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L. Joy and June are joined by Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq., General Counsel of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, CUNY to discuss voter registration in advance of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 26th. We also chat with voting rights advocate Barbara Arnwine on how we vote links back to slavery, millennials vote potential, how the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights act and more. OPENING Excerpt from the Oral History Interview with Septima Poinsette Clark, July 30, 1976. Interview G-0017. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. #CIVICDOCKET - 06:35 A few of the civic related stories we discussed on the show that you may have missed in mainstream media. Follow the hashtag #CivicDocket on Twitter or view more here. * Conservatives Are Coming for Your Voting Rights—And Your State Might Be Next - Rewire http://bit.ly/2xjvUjW * Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works http://bit.ly/2waHie9 * No business, no boozing, no casual sex: when Togo turned off the internet | Mawuna Koutonin http://bit.ly/2fm3Aqa * Annual BWR/Essence Poll of Black Women Voters Shows 11% Drop in Support for Democrats http://bit.ly/2fB6bZV FEATURE TOPIC - 35:17 Don't debate L. Joy, she explains that although there are six constitutional amendments related to voting, "The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote...". Each state determines who has the right to vote and that's why it is important to not only be registered but to also participate in local and state elections. GUEST INTERVIEW - 41:36 Barbara R. Arnwine, esq, president & founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition, is internationally renowned for contributions on critical justice issues including the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the 2006 reauthorization of provisions of the Voting Rights Act. She also created the legendary Voting Rights “Map of Shame” in 2011, which remains popular. A graduate of Scripps College and Duke University School of Law, she continues to champion civil rights and racial justice issues nationally and internationally in the areas of housing and lending, community development, employment, voting, education, and environmental justice. Ms. Arnwine’s work also includes women’s rights, immigrant rights, judicial diversity, criminal justice reform, racial profiling, health care disparities and LBGTQ rights. A prominent leader in the civil and human rights community, she continues to fight for the preservation of affirmative action and diversity programs. --- BECOME A CIVIC PATRON Help us continue to grow and spread civic education and engagement by becoming a Civic Patron. Your financial support will help fund day-to-day costs and ensure the show will continue to be free and available for all to learn and share. You can contribute as little as $3 a month via Patreon or make a one-time donation of any amount via PayPal REVIEW THE SHOW If you love the show please write a review on iTunes or

Do you know the difference between media and journalism and do you know how to spot the “fake news” we are all exposed to? Jeff Ballou, President of the National Press Club and News Editor at Al Jazeera Media Network joins us to discuss the role of journalism in our society, the difference between media and journalism and how to spot “fake news”. #CIVICDOCKET - 02:20 A few of the civic related stories we discussed on the show that you may have missed in mainstream media. Follow the hashtag #CivicDocket on Twitter or view more here. * Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children - 62% of Americans get their news from social media, ProPublica highlights Facebook's attempts to distinguish between hate speech and political expression.  * Earlier this month, the House voted to limit federal asset forfeiture. Asset forfeiture allows law enforcement to seize private property even if the person has not yet been convicted of a crime. WHAT IS MEDIA? - 13:08 L. Joy shares how she still uses a lesson from middle school to evaluate the media she consumes and discusses the role of media in our democratic society. Media is a gatekeeper, deciding which issues are important and deserve attention. Media is a watchdog, it reports and investigates the actions of government and businesses on behalf of the people. Media is also big business and it is also biased. GUEST INTERVIEW - 21:06 Jeff Ballou is news editor at Al Jazeera Media Network, is the 110th president of the National Press Club. A member since 1992, Ballou was elected to the National Press Club’s board of governors in 2012 and served as the Club’s 109th Vice President. Ballou is the first male African-American president of the Club. Read more… --- BECOME A CIVIC PATRON Help us continue to grow and spread civic education and engagement by becoming a Civic Patron. Your financial support will help fund day-to-day costs and ensure the show will continue to be free and available for all to learn and share. You can contribute as little as $3 a month via Patreon or make a one-time donation of any amount via PayPal REVIEW THE SHOW If you love the show please write a review on iTunes or Stitcher and help spread the word about civic education and engagement. Make it a 5 star review and L. Joy will read it on a feedback episode of the show. FOLLOW #SUNDAYCIVICS Subscribe on YouTube: sundaycivics.org/youtube Follow on Twitter: sundaycivics.org/twitter Like on Facebook: sundaycivics.org/facebook FOLLOW L. JOY Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/ljoywilliams Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/ljoywilliams Follow on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ljoywilliams

