Ep 153: Black Superheroes and Black Lives Matter with Archit Tripathi

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This is what we need to be talking about now. Scott is joined by Archit Tripathi to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement, systemic racism in our society, and the impact Black superheroes can have. Please take the time to check out the links below and support the people working to make a better world. Thank you.
Great black podcasts to listen to:
-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blackcomicschats-podcast/id1013283715?mt=2 - Black Comics Chat
-https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bynk-radio-inc/carefree-black-nerd - Carefree Black Nerd: all about representation in comics/media
-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-n-o-c-life/id1061825543?mt=2 - Nerds of Color, discussing various matters of nerd/pop culture
-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-of-prey/id1078912913?mt=2 - Nerds of Prey, all female panel of nerdy black women
SERIOUS Podcasts:
-https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/podcasts/1619-slavery-anniversary.html - 1619 Project podcast by NY Times
-https://crooked.com/podcast-series/what-a-day/ - News podcast that covers stories that often slip through the cracks in mainstream media, particularly stories relating to race, inequality, and civil rights
-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-black-woman/id1349812182 - Excellent podcast featuring a black female perspective on real issues affecting black lives
BLM Support:
-https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 - Official BLM donations page
-https://action.aclu.org/give/now - Official ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) donation page
-https://www.naacpldf.org/ - NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Legal Defense Fund
-https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory - National Bail Relief Fund: Bail is used as a way to keep impoverished communities incarcerated
-https://www.timeout.com/usa/news/how-to-donate-to-bail-out-funds-in-30-different-u-s-cities-060520 - A more localized list of bail funds in various cities
-https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal - Provides education and legal defense against police brutality nationwide
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Edited by Alexandra Mirabal
Timecode:
A long struggle, Media, and Passing the Mantle - 08:00
Hard Conversations, Police Brutality, and Representation - 1:00:00
States Rights, Protests, and Shame - 1:30:00