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**History Matters**

One thing historians love is a good drink…. and drinking alone isn’t fun. Happy hour is the best hour, even if you are sippin’ cold water in a beautiful glass. If you are under 21, chilled apple juice is always tasty.

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Voter Suppression Jun 07, 2021

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It's finally June! Teachers rejoice! Today's topic is about voter suppression currently, and in the past.

Tulsa, 1921 May 31, 2021

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Today is the Centennial of the Tulsa Massacre. Today we are talking Black Wall Street, what it meant then, and what it means now.

Power to the ancestors who were murdered on that day. May their souls rest in paradise and their strength guide those of us left to mourn them.

Redlining & Housing Covenants May 24, 2021

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This week, my dad joins me again to discuss redlining and housing covenants in the country, as well as the history of the practice in San Diego. California has a long history of racist housing practices, continuing into the 1980s, in "diverse" areas like the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Part 2: Criminalization of Poverty May 17, 2021

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As it relates to PPP loan fraud, government crack down and pursuit, and celebreality personalities.

History of Caricatures May 10, 2021

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The history of racial caricatures and negative promotion of Black imagery is global, but we are primarily focusing on the United States. Caricatures are stereotype tropes that are perpetuated in media (cartoons, advertising, films, music, etc.) that are meant to demean a group of people.

History of Childhood May 03, 2021

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Children were stolen from China to be enslaved in the Americas, children are used today in fields as agricultural labor. This is about the history of childhood as a social and state construct, and where our society still fails children (particular children of color); historically and presently.

Reminder that children are still locked up in substandard immigration jails.

Clean episode, but adult content.

School of Hard Knocks Apr 26, 2021

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College and university applications are on the rise, but the acceptance rate is on the decline. For some reason, students are not choosing to enroll in local community colleges... make it make sense?

Hands Off, Offred! (History and The Handmaid's Tale) Apr 19, 2021

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I forgot to add that a big issue I take with the Offred leading the charge against everyone hating Ofmatthew, the Black handmaid, is because at no point does anyone call Offred out for her treatment of Ofmatthew. Nobody challenges Offred for this mistreatment, nor call out that she clearly does the opposite for the white handmaid, Ofwarren/Janine. Many of us have been treated like that in real life, so that is another triggering aspect to it. Maybe I won't watch season 4 after all...

Plastic's effect on infertility: https://www.salon.com/2021/04/04/plastic-pollution-infertility-extinction/

History of Masculinity Apr 12, 2021

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Let's continue last week's podcast with this week's exploration into the History of Masculinity!

History of Femininity Apr 05, 2021

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