Facing Race

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This is a podcast on racism and race issues in America and abroad. I’ll answer questions and examine issues that greatly affect people of color such as education, criminal justice system, healthcare and more. There will be special guests and discussions related to race and society. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

laila sholtz-ames


    • Aug 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 70 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Facing Race

    Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 24:55


    A look at the history and purpose of HBCUs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/FacingRace/support

    The history of drag

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 37:30


    A bit about drag as well as the bans in the US. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/FacingRace/support

    Should we remove monuments and statues?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 31:31


    A look at the debate around removing memorials and monuments --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/FacingRace/support

    Women's history and feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 52:19


    A look at women's history and a discussion about feminism --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Reparations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 30:48


    A look at reparations for descendants of enslaved black Americans --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Black history month 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 33:51


    A look at Black History Month --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    The affects of ethnic cleansing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 37:21


    A look at ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia, Myanmar and Bosnia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Beauty standard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 25:13


    A look at diversity in the beauty industry --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Running while black

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 27:47


    A look at POC running and an interview with Nicole Hodges --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Homelessness in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 34:23


    A look at homelessness and the racial inequality --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Halloween!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 22:53


    A look at the history and racial undertones of Halloween. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Awards season, entertainment representation and POC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 28:36


    A look ad POC in awards season --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Sex tourism and sex trafficking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 34:29


    A look at the sex industry overseas and in the US. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

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    Black explorers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 33:05


    A look at the contribution of black explorers --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Comic books and representation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 48:59


    A look at the history of comics and POC --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Race and religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 46:14


    A look at African Americans and religion over time --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    The great replacement theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 26:42


    A look at GRT and mass shootings --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Systemic Racism in the Fashion Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 27:19


    A look at racist practices in fashion --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Writers of color

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 39:56


    A look at post colonialism and highlighting authors of color with special guest JP Miller --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Labor Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 32:44


    A look at the history of the labor movement in the US and how POC contributed --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Mental Health and Communities of color

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 31:47


    A look at how mental health affects underserved communities --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Women's History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 23:35


    A look into important women and a bit about the history of Women's History Month --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Black inventors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 24:19


    Highlighting famous black inventors --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Just dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 31:32


    A look at the history of dance and cultural appropriation --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 28:03


    A look at the history of Thanksgiving --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Women of color in politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 24:25


    A look at WOC in politics and why it's important to have diversify at the local and National level. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Media coverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 28:38


    A look at how media covers storied based on race --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Education and racial inequality

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 49:08


    A look at educational gaps and critical race theory --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Olympic Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 36:51


    A look at the racial history of the Olympic Games --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Juneteenth revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 34:01


    A look at Juneteenth history and ways to celebrate --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Black Militant Groups

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 37:46


    A look at some of the militant groups throughout US history --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    #saytheirnames

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 33:05


    A look at police brutality and racial profiling --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    I am not my hair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 34:08


    A look at the history and culture of Black Hair --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Film and TV representation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 56:23


    A look at common stereotypes of POC in film; also talking with filmmaker Traneka Southwell about her docuseries Black in Madrid --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Music and Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 58:39


    A look at the history of African and Black influence on music and a discussion about how music can be an important opportunity to create dialogue. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Racial identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 48:54


    How do we identity racially and how does society identify us? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Feminism - what is it and how do we include all women ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 34:56


    A look at feminism and black feminism --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Black History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 21:45


    Learn more about the history of black history month and some of the influential people who have shaped our history. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    What is White Privilege and how do we confront it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 56:49


    An honest look at white privilege and white guilt and what it means. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    An inside look at adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 63:03


    Talking about international and domestic adoption as well as transracial adoption --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Boston and segregation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 42:34


    A look at the history of segregation in Boston --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    GOP vs The Dems

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 51:28


    A look at both main parties in the US and the role of minorities in both parties. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    The Black List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 26:03


    A look at McCarthyism and it's destruction of black workers --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Veganism and communities of color

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 25:30


    A look at the trend of veganism --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Racism in Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 40:22


    A look at the history of racism in Spain --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Native American Heritage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 32:20


    A look at Native American history and stereotypes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    The Romani People and their origins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 21:25


    A look at Romani (Gypsy) people and where they came from --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Voter suppression and gerrymandering

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 31:38


    A look at the racial history around voting and voting rights --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Origins of the N word

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 25:32


    Learn about the history of the N word and other words that are racially sensitive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Traveling While Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 44:13


    A look at traveling as a person of color, as well as discussing The Green Book. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

    Lynching, massacres and race riots

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 33:27


    Content warning: This episode continues some graphic descriptions of lynching. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FacingRace/support

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