theGrio Daily, Michael Harriot

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Debunking Anti-Whiteness Jun 28, 2023

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"If white people thought we were violent, they'd stop treating us so poorly." Michael Harriot breaks down several white myths that are portrayed as fact throughout society. Things like white people's overwhelming support of pro-life policies and their patriotism.

Appropriation Is Modern Day Colonizing Jun 26, 2023

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"It all started from stuntin'." Many of the items we use each day were created by Black people but were stolen and patented by White Americans. Michael Harriot clarifies why that practice was so common and explains that it still happens today, it's just been rebranded.

The Tale of Two Americas Jun 21, 2023

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"There are two Americas, a white one and an even whiter one." Michael Harriot takes us back to the years before the civil war and details some of the most racist laws you've likely never heard of.

Music provided by Transition Music

Juneteenth - The Original Cookout Jun 17, 2023

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"There was no cookout holiday until Black people freed themselves on June 19th, 1865." Not only are we celebrating Juneteenth, but it's also theGrio Daily's One Year Anniversary! With this full rotation around the sun, Michael Harriot gives a quick Juneteenth history lesson and explains how the news in Galveston, Texas led to the cookout traditions Black people are famous for.

Audio excerpt provided by The White House - June 17, 2021

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Going Pop Is Just Going White Part 2 Jun 16, 2023

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"Pop music is what white poeple have cherry picked from Black culture and a lot of times it's detrimental to Black culture." Music journalist and theGrio writer Matthew Allen and Michael Harriot discuss the formula that is used to create pop music and highlight the Black people who pioneered the sound.

Music Credits:

Song: “Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos”
Artist: Public Enemy
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Producer: The Bomb Squad

Song: “What’s Going On?”
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Label(s): Universal Music Group, Motown Records, Tamla Records
Producer: Marvin Gaye

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Going Pop Is Just Going White Part 1 Jun 14, 2023

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"All American music is Black music." The focus on Black Music Month continues as music journalist and theGrio writer Matthew Allen joins Michael Harriot to analyze society's relationship with pop music and Black artists' influence on the genre.

Music Credits:

Song: “Hit Me Baby One More Time”
Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive Records
Producer(s): Max Martin, Rami

Song: “West End Blues”
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Label(s): Sony Music Entertainment, Okeh Records, Brunswick Records
Producer: Joe “King” Oliver

Song: “Carless Whispers”
Artist(s): Wham! featuring George Michael
Label(s): Epic Records, Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Producer(s): Jerry Wexler, George Michaels

Song: “Nobody Loves Me But My Mother”
Artist: BB King
Label(s): Warner Bros. Classic, Alfred Music, ABC Records
Producer: Bill Szymczyk

Song: “Turkey in the Straw”
Artist: George Washington Dixon
Label: Columbia Records
Producer: N/A

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What "Classic Education" Actually Means Jun 12, 2023

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"They don't want to say they're anti-Black history or pro-white, they want to say they're for something that's classical." Concerned parents are flooding school board meetings demanding that their children receive a "classic education" but what are they actually saying? Michael Harriot is here to call out their racist requests.

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TheGrio(t) Who Created Rock 'n Roll Jun 09, 2023

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"Not all of us come from kings or queens." As we celebrate Black Music Month, Michael Harriot explains some of the original Grio(t)s in Black history, including Sister Rosetta Thorpe, the inventor of Rock n Roll.

Original air date: 6/24/22

It Was A Different Time Jun 07, 2023

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"When was that time that you could just be racist?" Michael Harriot dismantles the excuse that racist ideology is a product of time. He explains why being racist has nothing to do with the time period in which you were born but instead is simply rooted in white supremacy that lives in the past, present, and future.

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Everything That Exists Has Something To Do With Black People Jun 05, 2023

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"What does reparations have to do with white people?" People love to use the post hoc fallacy against Black people and Michael Harriot explains why the assumption that one event preceded another event, so they must be related makes it easy to believe in racist policies.

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