theGrio Daily, Michael Harriot

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"White Jesus can't walk on water, but he can build the hell out a slave ship." Michael Harriot explains why using religion and faith as a way to govern can be problematic. He discusses the many hypocrisies that are inflicted on the American people daily, including discriminating against the LGBTQ+ community but allowing divorce or racial segregation when the Bible states, "love thy neighbor." 

"Every white person in America benefited from slavery." White Americans pedal several narratives about slavery that are historically inaccurate. Wypipologist Michael Harriot lists off some of the falsehoods and reveals the truth behind the most wild claims. Thanks to our loyal listeners for making theGrio Daily a Lovie Awards finalist in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category. Click here to cast your vote and help us bring home the win!

Thanks to our loyal listeners for making theGrio Daily a Signal Awards finalist in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category. Click this link to cast your vote and help us bring in the win! https://vote.signalaward.com/ "Never in the history of America have white people actually participated in a free market." Michael Harriot refutes the theory that slavery was rooted in capitalism. He analyzes real estate, education, and entertainment to explain why white people have never been a part of free-market capitalism.

Thanks to our loyal listeners for making theGrio Daily a Signal Awards finalist in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category. Click this link to cast your vote and help us bring in the win! "You can't keep a Black person out of any place." Michael Harriot brings the laughs with his list of people you're bound to run into at every Black gathering. Which one are you?    Drumroll sound effect from Pixabay

"What they're worrying about is your kids learning about what white people did." Michael Harriot looks at the changes to school curriculums in places like Florida and Tennessee and finds that states aren't erasing Black history; instead, schools are leaving out white people's role in Black history.

"Black people see America in a different way." Michael Harriot wrote a book, y'all! Black AF History is the story of America through the lens of Black people. When it comes to history, we rely on historians to give us the facts, but because most of them are white, a lot has been left out. Slave revolts, the American Revolution, and the Obama presidency are just some of the historical events reexamined with a focus on life in the South.

"HBCUs do more with less." All month long theGrio is highlighting HBCU life, and Michael Harriot welcomes Ed Smith-Lewis from United Negro College Fund to discuss an exciting new investment that will enrich the college experience for students nationwide. The HBCU Transformation Project has received a $124M investment from Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, improve efficiency, and restore struggling infrastructure. The pair discuss the value of focusing on HBCU campus needs just as much as student scholarships.

"We were incorporated into a white-controlled society." The legal case Brown v. Board of Education is considered a pivotal moment in integrating white and Black America. Michael Harriot is here to tell you we're still not integrated. 

"We gotta go take back stuff that white people have taken from us because that's what they do." Michael Harriot looks at the hypocrisy surrounding the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action that claims to rid race-based admissions policies but keeps legacy and athletic favoritism that benefit white students. Anytime Black people advanced in America, it's because they demanded it; maybe that time is here yet again.