Topic: Foster Care

2 chapters across the catalog

63: We Are People 1
• 3:43:32 - 3:49:15

63: We Are People 1

Soft White Underbelly: Diamond's Story of the Streets

The hosts play a "Soft White Underbelly" interview with a sex worker named Diamond, who began working the streets at age 11. She describes a childhood of incarceration, gangbanging, and sexual abuse by a cousin. Mo Facts uses this "feeder system" from foster care to the "blade" to illustrate the grim reality behind the sexual empowerment narrative.

23: Blacktivate
• 1:20:58 - 1:25:09

23: Blacktivate

Black vs Brown Interests, Immigration and War on Drugs

The hosts argue that the political interests of black and brown communities are often in conflict, particularly regarding illegal immigration. They contrast the modern "empathy" for families separated at the border with the lack of sympathy shown to black families torn apart by the War on Drugs and the foster care system. The segment posits that a "people of color" coalition is a fallacy when groups are competing for the same economic resources.