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Season 4, Episode 4: Echoes of Freedom: Artivism, Censorship and the Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights era was not only a period of political revolution but of profound cultural revolution. Led by Black artists radicalized by the political and social reali

Season 4, Episode 3: Sixty Years of the Civil Rights Act : Built by a Movement

Following one of the largest mass public demonstrations in U.S. history, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, ending legalized segregation and marking a significant s

Season 4, Episode 2: 60 years of the Voting Rights Act: Race, Citizenship and Redemption

With the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, great change was promised. 60 years on, that promise remains an empty one for millions of americans. While Voting right

Season 4, Episode 1: Echoes of History in the Future of Immigration: Revisiting the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

This episode reflects on the 60th anniversary of pivotal Civil Rights Acts, including the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which reshaped America's racial and imm

Season 3, Episode 4: The Right to Literacy

In 2016, students at five schools in Detroit sued the state government for failing to provide them with even the most basic public education. Their teachers were overwork

Season 3, Episode 3: Digital Literacy: Unveiling the Roots of Surveillance Capitalism

In this episode, we navigate the complex landscape of digital literacy and the systematic surveillance of people of color. We unravel the layers of bias ingrained in our

Season 3, Episode 2: Eminent Domain: Discriminatory Land Takings and the Fight for Reparations

“It takes people knowing about what happened and galvanizing communities and bringing people together to fight for policy change that would allow for land to be returned.

Season 3, Episode 1: Racial Literacy and Disability: The Dyslexia to Prison Pipeline

What does a society which celebrates, rather than one that alienates, incarcerates and pathologizes disability look like? How do we break free from the chains of ableism

Season 2, Episode 7: White Collar Crime: Racial Disparity and Restitution

White collar crimes and the federal prison sentences that often accompany them have become mythologized and white-washed in American society. The “country club” myth of f

Season 2, Episode 5: War on Drugs – Marijuana Commerce

In this episode of CRT2, we discuss state attempts to regulate marijuana commerce while taking account of equity considerations. On March 31, 2021 the consumption of mari

Season 2, Episode 3: Juvenile (In)justice: the school to prison pipeline’s exploitation of Black and Brown youth

This podcast features a critical discussion of the treatment of youth in juvenile facilities and the structural racism in the education system that aids such treatment.

Season 2, Episode 2: Prisoner Re-entry: Theatre and Ritual

“The word theater comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. The theater is a spi

Season 2, Episode 1: Gun/Control: The Criminalization of Black Gun Ownership in America

With tens of thousands of Americans dying every year from gun-related violence, firearm regulation is at the center of American political debate. Recently, the U.S. Supre

Season 1, Episode 8: Intersectionality and Violence Against Women

This episode of CRT2 spotlights the struggles and fights of marginalized women of color against the backdrop of political and social movements in the US and across the gl

Season 1, Episode 7: Race and the Reality of Reproductive Rights in the United States

Reproductive rights in the United States are being threatened more than ever. The enactment of state legislation curtailing the right to abortion – by imposing time limit

Season 1, Episode 6: Movement Lawyering in Law School

In this episode of CRT2, how movement lawyering can be incorporated in legal education. Movement lawyering, or community lawyering, is a non-traditional approach to socia

Season 1, Episode 5: CRT and Family Regulation System: Toward Abolition

In this episode of Columbia Race Talks / Critical Race Theory, guest Professor Anna Arons from NYU Law School speaks on her experiences as a public defender working in th

Season 1, Episode 4: Critical Race Theory, Columbia Law School and the Legacies of Slavery: The Black Male Initiative

Join us as we journey through Columbia Law School's legacy of slavery and the remnants of that legacy on and off campus today with a particular focus on the experiences o

Season 1, Episode 3.2: The Backlash to CRT in France: Special Feature

What has the response to Critical Race Theory (CRT) been in France? What are the commonalities between France and the U.S. with respect to the reception and backlash to C

Season 1, Episode 3.1: The Backlash to CRT in France

Josephine Baker became the latest recipient of one of France’s highest honors—induction into the Pantheon. What was the symbolic significance of Baker’s induction into th