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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips

Democracy in Color

A color-conscious political podcast, hosted by Steve Phillips, that releases episodes every other Thursday. While grassroots organizations raised voters of color turnout to historic levels, securing Democratic victories in 2020 and 2021, there remain strong differences of opinion about the right strategy for winning in a racially-polarized electoral landscape. “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips” offers candid and data-driven analysis on how progressives can win. Join Steve for a conversation that is unafraid and unapologetic about grappling with some of the toughest issues in politics today. Special guests have included: Stacey Abrams, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - “Obama States” in Play in 2024

“Obama States” in Play in 2024

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09/19/24 • 40 min

Between Kamala Harris’ sharp debate performance and the increased hateful rhetoric from the right, Democrats are poised to win in states Obama captured.

Steve and Sharline discuss the latest reported assassination attempt against Trump and the broader issue of increased political violence and gun violence in the U.S. from school shootings to death threats against election workers in Georgia.

They also share their thoughts on the debate between Harris and Trump, including Trump’s dangerous lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Sharline shares an important connection to her own childhood experiences with anti-Asian and anti-immigrant hate.

The two also look at a “six-pack” of other critical races that will be key to Democrats’ victory this fall, including states that Obama won, such as North Carolina and Florida, as well as major swing states like Arizona and Pennsylvania.

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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - Questions from the Audience

Questions from the Audience

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11/11/21 • 46 min

You asked, we answered. From the increasing weaponization of “critical race theory” to the ongoing discrepancy between what Democrats say about turnout vs. what they actually do, Steve, Sharline and Julie answer your questions on air and attempt to make sense of the latest in political news including last week’s election day results. Also, our podcast turned two! The team reflects on the last two years of producing the “Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips” podcast and we catch you up on Steve’s latest writing across the web. REFERENCES: Jesse Jackson 1988 Democratic National Convention - Speech https://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jessejackson1988dnc.htm Justin Bibb, Cleveland Mayor-Elect - @BibbForCLE Michelle Wu 吳弭, Boston Mayor-Elect - @wutrain Articles The Guardian // Steve Phillips – Democratic strategists are embracing ‘popularism’. But they’ve got it wrong https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/04/democratic-strategists-are-embracing-popularism-but-theyve-got-it-wrong The Guardian // Steve Phillips – How big a deal is Biden’s infrastructure bill? Our panel responds https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/10/how-big-a-deal-is-bidens-infrastructure-bill-our-panel-responds
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - News Roundup: How We’re Responding to the Texas Abortion Ban and More
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09/16/21 • 38 min

Sharline and Julie share their personal reflections on the Texas abortion ban and what it means to them, especially as women of color. We also provide updates around COVID and President Biden’s latest federal vaccine mandate, and we break down the irony of states like Mississippi opposing the mandate. We also shine a light on the stories that are giving us hope, from Senate candidate for Wisconsin Mandela Barnes’ poll performance to Virginia’s leadership in protecting voting rights. We close out with a gut check on the California recall and thankfully we can all stop holding our breath as Governor Gavin Newsom holds onto his seat! REFERENCES: Take our Survey: https://forms.gle/o5zQDdaK3MsdJpReA Democracy in Color // Fola Onifade – What the Texas Abortion Ban Means to me as a Black Woman https://democracyincolor.com/blog/2021/9/10/what-the-texas-abortion-ban-means-to-me-as-a-black-woman 19th News // Shefali Luthra and Candace Norwood – Inside the Republican strategy for rolling out abortion bans in more states https://19thnews.org/2021/09/inside-the-republican-strategy-for-rolling-out-abortion-bans-in-more-states/ 19th News // Chabeli Charrazana – How abortion restrictions like Texas’ push pregnant people into poverty https://19thnews.org/2021/09/abortion-economy-poverty-texas-law/ 19th News // Candance Norwood – Department of Justice sues Texas over abortion ban https://19thnews.org/2021/09/department-of-justice-sues-texas-over-abortion-ban/ The New York Times // Roni Caryn Rabin – Answers to Questions about the Texas Abortion Ban https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/health/texas-abortion-law-facts.html Texas Tribune // Alexa Ura, Jason Kao, Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig – People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows https://texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/ The New York Times // Sheryl Stolberg – G.O.P. Seethes at Biden Mandate, Even in States Requiring Other Vaccines https://nytimes.com/2021/09/12/us/politics/vaccine-mandates-republicans.html The New York Times // Jack Healy, Richard Fausset and J. David Goodman – Biden’s Sweeping Vaccine Mandates Infuriate Republican Governors https://nytimes.com/2021/09/10/us/republicans-biden-covid.html The New York Times // Tracking Coronavirus in Mississippi: Latest Map and Case Count https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/mississippi-covid-cases.html The New York Times // Tracking Coronavirus in Texas: Latest Map and Case Count https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/texas-covid-cases.html FiveThirtyEight // Latest Polls Of The California Recall Election https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/california-recall-polls/?cid=rrpromo
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - Tram Nguyen on How Virginia Turned Blue

