SpokenLayer
HuffPost Black Voices – Spoken EditionEpisodes
Episodes of HuffPost Black Voices – Spoken Edition
Mark All
Search Episodes...
President Donald Trump’s attack on black athletes continued Monday morning as he criticized Oakland Raiders player Marshawn Lynch for sitting during“The Star-Spangled Banner” and then standing for Mexico’s national anthem. The Raiders played th
Reid, one of the first to join his then-teammate Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the national anthem last year,cited the Bible to make his point. “I do see some hypocrisy with the people that call themselves Christians,” Reid, 25, told The
A Louisiana man who was wrongfully convicted of rape more than four decades ago will finally get to walk free on Wednesday. Wilbert Jones was 19 when he was arrested on suspicion that he kidnapped a nurse at gunpoint and raped her in 1971, The
For any white person who still doesn’t get why they shouldn’t ever say the N-word, even if it’s just rapping along to a hip-hop song, Ta-Nehisi Coates has a straight-forward explanation.
It’s not necessarily turning off and on a switch ... playing her ’cause I feel like it’s turning a dial up and down. I feel like there are parts of Kelli that exist within me every day[but] I don’t have those dials turned all the way up to 10.
A group of high school students in Sewell, New Jersey have reportedly been reprimanded for wearing Confederate flag shirts and harassing black students with racial slurs. During the Gloucester County Institute of Technology’s Spirit Week, which
Google just took a step to help promote more diversity in STEM. On October 27, the tech giant announced a $1 million grant to The Hidden Genius Project, an organization working to increase the representation of young black males in the industry
Completing the New York City Marathon is an accomplishment in and of itself. But two Sikh runners at this year’s race decided to dedicate this personal milestone to a bigger cause ― raising awareness about the fight for racial justice.
Mallory, who started her activist work as a teen, spoke about the importance of centering not just the convention ― aptly themed “Reclaiming Our Time” in honor of Rep.Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) ― around women of color, but activism, period.
A cafe in Brooklyn’s Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood is being accused of racial discrimination in handing out candy on Halloween. The Strand Cafe allegedly refused to give sweets to black trick-or-treaters, only to give treats to white kids a f
Hartford police arrested Brianna Rae Brochu on Saturday after they say she admitted to committing a series of vile acts againstChennel “Jazzy” Rowe in order to get Rowe to move out of the dorm they shared at the University of Hartford. Police s
In the wake of their team’s owner referring to them as “inmates,” nearly every member of the Houston Texans took a knee during Sunday’s pre-game national anthem. Save but a handful players,the Texans participated in a stunning display of unity
Two monuments honoring historical African American figures were stolen from an Arkansas town just days after its first black mayor took office, police said, prompting concerns that the theft was race-related. The historical markers were snatche
Kellogg Co.is reworking the artwork on Corn Pops cereal boxes following an allegation of racism. Marvel Comics writer Saladin Ahmed used Twitter on Tuesday to accuse the cereal company of “teaching kids racism” with an illustration on Corn Pops
“The Daily Show” is here with your annual reminder that blackface is a really stupid and racist way to mark Halloween. Correspondent Roy Wood Jr. dressed as a vampire to explain how the concept of white people applying black makeup to mark the
“We’ve been just busy advocating and being on the front lines for the families that are losing their children,” Martin told HuffPost, noting how his son’s death galvanized the country and helped ignite the Black Lives Matter movement. “I think
This is the second episode in the HuffPost podcast series “I’m Still Here” that visits communities whose tales of adversity have put them on the map and explores what “survival” in America really looks like. In this episode “One Step Forward, T
The letter concerned DeJonker’sAfrican-American nanny,24-year-old Ferrai Pickett, who has worked for the family since 2014, according to WGN-TV in Chicago. Pickett hasn’t read the entire letter herself. Although she has experienced racism befor
ESPN’s Jemele Hill returned to her hosting duties Monday night, two weeks after the network suspended her over political social media posts it says violated company policy. She briefly addressed her absence at the start of her 6 p.m. “SportsCen
Thousands of demonstrators were in Gainesville, Florida, on Thursday to protest a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer, but one tried to counteract the hate with a hug. The man, later identified as Randy Furniss by the Gainesville Sun, w
The British National Health Service has no time for racist Twitter trolls. Its official blood service account on Friday expertly destroyed a tweeter who posted a vile comment in response to an appeal for more black blood donors to help patients
Lamar Bunn, a 32-year-old employee of the police department in Milner, Georgia, and his mother, Sandra Bunn, 58, are charged with obstruction. Gregory Huffman, a 47-year-old detention officer with the sheriff’s department, is charged with obstr
The26-year-old Atlanta resident has been in and out of jail on misdemeanor theft charges and a first-degree forgery charge since 2011, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dickerson was recentlyreleased on a $2,600 bond on charges of
A restaurant manager in Conway, South Carolina,has been indicted in federal court for allegedly forcing a mentally disabled man to work as a buffet cook under appalling conditions. Bobby Paul Edwards, 52, was indicted on Wednesday on one count
Actor and producer J.J. Green had a specific vision when he wrote the script for a film on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and no amount of money will make him change it. “Flint 6”tells the story of how young residents of Flint took matter
Join Podchaser to...
- Rate podcasts and episodes
- Follow podcasts and creators
- Create podcast and episode lists
- & much more
Unlock more with Podchaser Pro
- Audience Insights
- Contact Information
- Demographics
- Charts
- Sponsor History
- and More!
- Account
- Register
- Log In
- Find Friends
- Resources
- Help Center
- Blog
- API
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More
- © 2024 Podchaser, Inc.
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Contact Us