EP 758 - Talking While Black

This American Life

Think back to two summers ago, the summer of 2020, when a series of violent, highly-publicized killings of Black Americans sparked outrage and a national movement to eradicate racism and its evils. That movement gave way to a newer, reactionary one, a backlash that is playing out in schools and school board meetings across America. Host Emanuele Berry shares stories about Black people who got tangled up in this current backlash in both extreme and very personal ways. 

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CREDITS

Host/Show Producer: Emanuele Berry

Reporters: Emanuele Berry, Chana Joffe-Walt

Show Editor: Chana Joffe-Walt

Editors: Robyn Semien, Laura Starecheski

Fact Checkers: Christopher Swetala, Andrea López-Cruzado, Mary Marge Locker

Production Manager: Stowe Nelson

Technical Director: Matt Tierney

Mixer: Katherine Rae Mondo

Senior Mixer: Michal Comite

Executive Producer: Ira Glass

Executive Editor: Emanuele Berry

Senior Editor: David Kestenbaum

Managing Editor: Sarah Abdurrahman

Deputy Managing Editor: Diane Wu