurice-j-hobson-department-of-africana) _2026-07-03 · The Black Studies Podcast · The Black Studies Podcast_ Episode 283 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204039831/d8169d1dc3602d4d45e9650475223658.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Black West Virginians With Substance Use Disorder Face Unique Challenges](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_ac039cdc-9a85-4d07-a62c-b59abda1b0ab&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-06-25 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ This year, West Virginia lawmakers made significant changes to drug and alcohol treatment programs funded by Medicaid, which many people use. The new legislation ties Medicaid payments to patient outcomes rather than the number of patients served. The Mountain State has the nation's highest overdose rates, and overdose death rates among Black residents exceed those of any other group. In this… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/ac039cdc-9a85-4d07-a62c-b59abda1b0ab/UsandThem_266_Black_SUD-Encore-16_LUFFs-06.25.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Daniel Johnston — The Troubled Life And Artistic Genius Of West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame Inductee](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_fc58c625-39c3-4014-9ec3-79401390de1c&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-06-11 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Daniel Johnston, a visual artist and singer-songwriter from West Virginia made his mark in the indie music scene of the1980s. His raw and unpolished style earned him a label as an outsider artist, and a place in the state’s Music Hall of Fame. Johnston recorded his best-known songs on cassette in his parents’ basement in Hancock County. Songwriters saw past the lo-fi production values and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/fc58c625-39c3-4014-9ec3-79401390de1c/UsandThem_265_Daniel_Johnston-16_LUFFs-06.11.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Our Foster Care Crisis](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_47336ddd-732a-42b1-afeb-8e87cea27e09&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-05-28 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Hundreds of thousands of kids rely on America’s foster care system. West Virginia has the highest rate of foster care placements of any state - four times the national average. Foster care is most often needed because of parental substance use, mental health challenges, poverty and neglect. Six-thousand Mountain State kids are in foster care, but there’s a shortage of licensed foster homes and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/47336ddd-732a-42b1-afeb-8e87cea27e09/UsandThem_264_Foster_Care_Crisis-16_LUFFs-05.28.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Heroin — N'ganga Dimitri](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_5e2c9e68-b188-4364-b322-82f6736546dd&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-05-15 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Psychedelic drugs are getting attention from the Trump administration as treatment potentials for some mental health conditions. An executive order from President Trump fast tracks research and access to the drugs, which can carry health risks. On the latest episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay checks back on someone who’s been using an illegal psychedelic called ibogaine to help people kick… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/5e2c9e68-b188-4364-b322-82f6736546dd/UsandThem_263_Nganga_Dimitri-16_LUFFs-05.13.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Z8ikVLCd48tb) _2026-05-15 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [500-Year-Old Slave Revolt of 1526 Redefines Freedom as US Turns 250](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/500-year-old-slave-revolt-of-1526-bd8) _2026-05-13 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ Before 1776 or 1619, enslaved Africans seized freedom in 1526 on land that would become the United States. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197603943/b62fbc4480f1c4d7042bb4c8a4856b88.mp3) ## [African American Western Legends](https://wildwestdiversity.substack.com/p/african-american-western-legends) _2026-04-30 · Author Liz Lawless · Wild West Diversity_ 2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH SERIES [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195995554/6a3d61469c3f7e61db73201cf4dcdf9a.mp3) ## [Us & Them: The Good, The Bad, And The American Revolution](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_2453d3bb-9746-4625-a350-0f6b0808c89a&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-04-23 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence arrives at a moment when Americans are arguing not just about politics—but about our nation’s history. As President Donald Trump calls for the removal of what he labels “divisive” history from public institutions, a new documentary from Ken Burns revisits the American Revolution with all of its complexity, contradiction, and competing… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/2453d3bb-9746-4625-a350-0f6b0808c89a/UsandThem_262_American_Revolution_Marshall-16_LUFFs-04.22.