Everything's Political

Now that marijauna is legal in New Jersey, who gets to profit from weed – which was responsible for placing thousands of people of color in jail or prison. In the Season 3 premire, "Marijuana: Who Makes Money, Who's in Jail?," Junius and Francesca sit down with Joe Grumbine , CEO of Willow Creek Springs, Inc., Dwight Jenkins , Director of Newly Destined, Inc., and former Mayor of Irvington Wayne S...

In the last episode of Everything's Political season two, we're once again challenging our listeners to weigh in on The Power of the Vote! Through 1965 with the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Black people and their supporters defied death, prison, beatings and bombings for the right to elect their choices for political office. But nowadays, is it still worth the effort to once again fight the r...

It's the last two episodes of Everything's Political for the season, and in Episodes 7 & 8, we're challenging our listeners to weigh in on The Power of the Vote ! Through 1965 with the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Black people and their supporters defied death, prison, beatings and bombings for the right to elect their choices for political office. But nowadays, is it still worth the effo...

Why is healing important? Through helping each other, do we create the essential platform that promotes a climate for change through healing? In Episode 6, “Healing,” host Junius Williams shows communities undergoing the healing process in Newark and Detroit — and why people can’t just heal alone. Engaging the community through organization is an important step in protecting and energizing organiz...

The Civil Rights movement took many shapes and forms, often rooted in the hearts of many men, women and children of color. But of those individuals who stood at the front lines, how many were men? How many women? Who organized meetings or worked behind the scenes? And who got the glory of the movement's top leadership roles? Junius and Francesca sit down with Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Asst. P...

"Black": The concept used to conjure up fear in some people. How scary is it today? How useful is racial identity in the youth movement today, compared with 50-60 years ago in the era of "Black Power"? How much organizing was done around being Black in the 60s, and how much now? How important is racial identity in the minds of young people today? Junius and Francesca are joined by Sam Anderso...

We know when our story hits home because the opposition fights so hard. A dying mule always kicks the hardest. In Episode 3, Junius and Francesca are joined by North Carolina organizers from the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Beloved Community Center and Raise UP for $15 to explore the power of story in organizing.   * Guests: * Joyce Johnson, Rev. Nelson Johnson, Abigail Mos...

How have different circumstances prescribed different definitions of organization and what is the recipe for justice today? In Episode 2, Junius and Francesca are joined by Detroit Will Breathe organizer Praveen Loganathan to talk about the tactics used by organizers today to keep people engaged and governments accountable. Detroit Will Breathe is an integrated, youth-led, militant organization fi...

For the second round of Everything's Political, Junius Williams will dive into the basics of Movement Building, with guests from his era of political change (the 1960s-70s), and organizers on the front lines of the fight for justice today. Junius will be joined by his podcast producer, advocate and millennial friend, Francesca Larson, as they engage guests in multi-generational conversations about...

Four teenagers from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver, Colorado, visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, and left as student organizers. Junius Williams will talk to these young women, to learn how Black History and newfound Black Consciousness changed their lives forever, just as it did for young people in the 1960s. Tune in to this...

I had the privilege of talking about the role of the blues as the foundation for all American commercial music, with Keith “the Captain” Gamble, Jazz Ambassador for the US State Department. We also discuss how power and politics impacted the rights that black artists had over their own music, and how race still controls the money and the narrative.

This episode will include special guests Dr. Chris Pernell and Eddie Glaude. They, along with myself, will go in detail about what we should look for during President Elect Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address. Pay close attention to what he says and what he plans to do for our country.

A part two of perspectives on racism in America. However this time instead of interviewing my black children, I interviewed a few of my white friends; Frank Joyce, Elizabeth Ruebman, and Erik Roberts. These friends are committed to social justice and in this episode they share how they deal with their white privilege. Hear about the issue from a different perspective.

This episode explores the permanence of racism with some of the most powerful people I know - my children! Raised in two different generations, they will talk "dinner table style" with their father about their experiences with racism, ideas about how America can "overcome" and what it's like to have an activist as a father.