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The Uncomfortable Truth

The Uncomfortable Truth

By Loki Mulholland

How do you end racism if you're too afraid to talk about it? Emmy-winning filmmaker, Loki Mulholland continues the conversation started in his award-winning film, "The Uncomfortable Truth", to learn the answers to the questions we all need to be asking about race and racism in America.
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The Uncomfortable TruthJun 30, 2020

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Arbery, Travon and Till

Arbery, Travon and Till

Loki and Luvaghn wrap up the season with their reflections on the Ahmaud Arbery trial outcome and how it compares to and is possible because of the Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till trials.

Dec 28, 202125:53
A Civil Rights Movement Christmas

A Civil Rights Movement Christmas

In the early 1960s Leflore County, Mississippi cut off assistance to everyone in need so that none went to Blacks. However, that also meant nothing went to poor whites in need either. Luvaghn Brown reflects on one such family that came to them that cold winter day and 60 years later, Luvaghn learned something from that event that he never thought of before.

Dec 21, 202117:59
Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes with Jane Elliott - Part 2

Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes with Jane Elliott - Part 2

The night was still young and Jane Elliott was holding court. She wants to pack a lot in so here we go.

Dec 07, 202148:27
Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes with Jane Elliott - Part 1

Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes with Jane Elliott - Part 1

Jane Elliott is famous for her Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes "experiment" she did with her students. The story is fascinating all on its own and Jane (who is, by far, our most fiery interview)  has a lot more to say than that but whatever you do, don't call her ma'am.

Nov 30, 202130:32
The Fuller Story: The Non-Removal of a Confederate Statue

The Fuller Story: The Non-Removal of a Confederate Statue

A law passed in 2013 to preserve Confederate statues kept a team of citizens from removing a 37 foot monument in the public square of Franklin, TN. So, a team lead by Pastor Hewitt Sawyers came up with plan. It's called the Fuller Story. The statue might not be coming down but something just as empowering is now up and will make sure the entire history is told for generations to come.

Nov 09, 202133:43
A Long Talk About

A Long Talk About

Inspired by the death of George Floyd, two African American activists are pursuing an audacious goal: end racism in 15 years. How? Through their organization A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth they are going right to the source and giving them the tools to empower themselves to do it themselves.

Oct 19, 202153:24
Civil Rights Movement: An Interview with Judge Constance Harvey-Slaughter

Civil Rights Movement: An Interview with Judge Constance Harvey-Slaughter

The first black female graduate of the University of Mississippi's law school and the first black female judge in Mississippi, Judge Constance Harvey-Slaughter wasn't never going to let anyone turn her around, "“If you told me I wasn’t getting in because I was Black, I was gonna get in anyway."

Warning: The n-word is used frequently in this conversation when retelling the history of what was said directly to Judge Constance Harvey-Slaughter.

Oct 05, 202153:41
BLCK Market

BLCK Market

When traditional retail markets don't want to do business with you, you create your own. J.O. Malone is the founder of a unique Black-owned marketplace called BLCK Market and he hopes it catches on and changes the lives of Black entrepreneurs. 

Sep 21, 202144:15
Breach of Peace: A Discussion with Eric Etheridge

Breach of Peace: A Discussion with Eric Etheridge

The Freedom Rides capture the imagination of some Americans and the scorn of others. Eric Etheridge's acclaimed book is a study of these brave souls then and now while capturing their portraits from today with their mugshots from 1961.

Sep 07, 202158:32
The Jackson Woolworth's Sit-in: A Discussion with Mike O'Brien

The Jackson Woolworth's Sit-in: A Discussion with Mike O'Brien

There's more to the famous lunch counter sit-in photo than meets the eye and award-winning author, Mike O'Brien, spoke with people on both sides of the demonstration.  

Aug 31, 202101:16:32
Dontaye Carter: It's Not About Me. It's About We

Dontaye Carter: It's Not About Me. It's About We

In 1965, Sandy Springs, Georgia was a white town that wanted to stay that way. They threatened to "forbid any Negroes to buy, or own, or live within our limits." The echoes of the past still remain but Dontaye Carter, is looking to change all of that.

Aug 24, 202153:41
Critical Race Theory: A Conversation with an Educator

Critical Race Theory: A Conversation with an Educator

Everyone has something to say about CRT but what about a teacher working in one of the epicenters? We are speaking with Michelle Love-Day, an exemplary educator who has a lot to share about what's really going on.

Aug 17, 202101:02:08
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Bob Zellner

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Bob Zellner

His grandfather and father were both Klansmen but when he got the opportunity to interview Dr. King and Rosa Parks his life would take a different course and life long journey for social justice.

