Ep 45: How Racism Created Race: The History, the Lie, and the Real Definition You Were Never Taught
Description
In this episode, Nikki Blak takes listeners back to the basics — but with a clarity and depth that most "anti-racism" conversations never reach.
Despite 5 of protests, DEI trainings, and bookshelf makeovers since the racial reckoning of 2020, too many people still don't understand what racism actually is. That's not an accident. It's by design.
This isn't a surface-level chat about being "nice" or having "bias." It's a masterclass on race as a political project and racism as its operating system. And before we can move forward in any liberatory work, we've got to get the definition right.
In this episode, Nikki breaks down:
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Why race is a fabricated social construct, not a biological fact
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How racism predates race and was used to justify colonialism, enslavement, and exploitation
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Who benefits from our confusion about race and racism (hint: it's not the most marginalized)
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Why "colorblindness," mixed babies, and diversity statements are not liberation
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The only definition of racism that matters
This episode is dense, necessary, and long overdue. Whether you're new to this work or have been "listening and learning" since 2020, it's time to stop debating the obvious and get on the same page.
Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.
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