3 chapters across the catalog
Mo Facts introduces a CBS segment featuring novelist Calvin Baker discussing his book, A More Perfect Reunion. Baker argues that America has an integration problem rather than a race problem, tracing failures back to the Continental Congress and the Civil War. The discussion highlights the narrative push for assimilation versus the actual historical temperature of the people during the Civil Rights era.
In 2008, Michael Bloomberg suggested that the end of "redlining" and pressure on banks to lend to poor neighborhoods caused the housing market collapse. Bloomberg argued that redlining was a protective measure and that the crisis began when "local elected officials" forced banks to provide credit to those with poor credit scores. The hosts characterize this as a "pro-redlining" stance that blames minorities for a systemic failure caused by Wall Street leverage.
The "Willie Lynch Papers" are discussed as a potential manual for slave owners to maintain control by dividing slaves by age, color, and gender. While the historical validity of the document is debated, the hosts argue that the tactics described—specifically creating enmity between black men and women—are accurately reflected in modern social engineering. The term "lynching" is attributed to this historical figure.