Tram Nguyen on How Virginia Turned Blue

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05/27/21 • 43 min

Tram Nguyen, co-director of New Virginia Majority, talks with us about how her work with refugees and disaster survivors led her to electoral organizing, an effort that has transformed the former Confederate state of Virginia into a national leader in voting rights expansion and progressive ideals. Tram also shares her family’s history of courage and resilience—from fleeing Vietnam to living in a refugee camp in Thailand to their early days as new immigrants facing racism in Virginia in the 1980s. We also discuss Virginia's upcoming gubernatorial election, who the New Virginia Majority is endorsing and why. REFERENCES: Tram Nguyen, New Virginia Majority, Co-Executive Director - @tramNVM New Virginia Majority - @NewVAMajority Support New Virginia Majority - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportnvm BPSOS - https://bpsos.org Virginia’s Movers and Shakers Jennifer McClellan - @JennMcClellanVA Marcia “Cia” Price - @PriceForDel95 Lashrecse Aird - @delegateaird Kathy Tran - @KathyKLTran News Articles NYT//Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti – Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion Https://nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/politics/virginia-voting-rights-northam.html NYT//Tram Nguyen – Democrats Could Learn a Lot From What Happened In Virginia https://nytimes.com/2019/11/06/opinion/virginia-election-democrats.html OZY//Sharline Chiang - I Tried It ... Being White https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/i-tried-it-being-white/38961/ Background Vietnamese Boat People - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_boat_people VA State Legislature - SAVE Program https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB1077/2013
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - Passing the Baton

Passing the Baton

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07/23/20 • 51 min

With the recent passing of Civil Rights legends Congressman John Lewis and Reverend C.T. Vivian, many people are focusing on who will take the baton of leadership and carry it forward. In today’s episode, we are joined by two of the country’s most inspirational young leaders — Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and Stockton First Partner Anna Malaika Nti-Asare-Tubbs whose work will be featured in a new HBO documentary, “Stockton On My Mind,” which debuts July 28th. From Universal Basic Income to fighting for gender justice to being new parents, Michael and Anna discuss their respective and collective work to carry on the struggle for justice and equality. References: Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs - @MichaelDTubbs Stockton 1st Partner Anna Malaika Nti-Asare-Tubbs - @annas_tea_ Video Clips Washington University in St. Louis - U.S. Rep John Lewis on Bloody in Selma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjZZ3r7Nuuk Visionary Project - C.T. Vivian: Freedom Rides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zTjNKLVLO4 The Obama White House - President Obama Delivers Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Marches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAIvauhQGQ The Obama White House - The Benediction at the Inauguration of Obama by Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb2UJ6r1A3E Michael Tubbs HBO Documentary - Stockton on my Mind - Television Tues, July 28, 9:00PM PT; On Demand Available Wed, July 29 https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/stockton-on-my-mind Books Anna Malaika Nti-Asare-Tubbs - The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20202078.Anna_Nti_Asare_Tubbs Martin Luther King Jr. - Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211888.Where_Do_We_Go_from_Here Connie Schultz - . . . and His Lovely Wife: A Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10928._and_His_Lovely_Wife Reports San Joaquin Community Data Co-op in partnership with Anna Nti-Asare-Tubbs and Sukhi Samra // Report on the Status of Women 2018 https://www.michaeldtubbs.com/stockton-womens-report Organizations: Economic Security Project https://www.economicsecurityproject.org/ Mayors for a Guaranteed Income https://www.mayorsforagi.org/ Stockton Strong https://www.stocktonstrong.org/ Stockton Scholars https://www.stocktonscholars.org/ Other Authors and Writings Steve Phillips - Justice and Hope: Past Reflections and Future Visions of the Stanford Black Student Union, 1967-1989 https://exhibits.stanford.edu/stanford-pubs/catalog/pw849rd2893 Prof. Clayborne Carson - Martin Luther King Papers Project https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/about-papers-project Author Paulo Freire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - A Nation in Color: 2020 Census and Our Future

