Why Are They So Angry?

Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they reminisce about their three years recording Why Are They So Angry? episodes and creating the WATSA? ecosphere. They’ll stroll down memory lane to tell which episodes were favorites then spill the tea on what’s next for them and the WATSA? project. Want more like this?  Check us out at www.whyaretheysoangry.com

The carnival dunking booths used to be a midway staple, but that seemingly innocent amusement has a sinister and racist history. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they expose the horrific side of carnivals and why a baseball thrown at 100 miles per hour had deadly consequences. Want more history of systemic racism,  check us out at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/

Are new technologies exacerbating societal inequities and even reinforcing systemic racism? What role is facial recognition playing in government oversight and policing of citizens? How is reliance on algorithms undermining our basic freedoms? Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square explore these and other questions about artificial intelligence and its impact on racial, social, and economic justice. Want more hidden history, check out our website at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.

Resistance to the American form of chattel slavery took many forms. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square illuminate the history of antebellum midwifery and its role in resisting forced breeding of enslaved women then trace this resistance to its modern day role in supporting positive, alternative birthing methods for Black women. Want more hidden history, check out our website at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.

Nearly 179 years ago, Rev. Henry Highland Garnett declared to Black enslaved people, “Let your motto be resistance! resistance! RESISTANCE!” Black people have resisted historic and ongoing oppression in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms, and police killings, since their arrival upon American shores. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square tell the story of  the bloody Christiana Resistance and other heroic and mostly unsung and unknown acts of resistance from the past up to the present that Blacks have enacted in their struggle for freedom and equality. Want more hidden history, check out our website at www.whyaretheysoangry.com.

Did you know Mississippi’s first ever labor union was formed in 1866 by a group of Black washerwomen? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they tell about the impact these women and their strike had on labor movements in the South and around America both then and now. Want more? Learn unadulterated history at https://learn-whyaretheysoangry.thinkific.com/

Shortly after the Civil War and as recently as 1954, whites exercised systemic racism against Blacks through violent expulsions, land grabs, and terrorism robbing them of land, property, and businesses. Many times these terroristic incidents resulted in Blacks being murdered while being driven from their homes and off their land. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square describe the hidden history behind one such incident and how modern day land grabs are depriving Blacks of wealth. Want more, check us out at www.whyaretheysoangry.com

The 2022 year is winding down, so join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they wrap up season three with a look back on and update about some of the year’s episodes. They’ll also make gift and reading recommendations just in time for holiday gift giving. And they’ll announce the winner of the notorious “Rutherford B Hayes Award”--- an award the hosts give to a person or persons who tried to derail efforts to dismantle systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Adams, McEachin, Fitzpatrick introduce African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act

Best Black-Owned Banks | The Ascent

Ceremony marks official return of Bruce's Beach - Los Angeles Times

HBCyoU dolls on sale at Target created by Hampton University alumna https://news.yahoo.com/hbcyou-dolls-sale-target-created-170836100.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Independent Voices of the Black American Press - JSTOR Daily

Puzzles of Color

Shop - Dash of Jazz

You’ve probably seen the iconic poster of a white woman in a red bandanna proudly flexing her muscles with the words “We Can Do It” emblazoned across the top. The poster became known as Rosie the Riveter. Few know that image easily could have been of a Black woman since over 600,000 Black American women were “Rosies” in defense industry and government jobs supporting WWII war efforts. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square describe and honor their accomplishments as a Veterans' Day tribute. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.

Citations

A Bouquet of “Black Rosies”: A Dozen Facts About the African American “Rosies” of World War II — Live in Everett

Betty Reid Soskin - Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

‘Black Rosies’: The Forgotten African American Heroines of the WWII Homefront - HISTORY

“Film honors African American women who were ‘Rosie the Riveters’ during World War II”, The Washington Post, Dana Hedgpeth, December 31, 2021.

Honoring Our Country’s Black Rosies

Image of Rosie Broadens to Embrace African American Women | Kaiser Permanente

Invisible Warriors

Public Work Provides Economic Security for Black Families and Communities - Center for American Progress

Rosie the Riveter https://youtu.be/EErJupzj2hw

‘Rosie the Riveter’ and the Black Women Who Joined a Movement - The Sacramento Observer

Rosie the Riveter isn’t who you think she is - The Washington Post

Black owned newspapers have been community bedrocks for sharing issues, news, and concerns since 1827. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they tell about a courageous female journalist who was terrorized and threatened with death for protesting three brutal lynchings in Memphis, TN. She went on to be central to the crusade against lynching, the development of Black newspapers, and the techniques of investigative journalism. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.