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Housing Options Are Few & Far Between In Appalachia](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_7de980f4-a963-4e0f-aad2-5875b4d87738&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-04-09 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ For some Americans home ownership is a way to build wealth for future generations. But West Virginia presents the complexities and nuances of that reality. The Mountain State has the nation’s highest homeownership rate but the second lowest personal income rate. And much of the state’s housing is old and needs repair. In one West Virginia county, 67 percent of the homes are more than 80 years old… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/7de980f4-a963-4e0f-aad2-5875b4d87738/UsandThem_261_Appalachian_Housing_Shortage-16_LUFFs-04.09.26_PP.1.mp3) ## [Singing The Blues For A Better World At The Fort Wroth African American Music Festival](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/singing-the-blues-for-a-better-world) _2026-04-07 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ The Blue Tide performs at Fort Worth African American Music Festival (FWAAMFest)—tracing the music back to ancestral land, memory, and the unfinished struggle for freedom [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192790456/36314377f371807234ed30b61a165201.mp3) ## [TV Talk Hot Picks](https://soundcloud.com/user-530116647/tv-talk-hot-picks) _2026-03-29 · TV Talk With The Sistas_ The Sistas give you their hot picks on ten shows or movies they think everyone should watch. These are just some quick takes on shows they like, but haven’t done an episode on it. Many of these shows came out in 2025. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2292529427-user-530116647-tv-talk-hot-picks.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Substance Use Disorder — Can You Recover Without A Place To Call Home?](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_ea00fa51-384a-4198-8082-7d3bc638d059&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-03-26 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ There are more challenges now for people who live at the intersection of addiction, homelessness and the criminal justice system. New laws in about a dozen states echo aspects of the 2024 Safer Kentucky Act, which enhances penalties for violent crimes, drug crimes, shoplifting and carjacking, and bans public camping. On this encore episode of Us & Them , host Trey Kay returns to Kentucky to check… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/ea00fa51-384a-4198-8082-7d3bc638d059/UsandThem_260_Kentucky_Homeless_SUD_16_LUFS_03.26.26_PP_1.mp3) ## [In Era of Book Bans and War on History, Sinners Reveals What US Tries to Forget](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/in-era-of-book-bans-and-war-on-history) _2026-03-24 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ Sinners deserves to win Oscars: It’s a blues poem, a freedom cry, and a love letter to powerful culture. ## [Us & Them Encore: Diminishing OB Care In Rural America](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_38f61159-d1cf-44c3-91d4-8c894627df00&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-03-12 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ Children are often described as the future. But in many rural communities across America, the path to bringing a child into the world is getting longer — sometimes literally. Across the country, families are traveling farther and farther from home to deliver babies. Since the end of 2020, 124 rural hospitals have closed or announced plans to close their labor-and-delivery units — about two… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/38f61159-d1cf-44c3-91d4-8c894627df00/UsandThem_259_Diminishing_OB_Care_18_LUFS_03.12.26_PP_1.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: The Stigma of Sobriety](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_741fa046-8b32-4831-b87b-86bca1dc07a9&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-02-26 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ America’s overdose crisis keeps changing shape. In recent years, provisional CDC data have shown a sharp national decline in overdose deaths — even as public officials warn the street drug supply remains volatile and some communities see signs of a rebound. That uncertainty is also reshaping the recovery world — especially around opioids. Some people find abstinence-based recovery works best.