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Created by a Sociologist/College Professor, this podcast gets into the minutia of modern day racial bias and the shadows of institutional racism. This podcast is adjoined to an upcoming documentary film entitled "Modern Racism." This film explores Americ


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    Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 10- The Mulattos are Coming!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 42:22


    This episode will discuss the "Multiracial" category in the United States. Featured in this episode are details about Trevor B. Milton's biracial background; how multiracialism is measured in the Americas; the 2020 Census and how the multiracial Americans have tripled in size since the last Census in 2010; and the future of multiracialism in the United States and beyond. 

    Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 9- "Let's Get to Work"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 37:19


    Episode 9 is a reboot of the Modern Racism Project. The podcast will discuss the current “post-Floyd” climate; Critical Race Theory; Liberal institutions efforts at diversity and inclusion programs; and a general re-introduction to the Modern Racism Project and the work of Anti-Racism organizations.

    Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 8- The Miseducation of White Paternalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 48:21


    Episode 8 will discuss the concept of White Paternalism. Hidden in the domain of White liberalism and identity politics, paternalist racism is the assumption that white progressives have the right to define what is good for people of color. Included in this episode will be a discussion on the scope of that paternalism, future paths for racial politics, transracialism, and how this impacts self-determination.

    Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 7- Latinidad and the American Racial Hierarchy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 64:37


    Episode 7 will discuss the concept of “Latinidad” and Latinxs peculiar fit into America's racial hierarchy. This discussion will also include “whiteness” and “anti-blackness” in Latin America; colorism; Indigenous contributions to Latinx culture; and the future of Latinx identity.   The featured guest for this episode is Dr. Mery F. Diaz, Associate Professor of Human Services at New York City College of Technology- (City University of New York) and faculty liaison for CREAR Futuros at City Tech. Dr. Diaz is an author and co-editor of Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents  (Columbia U. Press, 2019), and author of “Tales and Trails from Consultation: Improving School Social Work and Teacher Collaboration through Interdisciplinary School-Based Mental Health Teams in High Poverty Urban Schools”. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 19, 4, 41-50. (2015)

    Modern Racism Podcast- ep 6- Policing and the Weight of Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 37:26


    Episode 6 will discuss the impact of the culture of anti-Black racism in America on police interactions with the public.  White police officers—and Black police officers alike—are raised in a culture that assumes the norm of Black male violence. This episode will explore the militarization of policing, the weight of institutional racism, and the “de-escalation” and “fight-or-flight” training that is missing from the institution.  

    Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 5- Asians as Americans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 104:43


    Episode 5 will discuss Asian Americans, the concept of "The Model Minority", and Asian Americans as "forever foreigners." The conversation focuses on the importance of education in understanding the history of Asians as Americans.  The featured guest for this episode is Dr. Vivian Louie, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College (City University of New York) and Director of Hunter's Asian American Studies Program & Center. Dr. Louie is the author of Compelled to Excel: Immigration, Education and Opportunity Among Chinese Americans (2004), Keeping the Immigrant Bargain: The Costs and Rewards of Success (2012), and has written a recent Op Ed in the New York Daily News: "Asian-American studies, more vital than ever: Coronavirus is a moment we should be learning" (May 19, 2020). 

    Modern Racism Podcast- episode 4- "Perceptions of Black Folk/ An Ode to Black Love"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 52:57


    This episode explores the impact of media perception on the practice of racism. Hyper-segregated Whites in America are less exposed to real Black culture and instead take their cues from representations of Black people in media.  The second half of the podcast is dedicated to the hidden gems in Black culture; in particular: the way that Black families love. 

    Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 3- The Return of the Proto-Nigger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 45:41


    This episode will discuss the etymology of the word "nigger", its uses in American culture, and how it has always represented the 'shadow self' of white America. Trevor Milton explores the connection between this body of undesirable attributes and the behaviors on full display at the siege on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. 

    Modern Racism Podcast- Ep. 2- The Children of Earl Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 65:58


    Episode 2 will explore the "echoes" of our racist libertarian present as was generated by the popular novel "The Turner Diaries" (1978) The Turner Diaries has been labeled as the "bible of the racist right" by the FBI, and offers a white supremacist fantasy for America. This podcast will explore the content of the book in order to make sense of the white supremacist activity that has begun to manifest over the past decade. 

    Modern Racism Podcast- Ep. 1- Let's Get Uncomfortable

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 26:37


    I am a Sociology Professor creating a  documentary film entitled "Modern Racism." This film explores America's efforts to repair the damage caused by institutional racism. This episode in particular will explore the basic themes of the film. It will also address the concepts of colorblindism, biracialism, white supremacy, and the problems with cancel culture. 

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