Citations

Black journalists push media to cover ‘hyper-racial’ moment in politics - POLITICO

Black Press History | NNPA

BlackPressUSA

Timeline: Milestones of the Black Press in the U.S. - Nieman Reports

 Independent Black-Owned Newspapers in the United States

7 facts about black Americans and the news media | Pew Research Center

The Black Press: Past and Present - Nieman Reports

Social media continue to be important political outlets for Black Americans

Since the time of the ancient empires of Western Africa until the present, Black business people and entrepreneurs have created wealth and prosperity for their communities. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square describe how Black wheelers and dealers prospered and hear the surprising story of the Oyster King, a Black man who created his own empire in New York City’s oyster dining industry.  Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school.

Citations

Black-owned businesses in U.S. cities: The challenges, solutions, and opportunities for prosperity

Ghana Empire - World History Encyclopedia

Legendary Black Entrepreneurs

The Mali Empire | National Geographic Society

Songhai Empire (ca. 1375-1591) 

THE VENERABLE THOMAS DOWNING – BLACK OYSTER KING OF NEW YORK

Thomas Downing - NYC Oyster King & Abolitionist

Top 20 Biggest Black Owned Companies in the US

Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they debunk the myth that chattel slavery was not practice in Northern American states. You’ll also hear  the riveting story of Ona Judge and the surprising founding father who doggedly tried to re-enslave her until his dying day. Want more? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to hear more untold and hidden history.

Citations

African Americans in the Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

Deeper Roots of Northern Slavery Unearthed - HISTORY

Fugitive Slave Acts - HISTORY

Myths & Misunderstandings: The North and Slavery - American Civil War Museum

Never Caught Audiobook by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Robin Miles | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Slavery in the North

Slavery Persisted in New England Until the 19th Century https://www.history.com/news/slavery-new-england-rhode-island

The Remarkable Story of Ona Judge - White House Historical Association

When Did Slavery Really End in the North? — Civil Discourse

When One of George Washington's Enslaved Workers Escaped to Freedom

A Definitive Ranking Of Black TV Dads

Black Dads Matter | Institute for Family Studies

Black Fatherhood in the Long Nineteenth Century | AAIHS

Breaking myths about black fatherhood this Father's Day - The Chicago Reporter

Debunking the most pervasive myth about black fatherhood - Vox

How Anti-Poverty Programs Marginalize Fathers - The Atlantic

e joy was there, but also that fear': Milwaukee's Black men discuss fatherhood ahead of Father's Day'Th

(1965) The Moynihan Report: The Negro Family, the Case for National Action •

The Pain and Joy of Black Fatherhood

These dads are changing the narrative around Black fatherhood | GMA

They're Dragging Out the 'Absent Black Fathers' Myth Again. Can We Give it a Rest? | Opinion

Uplifting Black Fathers In America

White tennis player suspended after saying, 'At least I know my dad' to his NC A&T opponent

Few can fathom what was lost in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The prosperous, all-Black district of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street" was 35 bustling city blocks that included two newspapers, pool halls, auto repair shops, beauty parlors, grocers, barber shops, funeral homes, a school, a YMCA, a roller-skating rink, a hospital, and a U.S. post office substation. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square recount the horrific two days in which all this was wiped out as whites rampaged through Greenwood killing 300 hundred, leaving 8,000 homeless, and destroying and looting an equivalent in today’s dollars of over $24 million in real-estate and over $12 million in personal property. Francois and Square draw a through line from the racially motivated Tulsa violence to the Buffalo, NY Tops Grocery Store slayings asking the question, where can we be safe? Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations 

15 People Joined Suspected Buffalo Shooter's Private Chatroom Right Before Massacre 

Adoption means abortion just isn't necessary, SCOTUS claims: That's even worse than it sounds | Salon.com 

American Racism and the Buffalo Shooting | The New Yorker 

America's Becoming Less White — But It's Not a Conspiracy, MAGAts | by Tim Wise | Medium 

Ann Coulter Says My Writing Proves Replacement Theory — She’s Wrong https://timjwise.medium.com/ann-coulter-says-my-writing-proves-replacement-theory-shes-wrong-82123063e5d0 

Buffalo, the Tulsa Massacre, and Legacy of Anti-Black Violence 

Greenwood District, Tulsa - Wikipedia 

Justice Department Announces New Initiatives to Address and Prevent Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents - HS Today 

Origins of Black Wall Street. 

The Baron Of Black Wall Street 

The deadly Buffalo shooting dims a victory for Tulsa Massacre survivors. 

