"Black people don't perpetuate reverse racism. It's something that white people made up in their head to paint themselves as victims when they want to dismantle the arguments of racism." Michael Harriot uses historical fact to explain why "reverse racism" simply isn't a thing. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Black people don't dislike police, they just dislike the havoc that police wreak on Black communities." Michael Harriot explains the direct correlation between higher police budgets and more crime. He also dissects the popular, "a few bad apples" theory. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"It is important to show that America is not sane." In the conclusion of this three-part series, Michael Harriot and the filmmaker behind 'Katrina Babies' discuss the continued failures of the U.S. government when it comes to Black communities. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Katrina was a thing that happened to people in New Orleans like America was a thing that happened to us." In part 2 of this 3 part series, documentary filmmaker Edward Buckles describes the moment he realized race was playing a pivotal part in the U.S. government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"It's not really just about the random act of a hurricane or a weather event that upended these people's lives, it's kind of like the result of an America that we've already constructed." In this special edition of theGrio Daily, Michael Harriot speaks with New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles about his HBO documentary 'Katrina Babies.' In part 1 of this 3 part series, Buckles talks about the trauma that was inflicted on thousands of children after the hurricane hit. TheGrio Daily is an original...
Michael Harriot pulls the boogeyman mask off of socialism and explores the many facets of the American government that exercise socialist principles. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"When you sew the seed, the harvest will come in due time." Michael jumps back in with part 2 of The Five Race Wars. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"America is filled with race wars." It's Wednesday, so you know Michael Harriot has another Wypipo Wednesday for you. We hear it over and over again, white people complaining about not having their own month. Well, Michael heard those white tears and decided to inaugurate the month of August as "White History Month." theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Only White people can get rid of racism and they have to wake White people up." Since woke has been used incorrectly by White people for so long, Michael Harriot decided to give White people a step by step guide on the correct way to be woke. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Making a fairer more equitable society does benefit you." President Biden says he's following through with a campaign promise pertaining to student loan debt. Millions of borrowers will have $10,000 dollars forgiven and some people are big mad. Michael Harriot explains why you shouldn't be. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"The entire country profits from Black success but we prevent it because we are scared of fixing the inequality because white people might cry." Schools across the nation spend less money educating low-income students who are disproportionately Black and Latino yet we preach education is key. When will America finally start addressing its poor education system? Michael Harriot explores the school-to-poverty pipeline. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCu...
"White people get welfare from Black people." The water crisis unfolding in Jackson, Mississippi has been foreshowed for decades and yet the city was still not prepared. Michael Harriot takes a look at what went wrong and explores other American cities that continue to fail Black residents when it comes to basic needs that their tax dollars pay for. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"If you hit someone in the head with a stick that's considered violent, but if you hit all the Black people over the head with racism that's not considered violent." Society has always categorized people of color as violent but do Americans even really know the definition? Michael Harriot peels back the layers unveiling violence throughout our government and legal justice system that often leads back to the white community. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #...
"We don't want dumb white kids either." Michael Harriot gets a lot of angry e-mails from white people who are big mad about something he said. So today, Michael Harriot decided to reach into his mailbag and respond to one of them Big Mad listeners who was mad about his take on the Minneapolis Teachers Strike. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"When it comes to policy and governing, there is no war inside the Republican party, they're a united front." We hear so much from the media flooding the our eyes and ears with the notion that there are good republicans who are trying to save democracy and us from Trump. But are there really such a thing as a "good republican"? Michael Harriot answers that question. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"We're still down here telling our friends that the south isn't more racist, it's just more honest." The debate is over! Today Michael Harriot spills the tea from both sides and we'll find out who's really more racist: The North or the South. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"In the history of this country when has a majority of white people been right about anything that is related to race?" Keep your feet planted! Michael Harriot explains why doing the opposite of what white people say, might be the best advice of 2022. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"The most common myth about America is that it is a democracy." August is not over, so White History Month is still in full swing and Michael Harriot is informing white America about the biggest myths in white history that you were not taught in history class. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Black men are more likely to not be able to vote because of felony disenfranchisement." Do Black men vote republican more than Black women? Yes they do. Michael Harriot explores the Black male voter. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"White people are the only ones who really don't know their own history." As much as we love celebrating our Black heroes, we can't forget about our "Unsung White Heroes" and remembering their contributions to our lives, while we're still allowed to! theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Stop stealing our sh*t." Have you noticed that white people love to wear cornrows when they go to Jamaica or Africa, but for some reason they never wear them when they are in the United States? Michael Harriot noticed that as well and he is here to explain to you why that is and what exactly is Cultural Appropriation. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Headrights sparked the slavery boom in America not because of agriculture or commerce but because white people wanted more wealth." August is still not over, so we continue to celebrate White History Month. Today, Michael Harriot lists the ten most explicitly racist laws in American history. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Maybe cancel culture is people exercising their ability to have free speech." Don't you hate having to watch what you say because you don't want to get canceled? Then you have come to the right podcast, because Michael Harriot is here to teach you the best ways to not get canceled. Yes, he is going to teach you how to cancel, cancel culture. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"There's never been a millisecond in American history when white lives didn't matter." As much as we might not believe it, Democracy was always the answer. Michael Harriot breaks down exactly why the answer could have been in front of our noses this entire time. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Black people have always been at the forefront of fashion." Michael Harriot breaks down the importance of fashion in the Black community by ranking the most important clothes that Black people wear. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"When you sew the seed, the harvest will come in due time." It's Wypipo Wednesday! For this Wypipo Wednesday Michael jumps back in with part 2 of The Five Race Wars. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Who invented white people?" You heard of the Willie Lynch letter? The pseudo letter that so many people believe was true about how to make a slave. Well, I bet you never heard of the "Making of a white man" letter. Michael Harriot got his hands on it, and he is going to read it to you. TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Only White people can get rid of racism and they have to wake White people up." Since woke has been used incorrectly by White people for so long, Michael Harriot decided to give White people a step by step guide on the correct way to be woke. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"America is filled with race wars." It's Wednesday, so you know Michael Harriot has another Wypipo Wednesday for you. We hear it over and over again, White people complaining about not having their own month. Well, Michael heard those White tears and decided to inaugurate the month of August as "White History Month." theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
"Every generation believes that their generation is less racist than the previous one." With the help of our dear friend Ms. "Merriam Webster," Michael Harriot breaks down the definition of racism and white supremacy. He gets to the bottom and delivers a message you won't hear anywhere else. theGrio Daily is an original podcast by theGrio Black Podcast Network. #BlackCultureAmplified