Aug 10, 202101:00:14
Locked in With Loki: One Simple Question

Locked in With Loki: One Simple Question

For some reason, there are those who still haven't gotten over changing the names of schools and removing statues that honor the Confederacy. I have one simple question for these people.

Aug 05, 202102:54
How Not to Say the American Flag is a Symbol of Hate

How Not to Say the American Flag is a Symbol of Hate

The head of Black Lives Matter Utah came out with a rather scorching statement about the American flag. That's when it got interesting. The NAACP of Utah made a statement and then a local activist. When fighting for civil rights how should different organizations work together and what  professional courtesies should they afford one another?

Aug 03, 202150:39
Locked in with Loki: Careful Your Bias Might Be Showing

Locked in with Loki: Careful Your Bias Might Be Showing

When a school in Utah erroneously allowed their students opt out of Black History Month that's when people's biases started showing and not from whom you think.

Jul 29, 202104:13
Remember Bob Moses: A Civil Rights Legend Gone

Remember Bob Moses: A Civil Rights Legend Gone

Bob Moses died on July 25, 2021 at the age of 86. He believed in civil rights, voting rights and education. Luvaghn Brown spent 2 years with Bob fighting the good fight and reflects on the character of the man he followed.

Jul 27, 202123:17
A Little CRT: What is Texas so Afraid of?

A Little CRT: What is Texas so Afraid of?

Critical Race Theory is all the white rage these days and Texas is ripping a page out of the Russian history textbook curriculum guide.

Jul 27, 202124:17
Locked in with Loki: Intellectual Non-violence

Locked in with Loki: Intellectual Non-violence

Do you have your non-violence on today? That's what the activists from the Civil Rights Movement would ask themselves. It's time we put that to practice not just in our actions but with our words.

Jul 22, 202103:02
Locked in with Loki: Justice Takes Work

Locked in with Loki: Justice Takes Work

The arc of the moral universe may be long and eventually bends towards justice but not we don't put the work in.

Jul 15, 202102:48
Locked in with Loki: Racism Needs You... To Do Nothing

Locked in with Loki: Racism Needs You... To Do Nothing

Racism doesn't need anyone to be racist. It just needs us to not oppose and the rest will take care of itself.

Jul 08, 202104:42
Locked in the With Loki: White Racism (the other type)

Locked in the With Loki: White Racism (the other type)

Life is hard for a white man in America especially when they think everyone is racist against them but has no way of proving it.

Jul 01, 202106:13
Locked in with Loki: Critical Race Theory - The Ted Cruz Effect

Locked in with Loki: Critical Race Theory - The Ted Cruz Effect

Critical Race Theory will not turn your children into white hating Marxists but Ted Cruz might make them racists.

Jun 24, 202102:44
Locked in with Loki: The Black Friend

Locked in with Loki: The Black Friend

When a white person wants to make a point on race and start off with "I have a friend who's Black," that's a sign.

Jun 17, 202104:55
Locked in with Loki: Get Over It

Locked in with Loki: Get Over It

Is it time for African Americans to just get over Slavery? Well, a lot of white people think so because they've never had to deal with its consequences.

Jun 10, 202105:44
Locked in with Loki: Don't Disrespect the Flag

Locked in with Loki: Don't Disrespect the Flag

Those who feel that kneeling is disrespectful to the American Flag are the very ones who are probably disrespecting it the most.

Jun 03, 202102:43
Locked in with Loki: There is no Problem with Racism

Locked in with Loki: There is no Problem with Racism

When a white person says they don't have a problem with racism... they're not lying.

May 27, 202103:36
Locked in with Loki: Blue Lives Don't Matter

Locked in with Loki: Blue Lives Don't Matter

Blue Lives don't matter because Blue Lives isn't really a thing.

May 20, 202104:48
Locked in with Loki: Every Month is White History Month

Locked in with Loki: Every Month is White History Month

White people only say, "What about White History Month?" when it comes to Black History Month and not other months designated for other races, genders, etc. Why?

May 13, 202104:01
Locked in with Loki: The Pledge for Civil Rights

Locked in with Loki: The Pledge for Civil Rights

Just about all of us have made a pledge to support civil rights in America. We just didn't even know it.

May 06, 202103:18
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Hezekiah Watkins

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Hezekiah Watkins

The youngest Freedom Rider was also the most arrested but he feared what waited for him at home far more than what happened to him on death row in the notorious Parchman Prison.

