GetWoke’s Chisaram Nkemere and Sophie Lavine talk race and politics (like you would with your best friend)(amidst a news cycle that resembles a dumpster fire)(we're all in this together). By asking questions and sharing stories, we’re moving the world a step closer to getting woke and staying woke. GetWoke is a platform, movement, and social campaign that encourages a dialogue on race through the act of storytelling and conversation.
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This week we’re remembering 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. We're also celebrating young black students: Beyonce’s new Formation Scholars initiative, Ivy league acceptances, and taking your Harvard acceptance letter to prom. *Music: Don't Hurt Yourself by Beyonce feat. Jack White. HUMBLE by Kendrick Lamar.…
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Chissy and Sophie are very confused about Kendall Jenner's Pepsi commercial. Also up this week: our new supreme court justice, the high school student who wrote #BlackLivesMatter on his Stanford application, and a new podcast to love.*Music: Consideration by Rihanna (feat. SZA). Lions by Skip Marley. Audio clip from Saturday Night Live.…
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This week we're calling out cultural appropriation in media and fashion. We're shipping the Twitter relationship of the century, celebrating the non-repeal of Obamacare, and discussing Washington D.C.'s missing girls. #findourgirlsdc*Music: Get It Together (feat. Black Coffee & Jorja Smith) by Drake. JuJu On That Beat by Zayion McCall, Zay Hilfiger…
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Spoilers ahead! This week we're unpacking Jordan Peele's movie, "Get Out." We also talk Obama, Khalid, Tiffany Dufu, and Jaha Dukureh, our #WokeOfTheWeek.*Music: "Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo. Copyright Blackground Records and Universal Records.Av GetWoke
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Welcome to the GetWoke Podcast! In our inaugural episode we're talking intersectionality, the Immigrant Ban, the Bodega Strike, and Ke$ha.*This episode was recorded on February 1, 2017. Current events, news, and policy may have changed since.Av GetWoke
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