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Pride. Heritage. Power — Stories That Move the South Forward
Episode 8
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and 2025 Atlanta Pride Grand Marshals Raquel Willis and Dr. Christy Perez share stories celebrating Hispanic Heritag…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
40 Acres and a Mule Isn’t a Myth — It’s Royal, Florida’s Legacy
Episode 7
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, SPLC attorney Malissa Williams, cultural leader Beverly Steele and young Royal residents join …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
They’re Trying to Erase Black History. We’re Not Letting Them.
Episode 6
Back to school — but not back to silence. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw and author Clint Smith join us to challenge the erasure of Black history and ex…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
This Is Our America
Episode 5
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham and journalist Jose Antonio Vargas join Alexandria Beightol to challenge the myth of American freedom. From Fer…
1 year ago
When the People Rise
Episode 4
In this Juneteenth episode, we trace Black resistance from Ferguson, Missouri, to the courtroom. Historian Stefan Bradley, media justice advocate Bra…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Battle for Public Education
Episode 3
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. Leah Barlow, Liz Mikitarian, Catherine Lhamon, and YT Bell join Apathy Is Not An Option to expose how disinformation is resha…
1 year, 2 months ago
Whose Heritage is it?
Episode 2
In this episode of Apathy Is Not an Option, we meet the next generation of Southern changemakers. You'll hear from SPLC's Rivka Maizlish, who unravel…
1 year, 3 months ago
Jubilee & Justice: The Fight for Civil Rights Isn’t History—It’s Now
Episode 1
In our first episode of Apathy Is Not an Option, we explore how the ongoing fight for civil rights in Alabama, the historical significance of the Sel…
1 year, 4 months ago
Apathy Is Not An Option: Trailer
Apathy Is Not An Option: Presented by the Southern Poverty Law Center is more than a podcast—it’s a call to action. Each episode dives into the urgen…
1 year, 5 months ago