The Buffalo shooting was centuries in the making, experts say 

This newspaper has never forgotten the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and its fight continues 

Three survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre receive $1 million donation - CNN 

Tulsa Race Massacre | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture 

Tulsa race massacre - Wikipedia 

Tulsa Race Massacre - Facts, Photos, Coverup - HISTORY

America had its own versions of the Berlin Wall, in fact there are twenty-six existing, demolished or planned segregation walls, fences, road barricades/closures, and buffer strips in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia built between white and Black/African American neighborhoods as late as the 1970’s. Known as segregation walls, these barricades were erected by cities, neighborhood developers, and the like with the express purpose of keeping Black/African Americans out of exclusively white home sites. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise a virtual driving tour of America’s segregation walls. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

A Nation of Walls — Design Trust for Public Space

A Nation of Walls

A storm destroyed part of the 'segregation wall' in Arlington, Virginia

Atlanta's "Berlin Wall"

Chicago's Wall: Race, Segregation and the Chicago Housing Authority

Detroit segregation wall still stands, a stark reminder of racial divisions nbcnews.com

Detroiturbex.com - The 8 Mile Wall

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, Loewen, James,  Touchstone, 2006

Members Only: Gated Communities and Residential Segregation in the Metropolitan United States

Perspective | Not far from the White House stands another wall, one that divided blacks from whites

PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS Proposed Community Stabilization Plan

StoryMap illuminates impacts of Miami's historic racial segregation

The Untold History of Liberty City's Segregation Walls

Walls are the foundation of civilization. But do they work?

“The Girl Scouts used to segregate Black and White girls. Now they have their first Black CEO,” Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, August 19, 2020.https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/business/girl-scouts-first-black-ceo/index.html

“Walker, Maggie Lena, Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/walker-maggie-lena-1864-1934/

Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square reprise their look at systemic racism in the American presidency. Although the highest office of the land should be one of objectivity and fairness since whoever holds the title of president represents all Americans. Down through history; however, U.S. presidents have not governed on behalf of all the citizenry. François and Square highlight some of the more egregious examples of systemic racism straight from the Oval Office. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA

Citations

“A history of racism is woven into the US presidency,” Russell Contreras, Associated Press, July 30, 2019. https://apnews.com/article/b0fe304f1fad44e19e5ff4490ad1110c

“How the GI Bill was denied to a million black WWII veterans,” Erin Blakemore, The History Channel, Updated Sept. 30, 2019.

“Joe Biden calls Trump the country’s ‘first’ racist president,” Will Wiessert, Associated Press, July 22, 2020.

Lincoln & Race: The Great Emancipator didn't advocate racial equality. But was he a racist?, Stacy Pratt McDermott, NPR Illinois Morning Edition, FEB 1, 2004.

“Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards black americans,” The Conversation, August, 26, 2020.

“The 11 Most Racist U.S. Presidents,” Ibram X. Kendi,Huffpost,05/27/2016 Updated May 28, 2017

“Trump condemns ‘all White supremacists’ after refusing to do so at presidential debate,” Paul LeBlanc, CNN, Oct. 1, 2020.

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century, Ira Katznelson, W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint Edition, August 17, 2006.

#blacklivesmatter #racism #antiracism #justice #racisminamerica #endracism #diversity #inclusion #whyaretheysoangry #president #scandal #whitesupremacy #rutherfordbhayes

Dr. Carol Francois and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise their exploration of the evolution of Black History Month. From its creation by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to the present, Black History Month has both its celebrants and detractors. Listen to hear about Black History Month classroom lessons gone bad but also why teaching Black History is relevant and needed. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/

Citations

“The man behind Black History Month,” Sarah Pruitt, History, January 14, 2021https://www.history.com/news/the-man-behind-black-history-month

“Eunice Carter,” The Mob Museum, https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/eunice-carter/

Carter, Stephen L., Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster, Henry Holt and Company, 2018.

“Law Schools Have A Moral and Social Responsibility to End Systemic Racism ,” Francesco Arreaga, California Law Review, July 2020. https://www.californialawreview.org/law-schools-systemic-racism/

“Our Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism,” Berkley Law.   https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/our-role-in-dismantling-systemic-racism/

“The psychological obstacles to achieving diversity in the legal profession,” Charles P. Edwards, ABA Journal, October 1, 2020. https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/this-time-will-be-different-right

“The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’,” Sarah Weinman, The New York Times, Dec. 7, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/books/review/invisible-stepehn-carter-eunice-hunton-carter-biography.html

“Who Was Eunice Carter?,” Kate O'Brien-Nicholson, Fordham University Press, January 30, 2021. https://www.fordhampress.com/2021/01/30/who-was-eunice-hunton-carter/

“Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear ‘You Don’t Look Like a Lawyer’, Tsedale M. Melaku, Harvard Business Review, August 07,2019. https://hbr.org/2019/08/why-women-and-people-of-color-in-law-still-hear-you-dont-look-like-a-lawyer

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The FBI’s COINTELPRO targeted Black/African leaders and civil rights organizations for decades. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, reprise an episode exploring the FBI's efforts to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize" individuals or groups deemed subversive. They’ll examine aspects of the Martin Luther King, Jr. FBI file and how it was intended to undermine and destroy him and his movement. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA

#FBI #martinlutherking #mlk #whyaretheysoangry #COINTELPRO

Citations

1971, documentary produced and co-written by Johanna Hamilton https://www.1971film.com/

“Court overseeing national security surveillance finds FBI routinely doesn’t observe rules,” Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN, September 6, 2020.

https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/31/mlk.fbi.conspiracy/

“Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),”  The Stanford University Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/federal-bureau-investigation-fbi

“Finidngs on MLK Assassination,” National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-2e.html#hoover

Self Care is necessary to remain in peak mental and physical condition. When navigating stressful and sometimes traumatic issues, it’s best to pull back and take a rest to avoid burnout. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square who talk about the stress associated with doing their job of digging up and talking about instances of systemic racism, and why they’ll be taking a hiatus from their podcast. Never fear, though, they’ll also share where listeners can find their other resources on the topic of systemic racism in America. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

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https://learn-whyaretheysoangry.thinkific.com/

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Reading List

January 9 - The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities through Mindfulness, Rhonda V. McGee

March 13 - White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, Anthea Butler

May 15 - Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together an Anthology, Clay Rivers

July 10- The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, Heather McGhee

Sept. 11 - Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary Frances-Winters.

November 13 -  Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm, Robin DeAngelo

Here’s a reprise of the salute to the women of the U.S. Armed Forces who bravely served this nation since the Revolutionary War. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, share about the Black/African American sheroes past and present who heard the call and served their country in spite of systemic racism in the ranks including the women of the determined 6888th Battalion who took on the Army’s most dangerous enemy. Want more? take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront itat www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion | US Army Center of Military History

“Historical Overview of Racism in the Military”, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488652.pdf

Military veterans say racism in the ranks often isn't camouflaged: "It hurt me dearly"

Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the US Military

Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won

These Black Female Heroes Made Sure US WWII Forces Got Their Mail

US troops battling racism report high barrier to justice

Women Warriors: The ongoing story of integrating and diversifying the American armed forces

At election time, Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square want you to know systemic racism is on the ballot, too. In this episode, you’ll hear about the Ocoee Massacre and how voter suppression in the past was violent and murderous. Today, voters are still being intimidated and their rights trampled. Listen to hear what’s being done to keep voters out of the voting booth and how folks are fighting back. Look for all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

“Are States Purging Or Cleaning Voter Registration Rolls?,” All things Considered, NPR,December 20, 2019.

“Black voters continue to face voter suppression 155 years after Juneteenth, PR Watch Editors, PR Watch, June 19, 2020.

League of Women Voters, https://www.lwv.org/

“19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots – and that’s why we’ve got laws regulating behavior at polling places,” Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, October 21, 2020 8.21am EDT Updated October 22, 2020 8.59am E

Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs

“The vote that failed,” S.J. Ackerman, The Smithsonian Magazine, November 1998.

“The voting rights act of 1965,”This Day in History, The History Channel, original Nov. 2009, Updated Aug. 25, 2020.  https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act

“Timeline: Voter suppression in the US from the civil war to today,” Terrance Smith, ABC News, August 20, 2020.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . Enforcement Acts | PBS.

The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era | Smart News

The Colfax Massacre (1873) •

Apr. 1, 1807 | Ohio Prohibits Any Black Person from Testifying Against a White Person

For decades, land theft and underhanded legal maneuverings have been used to swindled Black/African Americans out of valuable beachfront property. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell the story of Bruce’s Beach and peel back the systemic racism underlying pernicious land appropriation schemes that have contributed to the Black/African American wealth gap. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com. Look for all episodes and social media at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Bruce’s Beach

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%27s_Beach

Historically black beach enclaves are fighting to save their history and identity,” Troy McMullen, The Washington Post, July 27, 2017,

“How to close heirs property loopholes,” Lizzie Presser, Pro Publica, July 15, 2019.

“Land taken from blacks through trickery, violence, and murder Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay,” The Associated Press, Published 10:00 pm PST, Saturday, December 1, 2001

https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Land-taken-from-blacks-through-trickery-violence-1073410.php

“The heart of Sapelo,” Chris Dixon, Garden &  Gun, June/July 2015.

https://gardenandgun.com/feature/the-heart-of-sapelo/

The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South, by Andrew W. Kahrl.

