News of the Day: Why US is segregated (video)

KPFA Berkeley; Colbert; CC Liu, Crystal Quintero, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

(Stephen Colbert) Donald Trump is the LEAST racist person in the world, says Donald Trump.
 

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our [U.S.] Government Segregated America
 

"Stop pretending your racism is patriotism."

(L&P, 1/18/18) Mitch Jeserich talks to Color of Law author Richard Rothstein about the REAL history of federally segregated U.S. housing law in the 20th century.  Our government meant to segregate housing far beyond the South, which has led to wealth inequality between race groups today. Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP… More + AUDIO

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's new book: Loaded

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz with Joanna Manqueros

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You don’t just need one leadership voice — you need many

(NY Times) We often equate developing a leadership voice with finding ways to appear more confident. We assume that our success depends upon mimicking someone else, increasing our self-promotion, or saying things louder than others. You don’t just need one leadership voice — you need many.

Lessons from the urban crime decline
(Business Insider) Over the past few years, the discussion of crime and violence in the United States has focused on police brutality, mass incarceration and the sharp rise in violence in cities like Baltimore, St. Louis and Chicago. Lessons of the Urban Crime Decline

Grandparents shocked by reports of 13 starved grandchildren

LOS ANGELES, California - The grandparents of 13 starved and tortured children [who were chained for months at a time] say their son's family looked happy and healthy when they last visited California six years ago. "They were just like any ordinary family," said Betty Turpin, the 81-year-old mother of abusive father David Turpin. "And they had such good relationships. I'm not just saying this stuff. These kids, we were amazed [by their cult like behavior]! They were 'sweetie' this and 'sweetie' that to each other." More

• Father Mr. Turpin charged with lewd acts on a minor
• Couple pleads "not guilty" today, Thursday, 1/18/18
• Couple is facing 94 years to life in prison for their crimes
• Each is now facing $13,000,000 (13 million dollar) bail

Bill Gates is strict about his kids' tech use

Electronics (coasttocoastam.com)

(Business Insider) According to educators Joe Clement and Matt Miles, coauthors of the recent book Screen Schooled: Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse is Making Our Kids Dumber, it should be telling that people like Bill Gates set strict rules on tech use. Bill Gates is surprisingly strict about his kids' tech use — a red flag for the rest of us.

When They Call You a Terrorist
KPFA.org, January 25, 2018

Cat Brooks with Black Lives Matter Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandelle

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Conversation with Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors

(Hard Knock Radio, 1/17/18, 4:00 PM) Patrisse Cullors, who co-founded of Black Lives Matter talks about her new book,  When They Call You a Terrorist – A Black Lives Matter Memoir, co-written with Asha Bandele, Cullors challenges the "terrorist" label while providing a backstory to the group’s cause.   Image credit: @ patrissecullors.com

  

Trump's first year in office in review

(UpFront) Trump’s 1st year in office and an update from Houston post-Harvey (iTunes)

(1/18/18) Today, a special show featuring 13 interviews from influential thinkers, strategists, and activists spanning the fields of racial equity, immigration, environmental justice, and more about the impact of Don Trump’s first year in office. UpFront asks them what the biggest impact to their work has been, where they see the… More