Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! Season 1 of #FYRHpodcast, which explores some of America's hidden, overlooked, and unknown racist origin stories, is available wherever you get your podcasts or at https://t.co/GpPEpG4q8v
For more resources, check out @ZinnEdProject.
#TeachTruth
Students need to study history that is complicated & honest enough to provide insights into today’s society.
But it is this link between past and present that terrifies the Right.
We offer this #TeachTruthSyllabus as a gesture of defiance and education. https://t.co/fh83Ovx26w
The fight for fair elections in the U.S. is as old as the country itself. In this episode of the @FYRHpodcast, we dig into the ways politicians have manipulated the system over the years to keep their parties in power and disenfranchise American voters.
https://t.co/vIxARAHFcR
@cpicciolini i listened 2 all eps of @FYRHpodcast & its sooo good. thx 4 doing the research & telling it so eloquently. i learned a lot. pls create more eps if poss. i dont have much but willin 2 donate 🙂
Numerous songs, rhymes & phrases we learned as kids, toys we played with, & tv shows/films we watched were full of racism & stereotypes. Some remain popular today.
Listen to the #FYRH Season 1 finale on your preferred platform or at https://t.co/Dtvkcukffv
Did any surprise you?
"For so many...history isn’t the story of what actually happened; it is just the story they want to believe."
It's time to #teachtruth. #FYourRacistHistory helps expose events from America's racist past & how they connect to today's injustices https://t.co/WLjdAyAMtg
#PodcastDay
.@ClintSmithIII on his book “How the Word Is Passed,” which was excerpted for The Atlantic’s June cover story:
“Confederate history is family history, history as eulogy, in which loyalty takes precedence over truth,” Smith writes.
Read the story: https://t.co/FdHGO1vD39 #TAF21
The @eji_org history calendar is a good resource to learn the truth about our past so that we may work to overcome the racial bias that we face today.
For more info on some of American's often overlooked and unknown racist stories, listen to season 1 of my podcast, @FYRHpodcast.
Ep 3 of #FYRHpodcast, 'Hate Sells...and We’re Buying,' explores the infiltration of racism in American brands & consumerism. While there are plenty of problematic examples, we also highlight some companies making positive strides, including @benandjerrys:
https://t.co/SbxsZ2YxTi
🍦NEW FLAVOR!☕️
Introducing Change Is Brewing, the flavor helping to transform the nation’s approach to public safety to one that prioritizes community needs, in collaboration w/ @Mvmnt4BlkLives. Join us in supporting the People's Response Act! More: https://t.co/OoCYKSIuCP
Numerous songs, rhymes & phrases we learned as kids, toys we played with, & tv shows/films we watched were full of racism & stereotypes. Some remain popular today.
Listen to the #FYRH Season 1 finale on your preferred platform or at https://t.co/Dtvkcukffv
Did any surprise you?
It's #HispanicHeritageMonth! As we honor and celebrate the contributions of Hispanic & Latinx Americans, it's critical to remember/learn their experiences in the U.S. Ep 9 of #FYRH explores this history, including the story of #CarmelitaTorres & #BathRiots
https://t.co/68N9eJvbh0
Thanks to the many folks who tuned into season 1 of my podcast 'F*** Your Racist History' (@FYRHpodcast). Did you have a favorite episode? I learned a ton while doing it. What did you learn? https://t.co/WWiauK1cYy
Season 1 of #FYRHpodcast wrapped up last week. What have been your favorite episodes? What were you surprised to learn? Let us know!
https://t.co/41vLcD30wR
The House has passed the #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct! Now it moves to the Senate. Learn more about the long history of voter suppression, the fight for #votingrights, and the importance of this moment in episode 4 of #FYRHpodcast, "Blocking the Ballot Box" https://t.co/TDYEmgLPH6
The #FYRHpodcast Season 1 finale explores racist undertones in popular childhood entertainment and the problematic origins of commonly used phrases and music. https://t.co/Dtvkcukffv
TW: Contains historic archival media that uses derogatory language. Listener discretion advised.
"History is by far our worst-taught subject in high school. Historians tend to make everything so nuanced that the idea of truth almost disappears.”
RIP to sociologist, civil rights champion, and truth-teller James W. Loewen.
https://t.co/eKhrC6mZUk
From popular racist dolls to racial stereotypes in Saturday morning cartoons and beloved children's films, to commonly used words and phrases and catchy nursery rhymes, Monday's 10th episode of #FYRHpodcast will likely surprise you. Be sure to listen!
Today's episode examines anti-Latinx violence & discrimination that followed the Mexican-American war—from brutality of the Texas Rangers to "Juan Crow" laws that stripped people of rights, to "Operation Wetback," & problems w/policies at the border today. https://t.co/68N9eJvbh0