Why Are We Still Talking About Racism?

Hear why we’re still talking about racism, opening with a striking 1969 James Baldwin interview.

This episode tackles why we’re still talking about racism. It opens with James Baldwin’s 1969 Dick Cavett Show interview, where he was asked why Black Americans weren’t more optimistic, and argues that racism didn’t end with the Civil War, the Civil Rights Act, or Obama’s election — noting a sharp rise in hate incidents in recent years.

It feels like every day there’s a new outrageous headline, but it’s not always clear why these things are happening. In this series of short, shareable podcast episodes, we ask… “Okay, But Why?”