Can you put your identity aside to advance your political issues or is there an intersection between your identity and your politics? Dr. Christina Greer of Fordham University joins us to discuss the new political buzzword “identity politics”. We also give a mini lesson on gerrymandering, the decline in food prices and maybe the earth is trying to tell us something. #CIVICDOCKET - 05:20 A few of the civic related stories we discussed on the show that you may have missed in mainstream media. Follow the hashtag #CivicDocket on Twitter or view more here. * Gerrymandering is the practice of politicians manipulating district lines to maintain or amass political power. Recently, New York Times Magazine featured a story about how mathematicians, political scientists, good government groups and legislators try to redraw legislative districts that fit court mandates. * Did you notice the decline in food prices? This piece from NPR reports that certain staple grocery items have the lowest prices in 60 years. WHAT IS IDENTITY POLITICS? - 15:34 Identity politics is when people with shared identity or experience like race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or birthplace organize politically for their needs. L. Joy describes her views on how this term is now used negatively and how the naysayers are intellectually lazy. GUEST INTERVIEW - 26:37 L. Joy is joined by Christina Greer, PhD to discuss the origins of the phrase identity politics. Dr Greer is the Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University - Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, black ethnic politics, urban politics, quantitative methods, Congress, New York City and New York State politics, campaigns and elections, and public opinion. Prof. Greer's book Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream (Oxford University Press) investigates the increasingly ethnically diverse black populations in the US from Africa and the Caribbean. --- BECOME A CIVIC PATRON Help us continue to grow and spread civic education and engagement by becoming a Civic Patron. Your financial support will help fund day-to-day costs and ensure the show will continue to be free and available for all to learn and share. You can contribute as little as $3 a month via Patreon or make a one-time donation of any amount via PayPal REVIEW THE SHOW If you love the show please write a review on iTunes or Stitcher and help spread the word about civic education and engagement. Make it a 5 star review and L. Joy will read it on a feedback episode of the show. FOLLOW #SUNDAYCIVICS Subscribe on YouTube: sundaycivics.org/youtube Follow on Twitter: sundaycivics.org/twitter Like on Facebook: sundaycivics.org/facebook FOLLOW L. JOY Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/ljoywilliams Follow on Instagram:

L. Joy chats with the interns about their summer working on the show and teaches them about the 3 components of civic education. They continue the conversation with New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera and discuss the differences between government and political science in the classroom and everyday politics. Senator Rivera also gives some context to the ongoing healthcare debate and defines "single payer". Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

When Senator Rivera moved to New York to study political science, he decided he wanted to apply what he had learned in the classroom to real life and became involved in politics, working hard for progressive candidates and elected officials. Gustavo worked as a community organizer for several local and state candidates. In November 2010, Gustavo Rivera was elected State Senator for New York Senate District 33, which includes neighborhoods of the Northwest Bronx including Kingsbridge Heights, Riverdale. Follow Senator Rivera on Twitter Learn more about Senator Gustavo Rivera here Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

Leslie is a Brooklyn-born activist, organizer, and writer. Her work is dedicated to Black lives and liberation. She founded the Ferguson Response Network as a means of connecting activists nationwide, and is a Founding Lead Organizer for Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU). Follow Leslie on Twitter Learn more about Safety Pin Box Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

L. Joy chats with one of her favorite podcast hosts to talk about his first civic action. Kriss is the Editor-in-Chief of MovieTrailerReviews.Net and Host of Insanity Check Podcast, Character Corner, Comic Book Book Club and more. Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

L. Joy sits down with two esteemed economists, Professor William E. Spriggs and Dr. Julianne Malveaux, to demystify our economy. During the discussion they explain unemployment, job creation, tax cuts, the federal budget and more. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is a Labor Economist, noted author and highly regarded commentator. Visit her website juliannemalveaux.com and check out her podcast “It's Personal with Dr. J” and follow on twitter @drjlastword Professor William E. Spriggs is a professor in and former chair of the Department of Economics at Howard University and serves as Chief Economist to the AFL-CIO. Follow him on Twitter @WSpriggs CONNECT WITH #SUNDAYCIVICS Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.sundaycivics.org/youtube Follow on Twitter: http://www.sundaycivics.org/twitter Like on Facebook: http://www.sundaycivics.org/facebook Read more about L. Joy Williams here and follow her on Twitter @ljoywilliams

L. Joy sits down with two esteemed economists, Professor William E. Spriggs and Dr. Julianne Malveaux, to demystify our economy. During the discussion they explain unemployment, job creation, tax cuts, the federal budget and more. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is a Labor Economist, noted author and highly regarded commentator. Visit her website juliannemalveaux.com and check out her podcast “It's Personal with Dr. J” and follow on twitter @drjlastword Professor William E. Spriggs is a professor in and former chair of the Department of Economics at Howard University and serves as Chief Economist to the AFL-CIO. Follow him on Twitter @WSpriggs Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

In the second episode, L. Joy follows up the first episode with a panel discussion on public education in front of a live studio audience. Panel Guests Brooklyn High School Students: Monifa Akowe Halsey & Nia Rainer Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II, Esq is the Co-founder & Managing Partner of Ember Charter School for Mindful Education (formerly TFOA Charter School) and Founder of the #BlackLedSchoolsMatter initiative. Rafiq, a resident, community leader, social entrepreneur, lawyer and teacher in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is a 2017 Ford Public Voices Fellow, President of the NYU Law Alumni of Color Association, and member of the board of directors for the Echoing Green Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs. Zakiyah Ansari is the Advocacy Director with the New York State Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) the leading statewide organization that has been working to fight for educational equity for the last 14 years. Zakiyah was one of the few parent advocates appointed to Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Transition Committee and is also a member of the city’s community schools steering committee. As a mother of eight and grandmother of three, she is a founding parent leader of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, a collaborative of community-based organizations organizing a movement to end the inequities in the city’s public school system. Zakiyah is also one of the co-initiators of a national grassroots movement, “Journey for Justice,” an emerging alliance currently composed of grassroots community-based organizations from over 20 cities across the United States. Credits L. Joy Williams, Host & Producer June Moses, Production Assistant Cyrille Phipps, Production Coordinator Devorah Hill, Camera Operator/Editor Intro/Outro Music The travel (bad/sad to happy + good) song No Jewels - Book Soundtrack vicelounge: Tai Allen x Jonn Nubian

