Civic Cipher 112021 Is Support for BLM Waning? (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.In the second half of the show, we revisit a story about some recent guests (Sarra, Mimi, and Mastaani) and their current standing with ASU. We also discuss the eroding support ...
20 Marras 202133min
Civic Cipher 112021 Are Dogs Better Protected by Law than Black People? (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.The first half of today’s show we discuss an incident where an officer shot some dogs and (because of a court order) was subsequently unable to hide behind Qualified Immunity. N...
20 Marras 202125min
Civic Cipher 111321 Will Banning Traffic Stops Work? (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.Philadelphia passed a bill banning minor traffic stops and we examine the optics and potential outcomes of dialing back what has historically been categorized as harassment agai...
13 Marras 202134min
Civic Cipher 111321 The Racist Watermelon Stereotype (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.In the first half of today's show, we discuss some foods typically associated with Black Americans--specifically watermelon. There is a sad and well-documented history of prejud...
13 Marras 202125min
Civic Cipher 110621 Is Church Racist? (Part B)
Send us a Text Message.In the second half of this week's show, we talk about the significant divide that exists where theoretically none should. We discuss the history of the Black church and the hist...
6 Marras 202133min
Civic Cipher 110621 The Remaining Black Vaccination Holdouts (Part A)
Send us a Text Message.In the first installment of this week's episode, we take some Ebony Excellence time to honor Maya Angelou and several other influential women who will be appearing on the Quarte...
6 Marras 202125min
Civic Cipher 103021 Leezah Sun on AAPI Race Relations
Send us a Text Message.Today's episode is about race relations--specifically between Asian Americans and African Americans. Our guest, Leezah Sun is a politician of Chinese descent who is passionate a...
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Civic Cipher 102321 Dr. Camilla Westenberg on Critical Race Theory
Send us a Text Message.In today's episode, we are joined by former educator Dr. Camilla Westenberg whose claim to fame is being the first person to create an accredited Hip Hop literature class at the...
23 Loka 202159min