A Nation in Color: 2020 Census and Our Future

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08/19/21 • 40 min

The 2020 Census data is out and we dig into some of the key findings and what they mean for the future of the country. Our favorite data expert, Dr. Julie Martinez-Ortega joins us to discuss the changing demographics of young people of color and how a structural change to the survey helped people better self-identify their race and ethnicity. We challenge mainstream Democrats’ beloved white data geeks and their failure to understand the voting behavior of people of color. We also touch briefly on Afghanistan and the lesson of American hubris. REFERENCES: Brookings // William H. Frey - New 2020 census results show increased diversity countering decade-long declines in America’s white and youth populations https://brookings.edu/research/new-2020-census-results-show-increased-diversity-countering-decade-long-declines-in-americas-white-and-youth-populations CNN // Ron Brownstein – This may be the Democrats' last chance to recover working-class Whites https://cnn.com/2021/08/10/politics/democrats-blue-collar-voters/index.html US Census // Rachel Marks – Improvements to the 2020 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Question Designs, Data Processing, and Coding Procedures https://census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2021/08/improvements-to-2020-census-race-hispanic-origin-question-designs.html US Census // Nicholas Jones, Rachel Marks, Roberto Ramirez, Merarys Rîos-Vargas – 2020 Census Illuminates Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Country https://census.gov/library/stories/2021/08/improved-race-ethnicity-measures-reveal-united-states-population-much-more-multiracial.html Pew Research Center // Carroll Doherty, Scott Keeter, Rachel Weisel – The Party of Nonvoters Younger, More Racially Diverse, More Financially Strapped https://pewresearch.org/politics/2014/10/31/the-party-of-nonvoters-2/
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - Pride: Hope, Struggle, and Taking Back Power

Pride: Hope, Struggle, and Taking Back Power

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06/24/21 • 43 min

In this episode, we ground Republican anti-LGBTQ+ attacks in history, including the historical trope of protecting cisgender White girls from perceived threats that have no basis in reality. Then we’re joined by Rebecca Marques, Texas State Director for the Human Rights Campaign to talk about the organization’s efforts to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the state and across the country. Rebecca explains why we need to pass the Equality Act and put civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people into law, the importance of intersectionality within the fight for equal rights, and what’s keeping her hopeful as these battles play out in statehouses. REFERENCES: Rebecca Marques - Texas State Director, One America, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - @_RebeccaMarques Organizations Equality Texas - @EqualityTexas Texas Freedom Network - @TFN Texas Organizing Project - @OrganizeTexas Articles The Atlantic // Ronald Brownstein – Why the 2020s Could be as Dangerous as the 1850s https://theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/biden-2020-trump-election/616912/ GLAAD // Mary Emily O’Hara – Guide for Journalists: The Supreme Court’s Fulton v. Philadelphia Ruling This June https://glaad.org/blog/guide-journalists-supreme-courts-fulton-v-philadelphia-ruling-june-0 GLAAD // Ryan Roemerman – LGBTQ voters helped tip the 2020 election and we can do it again in Georgia https://glaad.org/blog/lgbtq-voters-helped-tip-2020-election-and-we-can-do-it-again-georgia MAP (Movement Advancement Project) – New Report Highlights Unique LGBTQ Landscape and Advocacy in the U.S. South https://lgbtmap.org/release-2020-southern-broad-report The New York Times // Kara Swisher – Inside the Republican Anti-Transgender MachinePew Forum – Attitudes on Same- Marriage https://nytimes.com/2021/05/13/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-chase-strangio.html?showTranscript=1 19th News // Kate Sosin – The Supreme Court rules unanimously in LGBTQ+ rights vs. religious liberty case https://19thnews.org/2021/06/the-supreme-court-rules-unanimously-in-lgbtq-rights-vs-religious-liberty-case/ Background Bostock vs. Clayton County - Supreme Court ruling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostock_v._Clayton_County HERO - Houston Equal Rights Ordinance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Houston,_Texas_Proposition_1 Proposed Federal Protections for LGBTQ+ people: The Equality Act https://hrc.org/resources/the-equality-act Emmett Till - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till 1712 Slave Codes - https://books.google.com/books?id=ErPg7VegkcMC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=preamble+1712+slave+code&source=bl&ots Juneteenth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth Wendy Davis - Filibuster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Davis_(politician)#2013_filibuster
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - S1E4 Nina Turner: America’s Progressive Future

