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Unfinished: Deep South: S1 E5 A Very American Crime (Podcast)

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Some people still refuse to call Isadore’s murder a lynching. So in this episode, we take a step back to

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Unfinished: Deep South S1 E4 White Memories (Podcast)

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Episode Info The lynching of Isadore Banks was a catastrophe for the African American community of Marion, Arkansas, and it’s

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“Politics In Black” Podcast: Conversations on Lineage and Reparations, ADOS Los Angeles 07.12.2020 (youtube.com)

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Special Extended Show! Guests include Dr. William A. Darity, Jr., and A. Kirsten Mullen, authors of “From Here To Equality:

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Unfinished: Deep South Podcast — S1 E3 Family Ties

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Tracing back Isadore’s family helps understand his wealth. Isadore wasn’t an anomaly—many African Americans in the south had land, built

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Unfinished: Deep South Podcast — S1 E2 The High Sheriff

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A $7 million dollar fortune. A white supremacist sheriff. And a 66-year old mystery: what happened to Isadore Banks’ land

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Unfinished: Deep South Podcast — S1 E1 Isadore Banks

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For most of his life Isadore Banks found ways to survive—and thrive—in the violently anti-black South. He became one of

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Reparations (w/ Dr. Sandy Darity) – Black Civics Episode 4 (radiopublic.com)

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In this episode the Black Civics hosts (Kimberly Renee Davis, Tony Blount & Chris Lodgson) discuss reparations with Dr. William A. Darity Jr. Darity

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Down Ballot Voting – Black Civics Episode 3 (radiopublic.com)

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In this episode the Black Civics hosts (Kimberly Renee Davis, Tony Blount & Chris Lodgson) discuss the #ADOS Strategy of voting Democratic Down-Ballot

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Comcast vs Civil Rights and ADOS – Black Civics Episode 2 (radiopublic.com)

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In this episode the Black Civics hosts (Kimberly Renee Davis-Wilson, Tony Blount & Chris Lodgson) discuss the Supreme Court case of Comcast vs

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ADOS 101 – Black Civics Episode 1 (radiopublic.com)

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Black Civics is an educational broadcast dedicated to supporting the ADOS community through podcasts, videos and courses that will elevate

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Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

Happy Juneteenth!

Happy Juneteenth!

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TheLENS (your Leading Ebony News Source) is the official publication of the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. Center for Racial Justice. Our purpose is to educate America and advocate for the interests of Black American descendants of United States chattel slavery and its institutions.
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