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Black Lives Matter: Podcasts

Information resources related to Black Lives Matter and systemic racism.

Race in America

Code Switch Podcast

NPR's podcast that tackles the subject of race and how it impacts every part of society - from politics and pop culture to history, sports, and everything in between.

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

Colors is a frank discussion between friends about race. JJ Green is black. Chris Core is white. They have known each other for 30 years. As the nation struggles to heal and make meaningful changes for racial equality, JJ and Chris interview guests and offer listeners a chance to have their say.

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

Movement voices, stories, and strategies to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture.

The Stoop

Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba start conversations and provide professionally-reported stories about what it means to be black and how we talk about blackness. 

Yo, is this Racist?

Ti, co-host Tawny Newsome, and their guests answer questions from fan-submitted voicemails and emails about whether or not something is, in fact, racist.

Black History

1619 Project

New York Times audio series on how slavery transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.

Black History Buff

Covers the full historical tapestry of the African Diaspora, with tales covering everything from African Samurai to pistol-wielding poets.

Black History for White People

Educating white people on Black history through discussions of many aspects of the Black experience.

Blackbelt Voices Podcast

Propagates the richness of Black Southern culture by telling the stories of Black folks down South.

Historically Black

Rich personal histories of objects submitted to the National Museum of African American History and Culture that represent lived experiences of Black History.

Humanity Archive Podcast

Jermaine Fowler's project aimed to create comprehensive and accurate portraits of the people who are underrepresented or mischaracterized in history but who had big impacts or implications in our collective past.

Witness Black History Podcast

Interviews with people who were there at key moments in Black and Civil Rights history.