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A monthly conversation with BU Law Prof. Jonathan Feingold & WNHN host Arnie Arnesen about race and racism from a place of humility, commitment and curiosity. Special thanks to WNHN and producers Stephanie Collins and Dave Scott.

  1. Ep. 38 | Why Are All The Universities Folding to Trump?

    HÁ 2 DIAS

    Ep. 38 | Why Are All The Universities Folding to Trump?

    In this episode, Arnie and Jon explore why so many universities have voluntarily scrubbed websites and shuttered still lawful and mission critical diversity, equity and inclusion programs. We also discuss why President Trump's anti-DEI measures are themselves legally suspect. Part of the reason is that Trump's war on DEI rests on, and reinforces, the morally repugnant and empirically bankrupt notion that women and people of color and presumptively incompetent.

    27min
  2. Ep. 37 | Trump Brings the Racism and the Grift

    24 DE JAN.

    Ep. 37 | Trump Brings the Racism and the Grift

    In this episode, we discuss how Trump’s first week in office reflects what we already knew. Racism remains one of Trump’s favorite political tactics. He’ll use it to demean and delegitimize political opponents, and to distract from a separate pillar of his administration: massive self-dealing. As always, Florida stands out as a model for how opportunistic politicians can leverage racism, sexism and homophobia to grift the public and turn a profit, all while undermining every institution necessary for meaningful democracy. We also note that Trump’s racist rhetoric is effective, in part, because supposedly liberal institutions – like elite universities – have long failed to offer a compelling counter-narrative.

    28min
  3. Ep. 36 | Florida Offers the Blueprint for Trump's War on Education

    08/12/2024

    Ep. 36 | Florida Offers the Blueprint for Trump's War on Education

    In this episode, the #RaceClass Podcast explores Trump’s relationship with higher education. On the one hand, independent universities present a threat to Trump and his authoritarian ambitions. On the other hand, universities can aid Trump by voluntarily ceding power or otherwise providing cover for his antidemocratic aims. To preview how Trump might try to break and capture the nation’s universities, we look to Florida as a blueprint for Trump’s incoming war on higher education. We also discuss how universities and democratic leadership have already played into rightwing campaigns to their own detriment.

    28min
  4. Ep. 35 | Project 2025 & Environmental Injustice

    25/10/2024

    Ep. 35 | Project 2025 & Environmental Injustice

    We discuss “Cancer Alley,” an 85-mile stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans that contains one of the largest concentrations of fossil fuel and petrochemical operations in the Western Hemisphere. These facilities expose nearby residents, who are disproportionately Black, to toxic pollutants and “severe health harms including elevated burdens and risks of cancer, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health harms, respiratory ailments.” Louisiana and the federal government have long failed to remedy these harms. In 2022, local community groups filed multiple complaints with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that alleged Louisiana’s failure to address these harms violated Title VI by “subjecting Black residents to ongoing disproportionate and adverse health and environmental impacts.” These complaints prompted the EPA to investigate. In response, Louisiana sued the federal government. The state argued that it was unlawful for the EPA or the Department of Justice to enforce Title VI’s “disparate impact” regulations. Why? Because doing so forces the state to consider race. According to Louisiana, having to consider a policy’s racial impact is just another form of racial discrimination. If that sounds familiar, it might be because it also appears in Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s playbook for a Trump presidency. A Trump-appointed judge recently sided with Louisiana. To justify a ruling that deprives Cancer Alley’s residents of legal relief, the judge repeated the claim that attending to racial disparities is itself racist: “The public interest here is that governmental agencies abide by its laws, and treat all of its citizens equally, without considering race. To be sure, if a decision maker has to consider race, to decide, it has indeed participated in racism.”

