Public education is the bedrock of democracy and our best tool to create active, engaged citizens, but Dr. Eve L. Ewing argues it was never intended to do that for Black or Native students. In fact, her new book, Original Sins: The (MIs)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, maintains that schooling in America was created to prepare White kids for leadership, Black kids for subjugation, and Native kids for erasure. 

“To be White is, is to be raised on lies. Lies that are passed down generationally.”
Greg Jarrell is an ordained minister, a cultural organizer and joins us to discuss the ongoing moral and intellectual deficiencies that come from Whiteness, the importance of intentional anti-racist education, and the need for material and cultural reparations.

Omkari Williams believes deeply in the power of people to change their environments – that through the power of the human spirit, and small, concrete actions, anything is possible. She joins us to discuss her book, Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn, and leaves us with hope in dark times.