May 30th Alliance Podcast

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read through the sixth chapter of "The Mis-Education of the Negro" which is entitled The Educated Negro Leaves the Masses. In this chapter Carter G. Woodson dissects the relationship between the Black community and the Black church.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read chapter 5 of "The Mis-Education of the Negro" which is entitled The Failure to Learn to Make a Living. In this chapter Carter G. Woodson discusses the ways that mis-education impacts economics in the Black community.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read the fourth chapter of "The Mis-Education of the Negro" entitled Education Under Outside Control and learn about the shortcomings of White men deciding the educational curriculums of Black people in colleges and universities.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we begin chapter two of "The Miseducation of the Negro" and learn about the dispute over whether Black people in the early 20th century should receive industrial or classical educations.

Rockford Reading Daily returns with a new piece of literature to read. This time we are going back in time to the early 20th century with Carter G. Woodson as we begin "The Miseducation of the Negro."

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In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily , we begin reading a new book entitled Freedom is a Constant Struggle. We began this book some months back but didn’t finish it so we are returning to complete this informative piece of literature by Angela Y. Davis. We also return to recording episodes of the podcast series outside of the City Hall in Rockford, Illinois.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we analyze the book They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery and take a deeper dive on the importance of telling thee stories of and humanizing victims of police terrorism, mass incarceration, and racial injustice. We also touch on the state of Black music and the importance of media in the current struggle.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we read the afterword of They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery.

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In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we continue reading about the landscape of Baltimore, Maryland after the killing of Freddie Gray. We also travel back in time to the Ferguson protests as we read about DeRay McKesson and Ferguson October.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we start the fourth chapter of They Can’t Kill Us All entitled “Baltimore: Life Pre-Indictment”. The first story we read is about The Fresno Police Department in California. Afterwards we read about the killing of Freddie Gray in Baltimore and the uprising that ensued afterwards.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we complete chapter 3 and discuss the humanizing of Walter Scott and other victims of police violence. We also learn about less known police killings which have happened in the United States of America.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we begin the third chapter of They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery entitled, “:

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, the lack of an indictment against the officer who killed Tamir Rice is discussed, as well as the controversy surrounding activist Shaun King as we conclude the second chapter of They Can’t Kill Us All.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, the verdict of the George Zimmerman trail is the first subject tackled by Wesley Lowery. We also learn about the inception of the Black Lives Matter movement, organization, and slogan.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, the murder of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman is discussed and the impact that it had on Black America. We also learn about Wesley Lower’s upbringing in Cleveland, Ohio.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we begin the second chapter, entitled “Cleveland: Coming Home” and we learn about the murder of Tamir Rice.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we complete reading the first chapter of They Can’t Kill Us All and we finish learning about Wesley Lowery’s experience in Ferguson, Missouri.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we learn about St. Louis’s complicated history with race relations, the role that history played in the murder of Mike Brown, and the first hand experience of people during the social unrest that followed.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we continue reading They Can’t Kill Us All, we recount the process that led to officer Darren Wilson not being indicted and the response of the people on Ferguson to the lack of indictment.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we begin the first chapter of They Can’t Kill Us All, entitled Ferguson: A City Holds Its Breath. We learn about the moments leading up to and directly after Mike Brown was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson.

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In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we continue reading the introduction to They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery. We discuss some of the underlining causes that contributed to the social unrest that followed in the wake of Mike Brown being murdered.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we begin reading a new book written by Wesley Lowery, They Can’t Kill Us All. We start at the introduction and discuss the role that news media plays in the realm of political discourse.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily, we recap the book Hinterland by Phil A. Neel and discuss some of our biggest takeaways. We also segue into our next piece of literature They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery.

The second episode of From Rockford finds Ari and Leslie speaking about the release of the body camera footage from the Rockford Police Department of the officers involved in the killing of Peter Jaeger. Afterwards the discussion shifts towards the Safe-T Act and bail reform. Finally a small discussion is had about the We Demand docu-series being placed in the Mozaic film festival.

On this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we complete our reading of Hinterland by Phil A. Neel and summarize some of the biggest takeaways from the final chapter of the book.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we continue reading the final chapter of Hinterland.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we learn about the way uprisings have taken shape in other parts of the world both on the left and right side of aisle and what we can learn from those past events. We also speak about differences in generational belief systems.

On the fourth episode of The Social Construct of Leslie the social reaction to the trailer of The Little Mermaid is the first topic tackled and then a further analysis of the value system of Black people in the United States of America.