    28min
  5. Ep. 34 | From CRT to DEI: Tracing the Assault on Multiracial Democracy

    06/10/2024

    Ep. 34 | From CRT to DEI: Tracing the Assault on Multiracial Democracy

    [This episode first aired as a live virtual panel on September 27, 2024.] Since the summer of 2020, rightwing officials and organizations have orchestrated a coordinated campaign to redefine antiracism as the new racism. Early iterations of this campaign presented a caricature of Critical Race Theory to discredit modest antiracist reforms and to limit classroom conversations about racism, bias, and American history writ large. More recently, against the backdrop of politics around Israel and Palestine, many of the same individuals and entities that spearheaded attacks on CRT have turned their sights on “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) as well as various forms of critical and protest speech. Through a conversational dialogue, the panelists will chart historical, rhetorical, political and legal links that bind recent anti-CRT and anti-DEI campaigns. The panelists will also surface how this moment parallels past academic and political conflicts over race and scholarship. Moderator: Jonathan Feingold, Boston University School of Law Panelists: Aslı Ü. Bâli, Professor of Law, Yale Law School LaToya Baldwin Clark, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Aziz Rana, J. Donald Monan, S.J., University Professor of Law and Government, Boston College Law School

    1h3min
  6. Ep. 33 | Even a Trump Judge Agrees that "anti-CRT" Laws are Pro-CRT

    29/09/2024

    Ep. 33 | Even a Trump Judge Agrees that "anti-CRT" Laws are Pro-CRT

    In a surprising turn of events, a federal judge recently upheld most of Oklahoma’s HB 1775, a law widely perceived as banning Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the state. However, the ruling delivered an ironic twist: Judge Charles Goodwin—a Trump appointee—clarified that the law does not prohibit teaching about race, racism, or related concepts like implicit bias. Instead, it compels such instruction, exposing a significant gap between the law's text and the partisan rhetoric and public understanding surrounding it. This ruling has broad implications for similar "anti-CRT" laws across the country, challenging the narrative that laws like Florida’s Stop WOKE Act silence discussions about racism in education. As stakeholders fight back and courts continue to weigh in, this decision could signal a major shift in the fight against discriminatory censorship in American classrooms.

    27min
  7. Ep. 32 | Teaching the Truth on Trial (Again) in Tennessee

    01/09/2024

    Ep. 32 | Teaching the Truth on Trial (Again) in Tennessee

    Following the 2020-21 school year, the Sullivan County (TN) school board fired Matthew Hawn, a high school social studies teacher. As was reported at the time, the School Board punished Mr. Hawn after he assigned his Contemporary Issues class a Ta-Nehisi Coates article and shared a spoken word poem by Kyla Jenee Lacey. On Monday, after nearly three years, Mr. Hawn had his first opportunity to challenge his firing in Court. Jon traveled to Tennessee to observe the hearing. In this episode, Jon and Arnie explore the dynamics in the courtroom, the case's vast implications, and a question that hung over the day: “Is White Privilege a Fact?” Many listeners will hear echoes of the Scopes trial, a notorious 1925 case involving a Tennessee teacher who violated a state law that banned instruction on evolution. Interested in learning more or supporting Coach Hawn? Visit his GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-coach-hawn

    26min
  8. Ep. 31 | Teaching the Truth with Dr. James Whitfield

    05/08/2024

    Ep. 31 | Teaching the Truth with Dr. James Whitfield

    Dr. James Whitfield joined the #RaceClass Podcast for a wide ranging conversation about his racial education as a multi-racial child in west Texas; the hostile environment teachers and students face in Texas today; and reasons for optimism even in oppressive times. Dr. Whitfield is an award-winning education advocate centered on creating safe, nurturing, and equitable learning environments which, in turn, help transform communities. In summer 2020, Dr. Whitfield was early into his tenure as the first Black principal at a predominantly white high school in Texas. Amid global protests for racial justice, Dr. Whitfield penned a letter detailing the pain of anti-black racism. He received widespread support from the school community, but backlash nonetheless arrived and cost him his job. Listen to his story on #RaceClass. Want to learn more? Visit Dr. Whitfield’s website: https://drjameswhitfield.com/ Donate to his Go-Fund campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-big-brother-secure-support-in-education

    28min
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A monthly conversation with BU Law Prof. Jonathan Feingold & WNHN host Arnie Arnesen about race and racism from a place of humility, commitment and curiosity. Special thanks to WNHN and producers Stephanie Collins and Dave Scott.

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