Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 10- The Mulattos are Coming!
Release Date: 02/25/2022
Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 10- The Mulattos are Coming!
Modern Racism Podcast
This episode will discuss the "Multiracial" category in the United States. Featured in this episode are details about Trevor B. Milton's biracial background; how multiracialism is measured in the Americas; the 2020 Census and how the multiracial Americans have tripled in size since the last Census in 2010; and the future of multiracialism in the United States and beyond.
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Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 9- "Let's Get to Work"
Modern Racism Podcast
Episode 9 is a reboot of the Modern Racism Project. The podcast will discuss the current “post-Floyd” climate; Critical Race Theory; Liberal institutions efforts at diversity and inclusion programs; and a general re-introduction to the Modern Racism Project and the work of Anti-Racism organizations.
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Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 8- The Miseducation of White Paternalism
Modern Racism Podcast
Episode 8 will discuss the concept of White Paternalism. Hidden in the domain of White liberalism and identity politics, paternalist racism is the assumption that white progressives have the right to define what is good for people of color. Included in this episode will be a discussion on the scope of that paternalism, future paths for racial politics, transracialism, and how this impacts self-determination.
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Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 7- Latinidad and the American Racial Hierarchy
Modern Racism Podcast
Episode 7 will discuss the concept of “Latinidad” and Latinxs peculiar fit into America’s racial hierarchy. This discussion will also include “whiteness” and “anti-blackness” in Latin America; colorism; Indigenous contributions to Latinx culture; and the future of Latinx identity.
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Modern Racism Podcast- ep 6- Policing and the Weight of Racism
Modern Racism Podcast
Episode 6 will discuss the impact of the culture of anti-Black racism in America on police interactions with the public. White police officers—and Black police officers alike—are raised in a culture that assumes the norm of Black male violence. This episode will explore the militarization of policing, the weight of institutional racism, and the “de-escalation” and “fight-or-flight” training that is missing from the institution.
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Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 5- Asians as Americans
Modern Racism Podcast
Episode 5 will discuss Asian Americans, the concept of the “Model Minority,” and Asian Americans as “forever foreigners.” The conversation focuses on the importance of education in understanding the history of Asians as Americans.
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Modern Racism Podcast- episode 4- "Perceptions of Black Folk/ An Ode to Black Love"
Modern Racism Podcast
This episode explores the impact of media perception on the practice of racism. Hyper-segregated Whites in America are less exposed to real Black culture and instead take their views from perceptions of Blacks in media.
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Modern Racism Podcast- ep. 3- The Return of the Proto-Nigger
Modern Racism Podcast
This episode will discuss the etymology of the word “nigger,” its uses in American culture, and how it has always represented the ‘shadow self’ of white America. Trevor Milton explores the connection between this collection of undesirable attributes and the behaviors on full display at the siege on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021.
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Modern Racism Podcast- Ep. 2- The Children of Earl Turner
Modern Racism Podcast
Episode 2 will explore the "echoes" of our racist libertarian present as was generated by the popular novel "The Turner Diaries" (1978). The Turner Diaries has been labeled as the "bible of the racist right" by the FBI, and offers a white supremacist fantasy for America. This podcast will explore the content of the book in order to make sense of the white supremacist activity that has begun to manifest over the past decade.
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Modern Racism Podcast- Ep. 1- Let's Get Uncomfortable
Modern Racism Podcast
I am a Sociology Professor creating a documentary film entitled "Modern Racism." This film explores America's efforts to repair the damage caused institutional racism. This episode in particular will explore the basic themes of the film. It will also address the concepts of colorblindism, biracialism, white supremacy, and the problems with cancel culture.
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