May 04, 202101:20:02
Locked in with Loki: Whites Aren't Racist Until They Are

Locked in with Loki: Whites Aren't Racist Until They Are

No one is born a racist but don't worry, society will take care of it anyway.

Apr 29, 202104:48
Locked in with Loki: Doubling Down on Stupid

Locked in with Loki: Doubling Down on Stupid

If you really want to end racism you might not want to attack someone's ignorance. I learned this lesson when a Trump supporter asked me if I really thought the Confederate Flag was racist. What I asked him next made all the difference.

Apr 29, 202107:42
Locked in with Loki: America is for White People

Locked in with Loki: America is for White People

When white people say this is "our country" they're not entirely wrong because that's what history has shown us.

Apr 22, 202105:08
Locked in with Loki: I Don't Hate Myself

Locked in with Loki: I Don't Hate Myself

Yes, I'm anti-racist but that doesn't mean I hate white people.

Apr 15, 202104:06
Jim Crow 2.0: Georgia Voter Suppression Bill

Jim Crow 2.0: Georgia Voter Suppression Bill

Georgia went Blue in 2020 and now the Republican Party is rolling back the clock on voting rights in the bid to create a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. 

Apr 13, 202129:20
George Floyd: Is America on Trial?

George Floyd: Is America on Trial?

Loki and Luvaghn take a look at what's been happening and trial and what it means about all of us.

Apr 09, 202123:49
Locked in with Loki: Racists Don't Get to Decide What's Racist

Locked in with Loki: Racists Don't Get to Decide What's Racist

It's crazy to think but many racists think they are an expert on racism and are positive that they aren't.

Apr 08, 202103:42
The Gatekeepers for White Supremacy

The Gatekeepers for White Supremacy

Institutional Racism doesn't need laws anymore, it just needs people.

Apr 06, 202124:52
Locked in with Loki: Of Course the Statues are Racist

Locked in with Loki: Of Course the Statues are Racist

The Confederate Statue debate boiled down to one argument: heritage or hate? The answer is quite clear... it's a heritage of hate.

Apr 01, 202104:28
Why Donate to Our Foundation

Why Donate to Our Foundation

Dr. Darron Smith, of the award-winning film "Black, White & Us", advocates for the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation and why we all should lend our support even with just a simple $5 monthly, recurring donation.

Mar 30, 202107:45
What's in a Name? The Renaming of Robert E. Lee High School

What's in a Name? The Renaming of Robert E. Lee High School

The renaming of schools has created quite a stir over the past couple of years but nothing like what happened in Jacksonville, Florida when the most "sacred" of all Confederate General's name was on the line.

Mar 30, 202130:13
Locked in with Loki: The Cancel Culture Wars

Locked in with Loki: The Cancel Culture Wars

Cancel culture isn't really a thing except when it is by those who are trying to wield it by a different name.

Mar 25, 202104:09
Black Farmers/White Racism

Black Farmers/White Racism

Tucked into the 2021 $1.9 trillion Covid-19 Relief package was $4 billion in aid relief for Black farmers. Naturally, politicians started stoking the flames of racism declaring it reparations and discrimination against white farmers.

Mar 23, 202135:12
The Atlanta Shooting

The Atlanta Shooting

The shooter was not the victim and yet the police's narrative would want you to believe that he has a problem and we should be more sympathetic.

Mar 22, 202117:01
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Flonzie Wright Brown

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Flonzie Wright Brown

When Dr. King called and said we need housing for 3,000 people there was only one person he needed to talk to.

Mar 09, 202155:54
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Joan Browning - Part 2

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Joan Browning - Part 2

Joan Browning didn't know that going to a black church would become her catalyst for joining the Civil Rights Movement because even though she was a white Southern women, she didn't know there was anything wrong with it to begin with.

Feb 23, 202130:21
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Joan Browning - Part 1

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Joan Browning - Part 1

Joan Browning didn't know that going to a black church would become her catalyst for joining the Civil Rights Movement because even though she was a white Southern women, she didn't know there was anything wrong with it to begin with.

Feb 23, 202130:54
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Bernard LaFayette - Part 4

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Bernard LaFayette - Part 4

Dr. Bernard LaFayette wasn't just John Lewis' roommate in college he was leader in the American Freedom Movement that has some incredible stories to share.

Feb 16, 202120:60
Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Bernard LaFayette - Part 3

Civil Rights Movement - An Interview with Bernard LaFayette - Part 3

Dr. Bernard LaFayette wasn't just John Lewis' roommate in college he was leader in the American Freedom Movement that has some incredible stories to share.

Feb 16, 202137:52