S1E4 Nina Turner: America’s Progressive Future

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06/29/16 • 46 min

Nina Turner in a candid conversation about life after Bernie, uniting the party, and leading with the heart even when it hurts.
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - How to Defeat a Racist: An Interview with Tim Wise

How to Defeat a Racist: An Interview with Tim Wise

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10/31/19 • 36 min

Tim Wise, one of the most prominent anti-racism writers and educators in the country, offers insight to what we can learn from his experience working on a campaign to defeat an actual former member of the KKK, David Duke, in the 1990s (during Duke’s run for U.S. Senate and the governor’s seat in Louisiana), and what that experience can teach us today as we work to oust Trump. Wise also weighs in on this current impeachment moment and the dynamics of patriotism versus white supremacy. Earlier this year he wrote a Twitter thread about how Democrats fail to understand how to confront an opinion who openly fans the flames of racism. That thread was retweeted 21k times. Wise is the host of the podcast Speak Out with Tim Wise. He is the author of more than seven books, including White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son.
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - Reparations 101

Reparations 101

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07/09/20 • 42 min

School is not back in session yet but clearly there are a lot of people who need schooling, especially when it comes to understanding reparations. In this episode, "Professor” Steve Phillips breaks down the history of slavery and its legacy in this country and answers the question: Does the U.S. government owe anything to Black Americans? We also talk about why it's so important for Congress to act now and pass HR 40, the bill to establish a commission to study the legacy of slavery and to make recommendations about possible remedies, including reparations. References: Sign our Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-black-americans-deserve-reparations-demand-congress-commission-a-reparations-study-now?source=direct_link&referrer=group-democracy-in-color H.R. 40 is a bill that would create a commission to study the effects of slavery on African Americans and explore possible remedies—including reparations Congress.gov - https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/40 Other Reparations Resources NJ-S322 - New Jersey Reparations Task Force https://www.billtrack50.com/BillDetail/1169949 Forbes // Rachel Sandler - California Assembly Passes Reparations Bill https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/06/13/california-assembly-passes-reparations-bill/ Reparations to Japanese Americans - Civil Liberties Act of 1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Liberties_Act_of_1988 Video and Audio clips Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARvrvJV4th4 Trevor Noah on the Daily Show - The Reparations Debate Should America Compensate the Descendants of Slaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uf_XDFXvzU Beverly Hillbillies - Opening and Closing Theme Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvE9zJgm8OY Daily News Post Reports Podcast, hosted by Martine Powers - Why Americans Don’t Learn About Tulsa, or Junteenth https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/why-americans-dont-learn-about-tulsa-or-juneteenth/ TIME - Mitch McConnell Says Reparations for Slavery Are Not a ‘Good Idea’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQz7kL_qrE4 PBS News Hour - Ta-Nehisi Coates Full Opening Statement on Reparations at House Hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcCnQ3iRkys Books Sven Beckert - Empire of Cotton https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20758057-empire-of-cotton Articles The Nation // Steve Phillips - This is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/black-reparations-hr40-congress/ The New York Times // Angela Glover Blackwell and Michael McAfee - Banks Should Face History and Pay Reparations https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/sunday/banks-reparations-racism-inequality.html The New York Times // Nikole Hannah-Jones - What is Owed https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/24/magazine/reparations-slavery.html Study National Bureau of Economic Research - “Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?” https://www.nber.org/papers/w9873
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Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips currently has 175 episodes available.

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The average episode length on Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips is 41 minutes.

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