Let's Unpack: Mendez v Westminster

10/01/20 • 43 min

Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez.

((PS I'm working on not saying "like" so much in conversation, sorry!))

Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah Chism

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Special Guest: Emily VerVoort

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Sources for this episode:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations

http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230s

https://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0

http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html

https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html

https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html

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((PS I'm working on not saying "like" so much in conversation, sorry!))

Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah Chism

Music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/

Special Guest: Emily VerVoort

Socials:

Email: [email protected]

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette...

Sources for this episode:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations

http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230s

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0

http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html

https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html

https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html

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Week in Review 9/26/20

Hello, and welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I’m Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020. This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a "peaceful transition", Florida's felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me.

Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36

Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25

FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21

Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54

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Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/

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Sources for this episode:

Question of the Week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4

https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-next

https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.html

https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/

Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#close

https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001

https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotus

https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/

Trump Comments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mI

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869

FL Felon Voting:

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-vote

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.html

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fines

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.html

https://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7Hc

Breonna Taylor Updates:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html

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Week in Review 10/04/20

Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This Week in Review we will be covering Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's tax returns, the first 2020 presidential debate, & Trump having COVID. Thanks for joining me.

00:35 Amy Coney Barret

11:04 Trump tax returns

27:55 First presidential debate of 2020

46:39 Trump COVID

Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism

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Sources for this episode:

Amy Coney Barrett

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/28/917554001/amy-coney-barrett-a-dream-for-the-right-nightmare-for-the-left

https://law.nd.edu/directory/amy-barrett/

https://www.biography.com/law-figure/amy-coney-barrett

Trump tax returns

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54323383

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917566141/trump-dismisses-new-york-times-reporting-that-he-paid-little-in-federal-income-t

https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-09-29/trump-claims-hes-paid-millions-of-dollars-in-income-tax

First presidential debate of 2020

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/29/presidential-debate-trump-biden-prep-first-debate-cleveland/3518403001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/30/presidential-debate-read-full-transcript-first-debate/3587462001/

https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/frame_found_sr2/tns/tn-13.pdf

https://schoolworkhelper.net/debate-structure-etiquette/#:~:text=The%20debater%20should%20never%20publicly,be%20congratulated%20by%20the%20opposition.&text=Debaters%20should%20not%20insult%2C%20offend,or%20judges%20in%20any%20way.&text=Do%20not%20speak%20out%20of%20turn%2C%20or%20interrupt%20an%20opponent.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/519418-chris-wallace-trump-arrived-too-late-to-be-tested-in-ohio-before-debate-relied

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/climate/green-new-deal-questions-answers.html

https://joebiden.com/climate-plan/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/07/24/price-of-college-increasing-almost-8-times-faster-than-wages/#5f7e1d0a66c1

https://www.edvisors.com/plan-for-college/money-saving-tips/colleges-with-free-tuition/countries-with-free-tuition/

Trump COVID

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/hope-hicks-coronavirus.html

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919851907/at-least-7-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-rose-garden-event-for-barr?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.com

https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1312377308410503168

https://www.wtkr.com/election-2020/health-officials-warn-that-pres-trumps-newport-news-rally-with-4-000-people-expected-to-attend-poses-covid-19-risk

https://twitter.com/i/events/1312103845871398913

https://heavy.com/news/trump-duluth-rally-crowd-photos-minnesota/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KAUxPfr79Y

https://heavy.com/news/trump-middletown-rally-crowd-photos-pennsylvania/

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/heres-what-known-about-president-donald-trump-s-covid-19-treatment

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-state-covid-19-testing-sites-closing-due-to-recent-low-numbers?fbclid=IwAR3Wn-5rq7rpiflH0ReipliAVFBr4jcakiKSNOqkXbl2QNlndFmgB3qSbHE

TESTING SITES FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY: https://myescambia.com/covid-19-information-for-escambia-county?fbclid=IwAR27P_nZPwh4GSX1yj9JCJp4kp-_vDGdq1zdqHIPMoQ-2RjwmdNs9XiEsYI

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