In the second episode, L. Joy follows up the first episode with a panel discussion on public education in front of a live studio audience. Panel Guests Brooklyn High School Students: Monifa Akowe Halsey & Nia Rainer Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II, Esq is the Co-founder & Managing Partner of Ember Charter School for Mindful Education (formerly TFOA Charter School) and Founder of the #BlackLedSchoolsMatter initiative. Rafiq, a resident, community leader, social entrepreneur, lawyer and teacher in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is a 2017 Ford Public Voices Fellow, President of the NYU Law Alumni of Color Association, and member of the board of directors for the Echoing Green Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs. Zakiyah Ansari is the Advocacy Director with the New York State Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) the leading statewide organization that has been working to fight for educational equity for the last 14 years. Zakiyah was one of the few parent advocates appointed to Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Transition Committee and is also a member of the city’s community schools steering committee. As a mother of eight and grandmother of three, she is a founding parent leader of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, a collaborative of community-based organizations organizing a movement to end the inequities in the city’s public school system. Zakiyah is also one of the co-initiators of a national grassroots movement, “Journey for Justice,” an emerging alliance currently composed of grassroots community-based organizations from over 20 cities across the United States. Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

On the inaugural episode #SundayCivics, L. Joy shares who and what inspired her to create the podcast and interviews three amazing educators on the history and role of public education in our society. The current public education debate is centered around the pros and cons of charter schools, school choice, vouchers and the common core however majority of Americans don’t know the basics such as how schools are funded, how schools are managed or how we can effectively make change in public education. Interviews Dr. Lester Young, New York State Regent At Large: (17:14) Dr. Young takes us on a Public Education journey! Beginning with Thomas Jefferson’s quote regarding a nation and ignorance, Dr. Young lays out the historical context, bridges the gap between what you may think Public Education is and the reality. He then brings this conversation through to today’s current discussions on school choice and where our next steps lie to equality. Adriana Villavicencio, PhD, of The Research Alliance for New York City Schools: (38:48) Dr. Villavicencio delves into public education policy and the role the federal government plays in protecting the rights of students and ensuring educational equity. She also describes how teachers, students and the community can make a huge difference in the system. Rudolph "Rudy" Crew, President of Medgar Evers College: (59:30) Drawing on his extensive experience as a teacher and historic leadership roles in diverse school districts across the country, President Rudy Crew discusses how our public education system intersects with our economy and how the structure of the institution needs to change to benefit students and our overall society.   Intro/Outro Music The travel (bad/sad to happy + good) song No Jewels - Book Soundtrack vicelounge: Tai Allen x Jonn Nubian

On the inaugural episode #SundayCivics, L. Joy shares who and what inspired her to create the podcast and interviews three amazing educators on the history and role of public education in our society. The current public education debate is centered around the pros and cons of charter schools, school choice, vouchers and the common core however majority of Americans don’t know the basics such as how schools are funded, how schools are managed or how we can effectively make change in public education. Interviews Dr. Lester Young, New York State Regent At Large: (17:14) Dr. Young takes us on a Public Education journey! Beginning with Thomas Jefferson’s quote regarding a nation and ignorance, Dr. Young lays out the historical context, bridges the gap between what you may think Public Education is and the reality. He then brings this conversation through to today’s current discussions on school choice and where our next steps lie to equality. Adriana Villavicencio, PhD, of The Research Alliance for New York City Schools: (38:48) Dr. Villavicencio delves into public education policy and the role the federal government plays in protecting the rights of students and ensuring educational equity. She also describes how teachers, students and the community can make a huge difference in the system. Rudolph "Rudy" Crew, President of Medgar Evers College: (59:30) Drawing on his extensive experience as a teacher and historic leadership roles in diverse school districts across the country, President Rudy Crew discusses how our public education system intersects with our economy and how the structure of the institution needs to change to benefit students and our overall society. Become a #CivicPatron and support the show Twitter: @sundaycivics  |  Facebook: #SundayCivics  | YouTube: #SundayCivics

National political strategist L. Joy Williams introduces you to #SundayCivics, a podcast for the civically engaged. Through #SundayCivics, L. Joy and guests will teach practical and relevant civic education and inspire everyday citizens to take the reins of control from who and what governs them.

National political strategist L. Joy Williams introduces you to #SundayCivics, a podcast for the civically engaged. Through #SundayCivics, L. Joy and guests will teach practical and relevant civic education and inspire everyday citizens to take the reins of control from who and what governs them.