When They Steal Your Land They Steal your Future

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-02-mn-10514-story.html

The 2021 year is winding down, so join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they wrap up season two with a look back on and update about some of the year’s episodes. They’ll also make gift and reading recommendations just in time for holiday gift giving. And they’ll tell about their new tradition—announcement of the winner of ”The Rutherford B Hayes Award”--- an award the hosts will give to a person or persons who tried to derail efforts to dismantle systemic racism. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

'A bright new future:' Acknowledging dark history, Ocoee launches new diversity training

“A Final Resting Place at America’s Most Hallowed Grounds: The Arlington 14 From the Six Triple Eight” Sept. 15, 2021,

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/6888th-battalion-arlington-cemetery?fbclid=IwAR38V43eCqWM54X8W_M4TuiDaWEe1VofKDo6iHElaqHEetKD0U_2U7wjvdo

Akwaaba Inn https://www.akwaaba.com/

Bifties Gifts: Giving B(l)ack made easy!

Bruce’s Beach to be returned to Black family 100 years after city ‘used the law to steal it’

Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she's fighting to get her record expunged

Disney fans say seeing Black Santas at the theme parks for the first time has made them emotional, Nov. 19, 2021, https://www.insider.com/disney-theme-parks-introduce-black-santas-report-2021-11?fbclid=IwAR3gWreWuZ977zm9iMRMD03IZ3PoSAxtOtsb9Pifuiu9qih3QVrnfagfkvU

EPIC EVERYDAY: Inspirational products for mocha-hued children.

Harlem Chocolate Factory⎟Harlem's only chocolate shop

Meet the Founder Whose App Helps Track Racial Incidents and Find Missing Black People

$305K from Florida's budget allocated to Ocoee Massacre scholarships

25 Black-Owned Campgrounds Across The United States

Why Are They So Angry? 2022 Book List 

Www.Instagram.com/TreasureBoxGiftsncandles

The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square, as they tell the real life stories of Wild West heroes, heroines, and villains featured in the film. Some historians estimate that as many as one-fourth of the cowboys in the late 1800s were Black, but, because of systemic racism, many of them have been erased from history. From Cherokee Bill, Treacherous Trudy Smith, Bass Reeves, Stagecoach Mary, and more you’ll hear some of their true life adventures the movie didn’t capture. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Black cowboys reclaim their history in the West

Cathay Williams (US National Park Service)

Evoking History, Black Cowboys Take to the Streets (Published 2020)

Stagecoach Mary

Stagecoach Mary — Badass of the Week

The Black cowboys and cowgirls of American cities -- in photos

The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys

The Real Black Cowboys That Inspired 'The Harder They Fall'

Who Is Gertrude Smith? Treacherous Trudy Real Person True Story- 'The Harder They Fall'

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“Lawman legend Bass Reeves: the invincible man-hunter,” https://www.historynet.com/lawman-legend-bass-reeves-invincible-man-hunter.htm

The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, by Anna-Lisa Cox.

The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States, by William Loren Katz.

“The life and times of deputy U.S.  marshall Bass Reeves,” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/33537/life-and-times-deputy-us-marshal-bass-reeves#:~:text=Over%20his%2032%2Dyear%20career,and%20was%20never%20shot%20himself.

“Was the real Lone Ranger a black man?,” https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man

Say the words “critical race theory” and you’re bound to start a firestorm. So what exactly is it all about, and why is it such a hot topic lately? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they explain what critical race theory, or CRT, is and why it isn’t the bogeyman some would want you to believe it is. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Could you win a quiz show by defining ‘Critical Race Theory’?

“Critical Race Theory: A Brief History”, Jacey Forten, The New York Times, November 8, 2021.

Critical Race Theory Isn't a Curriculum. It's a Practice (Opinion)

Delgado, Richard and Jean Stefancic, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, Third Edition, New York University Press, New York, 2017.

Milton Dawes » General Semantics Advanced Thinking » Theories in Everyday Situations

Spotlight on Critical Race Theory

Want to understand Critical Race Theory? Read the Good Samaritan story

What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?

What Is Critical Race Theory?

