Education whitewashing + war on journalists + activists taking on Manchin (TWISJ 6/16/21)

06/17/21 • 88 min

The News Beat podcast presents “This Week In Social Justice,” streaming live Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET. on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. This episode's topics: America’s (continued) whitewashing of education amid anti-critical race theory protests; the war on journalism; and activists taking the fight to Sen. Joe Manchin. Our special guest: Ursula Wolfe-Rocca, educator and editor at Rethinking Schools. Join us on this interactive program to share your thoughts on recent news and ongoing issues as we welcome special guests, break down important issues, and sprinkle in our unique brand of Hip Hop-fueled journalism along the way. News Beat is an award-winning podcast that mixes hard-hitting, social justice journalism with hip-hop to uniquely examine some of the most pressing issues facing society. Each episode features interviews from well-known voices—ranging from activists to scholars to journalists—set to music, interspersed with powerful, original lyrics crafted by notable artists specifically for that episode. In the meantime, feel free to subscribe and listen to News Beat on your favorite podcast or streaming audio app: https://link.chtbl.com/newsbeat Love what you hear? Help us out by leaving a rating and review on your preferred app: https://ratethispodcast.com/newsbeat And make sure you ‘Like’ News Beat on Facebook, ‘Subscribe’ on YouTube, or ‘Follow” on Twitch so you never miss a “This Week In Social Justice” stream. Support the show: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=EYkdQRkbZ6vNTGfNSGWZjx7_15orqqDl8vkmrAg3TkxLprft1OguFwxlheC3tAkNd-KVPG&country.x=US&locale.x=US See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This episode's topics: The troubled rollout of vaccines inside COVID-ravaged jails and prisons AND Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner’s HUGE election victory. Also, THE KNICKS ARE THE 4TH SEED IN THE EAST—AND, WAIT FOR IT… UFOS ARE REAL!! (Though we already knew this.) Our very special guests: Emily Widra, senior research analyst at Prison Policy Initiative and Daniel Nichanian, founder and editorial director of The Appeal: Political Report The News Beat podcast presents “This Week In Social Justice,” streaming live Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET. on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Support the show: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=EYkdQRkbZ6vNTGfNSGWZjx7_15orqqDl8vkmrAg3TkxLprft1OguFwxlheC3tAkNd-KVPG&country.x=US&locale.x=US See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The True Origins of the War on Drugs

If you pay attention to mainstream media, you’d notice that many outlets are recognizing June 17, 2021 as the 50th anniversary of the “war on drugs.”
Actually, the racist and deadly drug war goes back much further than conventional wisdom suggests, and was originally waged by an authoritarian bureaucrat that most people likely have never heard of.

We think it’s important to understand the REAL history, to understand how others, including Nixon and Reagan, built on its foundation over the many decades since the war on drugs truly began.

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