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/741fa046-8b32-4831-b87b-86bca1dc07a9/UsandThem_258_Stigma_Of_Sobriety-16_LUFS_02.26.26_PP_1.mp3) ## [Affordability Crisis Deniers Must Be Replaced by Workers’ Power](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/affordability-crisis-deniers-must) _2026-02-13 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ A nation that can feed its billionaires but not its children has an economic system built to protect cruelty. ## [Us & Them Encore: A Band On The Right Side Of History](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_950b1ad0-986a-4f04-9363-a1c55c1b09f1&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-02-12 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ The U.S. continues to struggle with racial discrimination and this episode of Us & Them looks back at a moment in the 1960s when music and race intersected. America’s popular music scene is a racially integrated space and there are times when it provides a place to heal the nation’s divides. Host Trey Kay shares a story about a band that took a stand against racism and the musicians who suffered… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/950b1ad0-986a-4f04-9363-a1c55c1b09f1/UsandThem_257_Band_Right_Side-16_LUFS_02.12.26_PP_1.mp3) ## [Book review: "Medical Apartheid" by Harriet A. Washington](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/webstalk/episodes/Book-review-Medical-Apartheid-by-Harriet-A--Washington-e3eq9r8) _2026-02-08 · The E. B. Smith Project LLc · W.E.B.S. RADIO PODCASTS_ Listen as we review the book "Medical Apartheid: A Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present." Our guests include professor and researcher Dr. Emmitt Jolly and historian Dr. Benjamin Sperry. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1476d18/podcast/play/115205416/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-8%2F1602f360-c30f-2b45-4f52-e06bd1b85bf2.mp3) ## [ICE Out Now!: Melting the ICE Age with Social Movement Heat](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/ice-out-now-melting-the-ice-age-with) _2026-02-02 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ Jesse Hagopian delivered this speech at a rally organized by Seattle educators for immigrant rights and to defend students from being kidnapped by federal agents. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186640832/3b7a461fc3afd1da375aa506ae2da28e.mp3) ## [Cathay Williams / William Cathay (1842-1924)](https://wildwestdiversity.substack.com/p/cathay-williams-william-cathay-1842) _2026-01-25 · Author Liz Lawless · Wild West Diversity_ ONLY DOCUMENTED FEMALE BUFFALO SOLDIER ## [Us & Them Encore: Re-Entry](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_15218328-ea40-452c-b2f7-d9c986d5e3f8&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-01-22 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ For this encore episode of Us & Them , host Trey Kay hears about the challenges to America’s incarcerated population as they re-enter society. At least 95% of all state prisoners are released after serving their sentence, more than 600,000 people each year. The re-entry process requires essential tasks; accessing identification materials, birth certificates and sometimes social security materials.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/15218328-ea40-452c-b2f7-d9c986d5e3f8/UsandThem_256__Reentry-16_LUFS_01.22.26_PP_1.mp3) ## [Us & Them Encore: Amazing Grace](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_710e31ab-1d96-4558-a027-3f34553f1cf1&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2026-01-08 · tkay@wvpublic.org (Trey Kay) · Us & Them_ In this encore episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay shares the story of a simple song written more than 250 years ago that now has a profound and universal legacy. John Newton wrote the hymn Amazing Grace to connect with Christians and over decades it’s been sung to a number of melodies. However, addition to its religious origins, it is now a popular folk song and an anthem for civil rights which… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/710e31ab-1d96-4558-a027-3f34553f1cf1/UsandThem_255__Amazing_Grace-16_LUFS_01.08.26_PP_1.mp3) ## [Cleo Hearn's Hero Marvel Rogers](https://wildwestdiversity.substack.com/p/cleo-hearns-hero-marvel-rogers) _2026-01-03 · Author Liz Lawless · Wild West Diversity_ AND LIZ'S INTERVIEW WITH SPORTS BROADCASTER CHRIST ARNOLD ## [In 2025, They Tried to Ban the Truth—We Taught It Louder](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/in-2025-they-tried-to-ban-the-truthwe) _2025-12-31 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ My new Truthout essay demonstrates how more educators came to understand that education has never been neutral — it either liberates or subjugates. And many are joining the freedom struggle. ## [Us & Them: America’s Civil Rights Champion](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_95_9c07630f-16e9-4bd2-8faf-76d7778cece5&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fusthempodcast) _2025-12-18 · Us & Them_ Many people know Thurgood Marshall as the first African American U.S. Supreme Court justice, however, first he had a long and distinguished career with the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. On this episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay hosts a community conversation highlighting Thurgood Marshall’s legacy and sharing excerpts from a new Maryland Public Television… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/95/9c07630f-16e9-4bd2-8faf-76d7778cece5/UsandThem_254__Thurgood_Marshall-24_LUFS_12.22.25_PP_1.mp3)