White People’s Fear of Critical Race Theory is Based in Ignorance

He was, by all accounts, a soldier's soldier. General Colin Powell’s 35 years of exemplary service in the Army and many years in civil service set him apart as a true officer, a gentleman, and so much more. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square in a salute to General Powell and all military veterans especially those who defied systemic racism to rise to the top. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Colin Powell: key facts from his life

“Colin Powell: The Vietnam War Years,” Jeffrey J. Matthews, History Net,

https://www.historynet.com/colin-powell-the-vietnam-war-years.htm?fbclid=IwAR0vQYustFK-PWkMTDLsfyQ0ds9muSip-cKBu-gGvXZ7M7cc6Lb98N5rc5Y

Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military

Colin Powell’s UN speech: a decisive moment in undermining US credibility

Four things you didn't know about Colin Powell

10 Facts About Colin Powell: The First Black US Secretary of State

“That Time Colin Powell Saved Crash Victims by Tearing Burning Metal With His Bare Hands,” military.com, Oct. 18, 2021.

https://www.military.com/history/2021/10/18/time-colin-powell-saved-crash-victims-tearing-burning-metal-his-bare-hands.html?fbclid=IwAR3HI7cEqmB6V4vSQ2VM5NLRbwd2ps1F68HaYj-NgB_9z94jaxS9KErgvMw

Ever since the first cave person drew on a cave wall, artists have used their art to comment on the human condition and to decry inequity and man’s inhumanity to man---but not without a cost. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell how the FBI, CIA, and other law enforcement agencies spied on, threatened, harassed, and tried to silence Black/African American writers, performers, and artists simply because they spoke out against systemic racism in the U.S. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Book: The FBI used 'dirty tricks' to target Black artists

FB Eyes

FBI monitored and critiqued African American writers for decades

FBI Records: The Vault — The Vault

In the McCarthy Era, to Be Black Was to Be Red

'Mr. Soul!' soundtrack showcases classic sounds of the Black Power era

Sadie Barnette Turned Her Black Panther Father’s FBI File Into Art

Southern Negro Youth Congress (1937-1949) 

Surveillance Under the Patriot Act

The FBI's Long, Alarming History of Investigating Black Musicians

Tracking Activists: The FBI's Surveillance of Black Women Activists Then and Now | 

The American Historian

The Enduring Legacy of Eartha Kitt, a Subversive Icon Targeted by the CIA

What Was the Black International?

When Eartha Kitt Condemned Poverty and War at the White House

Why Are the NYPD ‘Hip-Hop Police’ Spying on Rappers?

Campaign Zero, https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

“Eight Can’t Wait Project”, https://8cantwait.org/

“Slave patrols: an early form of American policing, Chelsea Hansen, July 10, 2019, National Law Enforcement Museum, https://lawenforcementmuseum.org/2019/07/10/slave-patrols-an-early-form-of-american-policing/

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, Douglas A. Blackmon, Doubleday, 2008.

Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas, Sally Hadden, Harvard University Press, 2003.

“There’s Overwhelming evidence that the criminal justice system is racist. Here’s the proof”, Radley Balko, Washington Post, June 10, 2020.

The upheaval of politics, the pandemic, and particularly the social unrest of  the past few years has caused stress, anxiety, and depression. Why Are They So Angry? episodes examine these issues and more as well as the systemic racism underlying many of them. These topics are especially difficult to address, so finding ways to maintain mental health and balance is critical. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they talk about the importance of self-care for anti-racist and offer suggestions on how to do it. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

How to Protect Your Mental Health While Fighting Racial Injustice

“Self Care, anti-racism equity resources,” https://www.ymcamidtn.org/employees/self-care-anti-racism-resources?fbclid=IwAR0Sc6walhn-gxRIBpGpulYCteHlHIg9Ihc3_HFlR2qD3nb3oo8naotwF_s

“What Is Emotional Trauma? How Shifting Our Idea of Trauma Can Help Us Heal,” Elizabeth Yuko, Real Simple, August 31, 2021

https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/what-is-emotional-trauma?did=678024-20210921&utm_campaign=rs-daily-finds_newsletter&utm_source=realsimple.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=092121&cid=678024&mid=67526816152

What Is Self-Care and Why Is It Critical for Your Health?

Top10.com

Sunsets can be a beautiful sight and time of day, but from 1890 and even to the present, a sunset could mean violence and even death for Black/African Americans. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece as they tell the sordid history of sundown towns---all-white communities, neighborhoods, counties, and even states that exclude Blacks and other minorities through the use of discriminatory laws, harassment, and threats or violence. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

AP Road Trip: Racial tensions in America's 'sundown towns'

Loewen, James W. Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, The New Press, New York, 2018.

Loveland, Colorado Splinters Over Racist Sundown Town Past And Increasingly Diverse Future

Sundown Towns 

Sundown Towns Are Still A Problem For Black Drivers

Sundown Towns by State - History and Social Justice

Sundown Towns in the News, Arts, etc. - History and Social Justice

'Sundown towns': Midwest confronts its complicated racial legacy

The Brutal Slaying of Carol Jenkins | by Katherine M.

