In Search of Black Power
In Search of Black Power challenges conventional narratives around Black policy, Black movements, and Black Life. We focus on creating a new language to discuss the issues presenting Black America, with a focus on independent institutional building and seeing Black folks as the solutions to our own problems.
Podcasting since 2019 • 74 episodes
In Search of Black Power
Latest Episodes
Who deserves credit for the decline in murders? Police, Public Health, or the Grassroots?
Despite media fearmongering about crime in cities, violent crimes like shootings and murders have declined nationwide in 2024. In Baltimore, murders have dropped even as police departments claim to be understaffed and demoralized, yet many stil...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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56:18
Beyond the Squad: AOC, Ryan Grim, and Left Media vs. Black Political Analysis
In his book The Squad, journalist Ryan Grim provides an account of the experiences of “The Squad,” a group of progressive legislators elected to the House of Representatives, as they attempted to govern. Their journey—from election victories to...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:00:07
The Baltimore Model of Community Controlled Reparations
Over the past decade, reparations have shifted from a fringe issue championed by Black nationalists to a mainstream topic in Democratic and nonprofit circles.In Baltimore, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) has advanced a reparations...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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50:49
Post Election Panel: Is the Left Ready to Get Serious About Wielding Power?
In the conclusion of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle's Post-Election Analysis, we share a panel discussion hosted by Baltimore Racial Justice Action (BRJA), held the week after the election.Moderated by Julia Scott, the panel featured:<...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:30:43
Grassroots Election Recap: Elite Dems Failed Black Folks and Brought Us Trump 2.0
Trump has won the election—again. But why? Lawrence and Dayvon delve beyond the data, drawing on their on-the-ground experience to contextualize the results. They highlight the Democratic Party’s failures on issues like criminal justice, expung...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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47:39
