I sit down with the MC, journalist, and political activist know as Awkword. We talk about the intersection of politics and hip-hop, the impact of Charlottesville, and how redemption can work.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
https://www.thisisawkword.com/music
https://awkword.bandcamp.com
Interview With AWKWORD (@AWKWORDrap) ! - I Am Hip-Hop Magazine
https://www.iamhiphopmagazine.com/interview-awkword-awkwordrap/
Outside the Lines With Rap Genius – New Podcast: Awkword (#47)
https://genius.com/Outside-the-lines-with-rap-genius-new-podcast-awkword-47-annotated
Public Enemy: A New Era Of The Black Power Movement
https://hsac.commons.gc.cuny.edu/public-enemy-a-new-era-of-the-black-power-movement/
Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ows-occupy-zuccotti-protest/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/james-alex-fields-found-guilty-killing-heather-heyer-during-violent-n945186
Episode 133 - Leaving the Alt-Right w/Evan McLaren
Episode 133 - Leaving the Alt-Right w/Evan McLaren
Evan McLaren was the executive director of the NPI, Richard Spencer's white nationalist "think tank", until he resigned in 2018. We talk about what he saw there, and his journey out of hate.
About the Seattle Consent Decree
https://seattlepolicemonitor.org/overview
Op-Ed: Walking Away from the Empty Promise of Seattle’s Consent Decree - The Urbanist
Questions? Comments? Email:griff@didnothingwrongpod.com
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