Divided by Design: A Podcast by E Pluribus Unum

Divided By Design
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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who led the controversial effort to remove Confederate statues from the city and who now runs E Pluribus Unum- a nonprofit focused on advancing racial equity in the south, breaks down how we are divided by design. Race courses through every facet of our lives, yet too few people-- particularly white people-- truly understand the scale of racism in America, including our history and how racism still permeates today's institutions. The Divided by Design podcast features discussions with advocates, historians, and experts about how race intersects with health, wealth, criminal justice, housing, and voting rights. By better understanding how we got here to this moment, we can better chart a path forward towards a more just, inclusive and equitable America for us all.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 1

    The Case for Racial Equity

    The Divided By Design podcast kicks off with discussions exploring the “truth” in our history, including the history of racial inequality in the United States; how systemic racism has divided and crippled this country; and the need for audacious leadership to create the change that we all desperately need to be a just and equitable America. We’ll learn about some of the periods and events in our history that have laid the foundation for the systems that continue to perpetuate racism and oppress people of color in the U.S, including the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Jim Crow era. We’ll also hear from residents across the south on how racism impacts their daily lives.  This episode features Dr. Eddie Glaude, Angela Glover Blackwell, Danyelle Solomon, Dr. Andre Perry and more.  Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    27 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Dollars and Sense: Breaking Down the Racial Wealth Gap

    In this episode of Divided By Design, we’ll go deeper into how we are divided by design on economic opportunity and inclusion, including the long history of the racial wealth gap. While the United States economy has experienced both amazing highs and catastrophic lows since the end of World War II, there is one economic statistic that has remained eerily constant-- white families have on average ten times the wealth of Black families in America. At the heart of the insights on this episode, the lesson remains: by leveling the playing field for Black Americans, we help ourselves, and we help our society and our nation as a whole.  This episode features conversations with PolicyLink founder Angela Glover Blackwell, Brookings’ Dr. Andre Perry,  Center for American Progress’ Danyelle Solomon, HOPE Credit Union’s Bill Bynum, Nathaniel Smith of the Partnership for Southern Equity, and Garnesha Ezediaro who runs Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    29 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Criminal In-justice System

    In this episode of Divided By Design , we explore the history of the American criminal justice system, and how systemic racism was a part of its DNA, from the advent of the slave patrol to laws that ensured both power and privilege were to be maintained by white males of wealth and their families.   We will also look at the various ways in which the criminal justice system has evolved since Reconstruction, but yet maintains a strong grip on the rights and civil liberties of African Americans, women, and other minority groups to this very day. This episode features Harvard professor Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Alec Karakatsanis of Civil Rights Corps, ACLU’s Alanah Odums Hebert, Nicole Porter of the Sentencing Project, longtime police chief and reform leader Charles Ramsey, and Baltimore Police Superintendent Michael Harrison.  Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    29 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    In Search of Health Equity

    In this episode of Divided By Design, we dive into the roots of racism in medicine in the US–that is, the false notion of a biological basis for race–and the way that has shaped the profound systemic racism and anti-Blackness in American medicine.  We’ll also discuss the underlying disparities further unveiled during the COVID-19 pandemic, created by actions and inaction at the federal, state and local government level, as well as in the private sector.  Also we’ll begin to explore the restoration of trust between black patients and those who provide their health care. This episode of features Dr. Camara Jones, Dr. Jeremy Green, Dr. Toni Eyssallenne, Dr. Cory Hebert, Dr. Michelle Morse, Dr. Takeisha Davis and Daniel Dawes, J.D. Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    23 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Block Away But World Apart

    In this episode of Divided By Design, we look at the topic of housing and segregation, particularly in the south. The legacy of segregation is palpable across the American South and has enormous implications for how people lead their daily lives. From redlining and housing policy to physical separations by highways or railroad tracks and transit policies, physical separation is a real-life consequence of decades-old decisionmaking.  This episode features Nathaniel Smith of the Partnership for Southern Equity, Dr. Temika Simmons of Delta State University, Danyelle Solomon of the Center for American Progress and more. Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    23 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Democracy Denied

    In this episode of Divided By Design, we discuss the history of democracy in America. The promise of America is that we all come to the table of democracy as equals. But our democracy is in crisis. Long before the 2020 election or the coronavirus pandemic, laws and processes have been in place to disenfranchise many Americans from exercising their right to vote. How did we get here? This episode features political leader, voting rights activist and New York Times bestselling author Stacey Abrams, National Urban League CEO Marc Morial and noted voting rights attorney and Democracy Docket publisher Marc Elias.  Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    26 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Getting Closer to Reconciliation

    In this episode of Divided By Design, we start to frame out what getting to reconciliation could look like by talking to behavioral scientists and psychologists who have studied race and bias to shed light on various strategies used to address the pre-conscious thoughts and ideas that prevent us from finding common ground on issues of race and bias. We talk to former White House Communications Director for President Obama and bestselling author Jennifer Palmieri, sociologist Dr. Whitney Pirtle, psychologist Dr. Peter Coleman and founder and executive director of Over Zero, Rachel Brown. Find out more information at: https://www.unumfund.org/podcast Follow E Pluribus Unum on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/unumfund  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/UnumFund Facebook: http://Facebook.com/Unumfund Divided By Design is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Learn more at https://ncpodcasts.com/ Credits: Written by Byron C. Hunter  Music by Jay Weigel Editing & Sound Design by Nick Luca Executive Producers: Ryan Berni, Robert Cappadona & Jeremiah Tittle

    25 min

  8. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introducing The Divided By Design Podcast

    Mitch Landrieu and a slew of advocates, historians, and experts help us better understand what systemic racism looks like in America today. By better understanding how we got here to this moment, we can better chart a path forward towards a more just, inclusive and equitable America for us all.

    1 min

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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who led the controversial effort to remove Confederate statues from the city and who now runs E Pluribus Unum- a nonprofit focused on advancing racial equity in the south, breaks down how we are divided by design. Race courses through every facet of our lives, yet too few people-- particularly white people-- truly understand the scale of racism in America, including our history and how racism still permeates today's institutions. The Divided by Design podcast features discussions with advocates, historians, and experts about how race intersects with health, wealth, criminal justice, housing, and voting rights. By better understanding how we got here to this moment, we can better chart a path forward towards a more just, inclusive and equitable America for us all.

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