The Great Banishment of 1923

Think Sundown Towns Are a Thing of the Past? Think Again | by Morgan Jerkins | GEN

What Sundown Towns Represent For Black Drivers Today

Who Killed Carol Jenkins?

“Annie Malone: First African American Millionairess,” https://freemaninstitute.com/poro.htm
“Annie Turnbo Malone,” Maria Quintana, Black Past, December 20, 2009. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/annie-turnbo-malone-1869-1957/#:~:text=Walker.,ended%20in%20divorce%20as%20well.

Aaron Eugene Malone

“Racism and sexism in science haven’t disappeared,” Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American,  October 1, 2020,

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/racism-and-sexism-in-science-havent-disappeared/

“10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us,” Lindsey Weedston, Yes!, March 21, 2016 https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2016/03/21/10-black-women-innovators-and-the-awesome-things-they-brought-us/

“Systemic Racism in the Sciences Requires Structural Solutions,”

Andrea Korte, American Association for the Advancement of Science,  October, 21, 2020 https://www.aaas.org/news/systemic-racism-sciences-requires-structural-solutions

“Who Was Annie Malone?,” Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader, April 24, 2018. https://chicagocrusader.com/who-was-annie-malone/

Restaurant names and themes can be methods for upholding systemic racism or dismantling it. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they serve up a menu from American restaurant history describing restaurants that made no bones about using racial stereotypes and slurs as part of their names and themes and others that were central to the Civil Rights movement. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

A look at claims of racial bias in U.S. restaurants

From high-end to Waffle House, why do some restaurants just feel racist?

Jim Crow Museum

Kwate, Naa Oyo A., Burgers in Blackface, University of Minnesota Press, 2019.

“Mammy’s Cupboard,” https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3344?fbclid=IwAR1sZduAnJwYzwMffFsNIQPOFfDAIjo8sfWSH6OBYOtza2JGua5P7KFZOx4

McElya, Micki , Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth Century America, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2007.

Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of 'Sambo's,' The 'Racist' Restaurant Chain America Once Loved

“Restaurant-ing through history,”https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/tag/racism/, June 28, 2020.

San Francisco's rowdy and racist chicken-themed restaurant: Topsy's Roost

The Beloved Georgia Restaurant That Turned Racial Stereotyping Into a Tourist Attraction

The Coon Chicken Inn: North Seattle's Beacon of Bigotry - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

The History of Coon Chicken Inn - Anti-black Imagery - Jim Crow Museum

The last remaining Sambo's finally erases its name

The Story about Aunt Jemima and the Illinois Aunt Jemima's Kitchen Restaurants

The Troubling History of Sambo’s Pancake House

The phrase “Black/African American beaches” is not an oxymoron. For years, Black/African Americans have flocked to beaches and resorts built exclusively for them where they escaped the scourge of systemic racism and racial ostracism. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they take a deep dive into beaches past and present where Black/African Americans enjoy leisure and intellectual pursuits by the sea. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

BLACK HISTORY: The history of Freeman Beach

California moves to return Bruce's Beach seized from Black couple

Chicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey (1900- ) 

History — The Inn at Shearer Cottage

Idlewild: Michigan's “Black Eden"

Remembering Carr's Beach: The Most Popular African American Beach and Music Venue on the Chesapeake Bay

“Six historically black beaches to visit this summer,” Angela Dennis, February, 28, 2019. https://medium.com/@AngelaDennisWrites/six-historically-black-beaches-to-visit-this-summer-46045aa3e348

The Inkwell, Martha's Vineyard (1890s-)

The Inkwell, Santa Monica, California (1905-1964) 

Join Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, as they kick off Episode 1 of Why Are they So Angry? Learn the differences among and between the terms bias, prejudice, bigotry, and racism as an introduction to understanding how systemic racism permeates every institution in America. The terms discussed in the episode are taken from the book Institutional Racism: A Primer On Theory and Strategies for Social Change, Second Edition, by Shirley Better. Carol quotes Ijeoma Oluo, “When we acknowledge racism as part of a system, instead of being limited to our ability to win over racists, we can instead focus on how our actions interact with systemic racism.” If you want to expand your knowledge of systemic racism visit the website www.whyaretheysoangry.com or take the course, Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it. 

Although the lyrics of a famous folk song proclaim, “This land is your land, this land is my land; this land was made for you and me,” America’s great outdoors hasn’t always beckoned or been friendly to Black/African Americans.  Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, on an excursion to public and national parks to learn why these spaces weren’t originally intended for everyone’s enjoyment. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

'Black man in a white space': America's racist parks - New York Daily News

A Legacy of Racism in America's Parks

America's national parks face existential crisis over race

Finney, Carolyn, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors,The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill, 2014.

