Summary: As we commemorate the beginning of Black History Month, Michele and Igor speak with two of today’s prolific leaders who are making moves to change the world we live in. First, Melissa Harris-Perry joins in studio and shares why she’s sick of hearing about Trump’s tweets in the A block of cable news shows; why his strategy to win white voters in 2016 worked; and the real reason why she believes we aren’t hearing from more black women in the midst of the #MeToo movement. Then, we hear from activist, organizer and host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the People, DeRay Mckesson on why he didn’t watch the Super Bowl; why America’s inability to let Colin Kaepernick be great at football and interested in social justice is a clear sign of racism, and the lessons he learned from his activism in Ferguson and his time on Twitter. We’ve now made is possible for you, our listeners, to support the work we’re doing here at Thinking CAP. You can donate to the podcast at thinkingcap.americanprogress.org. Thinking CAP is funded 100% by charitable donations, so we appreciate any support your able to give us to continue to grow our production.
