It was never just about hair

12/02/20 • 13 min

It’s been more than two decades since South Africa's apartheid ended but many racist policies and systems persist. Frustration has given rise to a new generation of activists like Zulaikha Patel, who led a movement at 13 to challenge her school’s discriminatory hair policy...and won.

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No more deaths

Over the past decade, the remains of nearly 2,000 people have been found in the Arizona desert, one of the busiest crossing points along the border. But Scott Warren and other volunteers with No More Deaths who conduct the searches for missing people know the actual number is much higher, and that is why they leave water and food in the desert. So why is the government criminalizing this life-saving work ?

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Hey Alexa, why did Amazon ignore worker safety during the pandemic?

Amazon, the largest online retailer, had record sales during the pandemic. But when over half of the company's warehouses reported outbreaks, Amazon spent millions on spy tech and glitzy ad campaigns to quiet complaints that it hasn’t done enough to keep employees safe. In this episode you will hear voices of current and former Amazon warehouse employees who say the company puts profit ahead of worker safety.