Episode description

Farai Chideya talks with special guest Jenni Monet, an Indigenous affairs reporter and media critic at Indigenously, and Errin Haines of The 19th, on Sippin’ the Political Tea. U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge explains why it’s so important to her that the federal government call out systemic racism. Harvard University historian Annette Gordon-Reed reflects on Juneteenth through the lens of memoir. And author Nobuko Miyamoto shares her new book, “Not Yo’ Butterfly,” about her decades as an artist and activist in the U.S.

EPISODE RUNDOWN

1:02 Sippin’ the Political Tea discusses the week’s news with Indigenous affairs reporter Jenni Monet and contributor Errin Haines

18:45 Secretary Marcia L. Fudge of Housing and Urban Development on acknowledging systemic racism in the federal government

30:03 Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard on celebrating Juneteenth growing up in Texas

38:00 Nobuko Miyamoto on her new memoir and the power of artistic expression