How can the National Park Services work to be anti-racist?

It’s time to own up to the racism and violence embedded in the names of parks and public lands

Moving Forward Initiative: The African American Experience in the Civilian Conservation Corps – The Corps Network

Outdoor Afro – Where Black People & Nature Meet

The Geography of Recreational Open Space: Influence of Neighborhood Racial Composition and Neighborhood Poverty

“The White Space”

Why America's National Parks Are So White

When it comes to swimming, the old song “Meet Me in St. Louis” takes on a whole new meaning. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they expose details of one of America’s most deadly race riots in St. Louis all because a handful of children wanted to swim. Hear how the incident laid the foundation for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case intended to end segregation in public schools. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

Availability of Physical Activity–Related Facilities and Neighborhood Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: A National Study | AJPH | Vol. 96 Issue 9

Bankst, Taunya Lovel. “Still Drowning in Segregation: Limits of Law in Post-Civil Rights America,” 2014

'Black People Will Swim' Is Fighting a Racist Stereotype With Swim Lessons

Creating Safe Spaces for Black Children: The Dream and Legacy of Dr. King

The Geography of Recreational Open Space: Influence of Neighborhood Racial Composition and Neighborhood Poverty

McGhee, Heather. The Sum of Us: What Recism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, oneworldlit.com, 2021.

The Legacy of the St. Louis Municipal Pool Race Riots

The Longest Day | Feature | St. Louis | St. Louis News and Events

Wolcott, Victoria W.  Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America

What could be more fun than an outing at an amusement park or skating rink, a swim in a neighborhood pool or at the beach, a cookout at a beautiful city or National Park? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they take you on a roller coaster ride through the systemic racism of America’s leisure and recreation spaces to learn how it wasn’t all fun and games as Black/African Americans fought to desegregate the country’s leisure activities. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

A Legacy of Racism in America's Parks

“A Summer of Change: The Civil Rights Story of Glen Echo Park,” U.S. National Park Service website.

https://www.nps.gov/glec/learn/historyculture/summer-of-change.htm?fbclid=IwAR1ZDZ3LF0uyItC63xPQMem_EQZ0bWf7TEcN_1l86NyH77ZtYBZhCJCh4Rw

And the Beat Goes On

Black Voices: With a rise in roller skating popularity, society must recognize its roots in Black history

Civil Rights Protesters Recount The Little-Told Story Of The Fight To Desegregate Glen Echo

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

How Black Roller Skaters Made The Rink A Place For Grownups

McGhee, Heather. The Sum of Us: What Recism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, oneworldlit.com, 2021.

Morris, Jill. Disney’s Influence on the Modern Theme Park and the Codification of Colorblind Racism in the American Amusement Industry, 2019

“Not Even a Trip to the Amusement Park Has Been Easy for African-Americans,” Victoria W. Wolcott, History News Network, May 25, 2018.

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169128?fbclid=IwAR1_Uo7rRB_7kCk82h6cD53uw7PLH_kRecfJM9whCqeFLvxbCA8S0xvSfFI

Racial Politics at Disney

Remembering the Summer of 1960 at Glen Echo | Boundary Stones: WETA's Washington DC History Blog

Wolcott, Victoria W., Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America

America has its own versions of the Berlin Wall, in fact there are twenty-six existing, demolished, or planned segregation walls, fences, road barricades/closures, and buffer strips in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia built between white and Black/African American neighborhoods as late as the 1970’s. Known as segregation walls, these barricades were erected by cities, neighborhood developers, and the homeowners associations with the express purpose of keeping Black/African Americans out of exclusively white home sites. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they take you on a virtual driving tour of America’s segregation walls. Want more, take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at www.podpage.com.whyaretheysoangry

Citations

A Nation of Walls — Design Trust for Public Space

A Nation of Walls

A storm destroyed part of the 'segregation wall' in Arlington, Virginia

Atlanta's "Berlin Wall"

Chicago's Wall: Race, Segregation and the Chicago Housing Authority

Detroit segregation wall still stands, a stark reminder of racial divisions nbcnews.com

Detroiturbex.com - The 8 Mile Wall

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, Loewen, James,  Touchstone, 2006

Members Only: Gated Communities and Residential Segregation in the Metropolitan United States

Perspective | Not far from the White House stands another wall, one that divided blacks from whites

PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS Proposed Community Stabilization Plan

StoryMap illuminates impacts of Miami's historic racial segregation

The Untold History of Liberty City's Segregation Walls

Walls are the foundation of civilization. But do they work?