2 chapters across the catalog
Kiana Tipton explains the "call and response" nature of black digital language and its role in campaigns like "Say Her Name." This is compared to the invention of the turntable; while Thomas Edison created the technology, users innovated the "scratching" technique, illustrating how culture builds on top of existing tools in unintended ways.
A documentary excerpt titled "Bloods in Nam" describes how Black men from farms and ghettos faced the highest casualties in Vietnam while fighting both the enemy and discrimination. The hosts argue that after the social unrest following George Floyd's death, it is contradictory for the government to expect Black Americans to "roll up their sleeves" for a system they were told does not love them.
