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For Black History Month, Jess and Lindsey wanted to spotlight the continual injustice against Black people in America. These stories will cover a variety of topics, and in this fourth episode we’re covering the life of Ida B. Wells- a brilliant investigative journalist who fought for equal rights of all through her life.

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Black women voters were a force in the 2020 election and are going forward and their rights are under attack in states anew today as a result of their power. Where did their activism start?

In commemoration of Black History Month, Listen to this remarkable interview with Marcia Chatelain - Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University - tell great stories about the black women suffragists who fearlessly  helped women finally get their vote ratified, with the 19th Amendment 100 years ago. The Amendment did not explicitly grant black women their own voting rights. 

Dr. Chatelain also has a fascinating take on the impact of Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President. (This was recorded prior to the 2020 election.)

You'll hear: 

• How black women managed the racial tensions within the suffrage movement.
• Stories of remarkable black women suffragists who played a critical role in successful passage of the Amendment.
• Strategies the black women suffragists employed to make sure their voices were heard.
• Her surprising take on the impact of Kamala Harris as the Democratic VP Nominee.
• Plus, insightful career advice!
  
  

Also read Joan’s Forbes blog on Marica’s insights here, and for more on the suffrage movement, including Joan’s sold-out even at the Newseum go here.

You’ll also want to listen to:

• Newseum event on Suffrage Movement,
• Lori Harrison-Kahan on the role of women journalists in the suffrage cause and how the #MeToo movement began in suffrage
• Brooke Kroeger, Author of “The Suffragents” on the male supporters of women’s vote (Is Joe Biden a “Suffragent” for choosing Senator Kamala Harris as his VP)
• Jennifer Palmieri, Former Communications Director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and President Obama, and author of “Dear Madam President.”

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode, the hosts discuss how Black women face dual challenges at the intersection of race and gender bias in our society, particularly when they seek positions of power and influence.

In politics, the opponent often foregoes the complexity of actual issues in favor of the simplicity of caricatures, buzz-words, or one-dimensional labels.

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Different language used for men and women

https://hbr.org/2018/05/the-different-words-we-use-to-describe-male-and-female-leaders

Women in the modern Civil Rights Movement

https://nmaahc.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/black_women_civil_rights_movement_5.pdf

Michelle Obama labeled angry Black woman

https://time.com/4606458/michelle-obama-angry-black-woman-label-oprah/

Ida B. Wells Biography

https://www.biography.com/activist/ida-b-wells

Overcoming the angry Black woman stereotype

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/31/overcoming-the-angry-black-woman-stereotype/#586d83541fce

This short segment talks about the 19th Amendment being a white project. Black women were disadvantaged even as the country was celebrating a victory for democracy. 

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/26/904730251/yes-women-could-vote-after-the-19th-amendment-but-not-all-women-or-men

Barbara Jordan Nixon Impeachment speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrqVBclJVco

Shirley Chisholm Biographies:

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/unbought-and-unbossed-when-black-woman-ran-for-the-white-house-180958699/

Kamala Harris’ voting record

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/kamala_harris/412678

To paraphrase James Baldwin, the story of violence against Black Americans IS the story of America. And it is our collective history. in order to effect real, lasting change we must confront it completely and understand the details of that history. So on this episode we will discuss the origins of American violence against the Black community. Warning: this may be triggering to some listeners given past trauma. But for everyone else, I urge you to confront this ugly past. AmericanOriginStories.com for full show notes.