Pod Save the People Folgen

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including hyper-relaxed police hiring practices, a 2023 ruling based on a 19th century law governing the treatment of enslaved people, federal efforts to bypass local governance, and transphobia within the queer community. DeRay interviews award-winning author and reporter Chip Jones about his new book The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South.NewsDeRay How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal JusticeKaya Memphis Police Academy Cut Corners While Scrambling to Hire, Officers SayDe’Ara Virginia Judge Uses 19th-Century Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos are PropertyMyles "Pronouns can be scary." 

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including essential items invented by Black women, an end to SNAP emergency benefits, movement within the Biden administration, and an homage to ordinary Black life. DeRay interviews award-winning author and filmmaker Nick Brooks about his young adult mystery novel Promise Boys. NewsDe’Ara 7 Things You Didn't Know were Invented by Black womenDeRay As SNAP Emergency Allotment benefits end, local food banks prepare for 'hunger cliff'Kaya Biden’s Semiconductor Plan Flexes the Power of the Federal GovernmentMyles Ordinary Black lives should be remembered, too 

DeRay, De’Ara, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — including  'Dilbert' comic dropped from newspapers after creator's racist rant, the hidden history of Aunt Jemima, contrasting views on luxury tiny homes and Charlie Mitchell, the first Black Michelin starred chef of New York. Pod Save the People closes out Blackest Book Club programming with Sovereignty of Quiet by Kevin Quashie. NewsOp-Ed Your Discomfort with Ebony's Jonathan Majors Cover Reveals More about You Than You ThinkDeRay Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben deserve retirement. They're racist myths of happy Black servitude.Kaya Newspapers Drop ‘Dilbert’ After Creator’s Rant About Black ‘Hate Group’De’Ara This 26-year-old pays $0 to live in a ‘luxury tiny home’ she built for $35,000 in her backyard—take a look insideMyles Meet Charlie Mitchell, the first Black Michelin-starred chef in New York City