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The Coast Miwok Peoples, Colonization, and the Preservation of Indigenous History (Encore)

Caption: A tule elk in Point Reyes in 2015. Credit: Austlee via Wikimedia Commons, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed license. Image is unaltered. Dive into the history of Point Reyes National Seashore, one of the most iconic national parks in northern California, with us. Known for rugged sweeping beaches and the famous tule elk, we’ll recount the waves of colonization that violently upended the lives of…

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makingcontact · 17 days

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America's Black Capital

Cover of the book, “America’s Black Capital.” Credit: Hachette Book Group “America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy” chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of achievement. Alongside author…

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makingcontact · 24 days

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Help Us Support Journalists in Gaza

We are honored to share that over the next few weeks, we will run a special campaign to fundraise for our Palestinian colleague Rami Almeghari. He is currently in Gaza with his family as Israeli military forces continue their genocidal assault on the residents of what has been called “the world’s biggest open-air prison.” Rami has been a longtime journalist and friend to Making Contact, and his…

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makingcontact · 24 days

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The Origins of Zionism

Front cover of “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine.” Credit: Macmillan Publishers For the last 6 months, the world has been witness to a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Outsized, and unprecedented attacks on the people of Gaza, and support from western countries for these Israeli attacks have led to a situation where Gaza is being referred to as the world’s largest open-air prison. In this episode…

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makingcontact · 30 days

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7 Shows to Listen to this Women’s History Month

We’re knee deep in Women’s History Month and and Making Contact we’re celebrating the best way we know how: highlighting the stories of women making change and fighting for a better future for ourselves and all those around us along the way. Check out these stories from Making Contact featuring the often untold stories impacting women everyday: 1.Don’t Let Them See You Bleed: PERIOD From period…

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makingcontact · 1 month

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No, COVID Isn’t “Over,” and the Need for Continued Community

On an orange background, six black line illustrations depicting: a COVID-19 virus, a face mask, a lung filled with COVID viruses, a person’s head tilted back with a nose swab, a swab in a test tube, and a rapid antigen test. In between these illustrations is the text: “Why we still need pandemic solidarity.” Credit: Original image by jKartak from Pixabay. Digitally altered by Lucy Kang. March…

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Reproductive Justice: The Ongoing Struggle for Bodily Autonomy (Encore)

Today we share excerpts from “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry,” a documentary filled with stories that still resonate today as women face new challenges around reproductive rights and sexual violence. The documentary tells the stories of the activists of the Women’s Liberation Movement that gained traction in the late 1960s and led to social and policy changes that set women on a path towards…

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Who’s Afraid of DEI?: Interrogating Gender & Race in the Workplace (Encore)

Ruchika Tulshyan (left) and Ijeoma Oluo (right). “There was not a moment that I came into the workplace and thought that I would belong or be treated properly or equally.” Ruchika Tulshyan, a workplace inclusion expert, paraphrases an interview with Ijeoma Oluo, a thought leader on race in America, for Tulshyan’s book, Inclusion on Purpose. In the conversation featured in this episode, these two…

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#Amy Gastelum #anti-racism #Critical Race Theory #DEI #discrimination #diversity #equity #Inclusion #jina chung #labor justice #leadership #Making Contact #Marginalization #racism #radio project #representation #white supremacy #Women&039;s History Month #Workplace

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makingcontact · 2 months

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The Ethical Dilemma of Geoengineering & Global Warming (Encore)

Image of Arctic Ice by Pink floyd88 a via Wikimedia Commons Geoengineering is defined as some emerging technologies that could manipulate the environment and partially offset some of the impacts of climate change. Seems like the perfect solution for a consumerist society that lives on instant gratification and can’t stop polluting even at the risk of our futures, right? Well, let’s slow down.…

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makingcontact · 2 months

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The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test

Margaret Crane, inventor of America’s first home pregnancy test, in 1965. Credit: Anna Kaufman In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young designer creating packaging for a pharmaceutical company. Looking at the rows of pregnancy tests she thought, “Well, women could do that at home!” and so she made it a reality for potentially pregnant people to be able to know about and take control of their own lives…

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makingcontact · 2 months

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Jenny Odell on Saving Time

Excerpt from the book cover, reading “Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock” superimposed on top of orange and pink geological features. Credit: Penguin Random House On this week’s episode, we take a critical look at productivity culture and the idea that time is money by speaking with Jenny Odell, acclaimed author of Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock and How to Do…

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makingcontact · 2 months

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9 Shows to Listen to this Black History Month

This month at Making Contact, and all year round, we are excited to honor, celebrate and recount the stories of Black people and Black heritage in America. Storytelling allows us the opportunity to uncover the lives, the hope, and the people who built a better world for all of us. Too often these stories are lost or forgotten in time. Today, take some time to listen to some of those…

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makingcontact · 2 months

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Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (ENCORE)

Caption: Bayard Rustin, half-length portrait, facing front, microphones in foreground Credit: Library of Congress Today, we continue celebrating Black history and heritage with a special encore episode honoring an often forgotten civil rights leader. We take a look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a central figure in the and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. Rustin was a trusted…

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makingcontact · 3 months

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Tulsa's Black History Saturday School

Ribbon cutting at Tulsa’s EduRec Youth Center for Black History Saturdays. Credit: Black History Saturdays 2021 marked the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre – a horrific attack white people waged against Greenwood, a once prosperous Black neighborhood in north Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also in 2021, state legislators passed a law that limits how race is discussed in classrooms. Tulsa activists say HB…

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makingcontact · 3 months

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Building Back Black Wall Street

Jenkin Lloyd Jones Press, All Souls’ book publishing imprint, 2021 Black Wall Street, or the historically Black neighborhood Greenwood, Oklahoma is the site of a prosperous, thriving, Black community. It is also the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a violent attack waged by white supremacists, killing hundreds of residents and leveling homes and businesses. In the second episode of our…

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makingcontact · 3 months

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Uncovering the History of the Massacre of Black Wall Street (Encore)

B.C. Franklin (right), I.H. Spears (left) and Effie Thompson (center) filing insurance claims for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in a Red Cross tent. Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin In the first of our 3 part series leading up to Black History Month, we turn our…

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Nuclear Colonialism and The Story “Oppenheimer” Didn’t Tell (Encore)

Explosion after the Trinity detonation on July 16, 1945. Credit: United States Department of Energy Oppenheimer swept the Golden Globes, reigniting public interest in the Manhattan Project, the WWII-era secret program to develop the atomic bomb and the impacts of nuclear power. But what the film leaves out alters our understanding about the real impacts of this advancement. On today’s encore…

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