The Sound of Black and Brown

Power, place and privilege what is that? Why does it matter? We have been talking about white supremacy on the Sound of Black and Brown sharing Black and Brown stories, and lived experiences of surviving and dealing with Racism told, and power, place and privilege keeps coming up. Why is that? And how does that cause Black and Brown people to add to that we not only experience stigmatization from...

Conservatism is on the rise and spreading like ants. Add to that not every Conservative is a Republican, how is that possible? Grab a snack, and tune in here we will be sharing thoughts on this and more! Tune in by clicking this link The politics in America has a Conservative history. Since the early 1960s there has been a small Conservative Party of New York State . During the late 1860s there wa...

Despite the mass outcry for basic needs resources, better housing, better jobs, better opportunities, utility assistance, better assistance and representation as a whole someway, somehow gentrification always makes the budget line. Why is that? Is gentrification the cost or expense or both for power and placement? Grab a snack, and tune in here we will be sharing thoughts on this and more #PoorPeo...

Despite the mass outcry for housing assistance, the increasing number of houseless people, the illegal evictions, the tent cities, gentrification and the bad slumlords, there seems to be no end to housing insecurity or is there? Grab a snack, and tune in, we will be sharing thoughts on this and more #PoorPeopleFedUp #TenantsRights #HousingSecurity #Racism #CapitalismKills #StopTheWarOnThePoor hey...

It's a hot topic in New Haven again and across the United States, Who do you call When the police murders? What does police accountability really look like and why even though there's so much Poverty happening there's still money in the budget for police and policing equipment, including military equipment. Grab a snack, and tune in, we will be sharing thoughts on this and more #PoorPeopleFedUp#No...

Hey! Grab your favorite snack and listen in to our new series "What should white people do?" We will be sharing thoughts on the Jan 6 attempted coup and the CT Republicans involved and the chains are still on our necks, so what does diversity, equity, inclusivity and belonging really mean? Is the north progressive or oppressive? What should happen next? What should have happened? Tune in to find o...

Today is the day Marcus Garvey was born, a King in the movement,  pioneer of Black Nationalism and the Pan Africanism. Grab a snack, and tune in, Manny Camacho and Ed Threefifths will be sharing thoughts on this and more What have we done since? Did we take the movement higher or drop it?#PoorPeopleFedUp #Colorism #Racism #Equity Garveyism #ThePanAfricanEffect Please continue to like and share and...

Just this week a CT resident, mayoral candidate and RTC member was charged after how long since the attempted coup on Jan 6. Grab a snack, and tune in, Manny Camacho will be chiming in on this, we talk about what we were doing that day while that was happening at the Capital and thoughts are shared on bipartisanship what does that mean? How do we really feel about that?

From the way we are portrayed on mass media to how we are perceived on the street they use us against us, and we somehow are unable to see that or at least some of us. Manny Camacho and Threefifths joined to talk about "Complexion" as a young warrior in the fight he has seen and experience what it means, and how it feels to be contested, torn down, by someone who is supposed to be like him, today,...

This week we had a lot of great people on the Sound of Black and Brown, a lot of great things discussed, Black and Brown stories, and lived experiences of surviving and dealing with Racism told, add to that we not only experience stigmatization from white people, but also ourselves. Tune in to hear thoughts about that and unpack the week 👂🏽👂🏾👂🏿>>> https://www.podbean.com/lsi/8Em7pT2...

We saw what happened in Alabama we know how we feel it has been over 400 years and the chains are still on our necks, so what does diversity, equity, inclusivity and belonging really mean? Is the north progressive or oppressive? What should happen when there is white toxicity within the movement? How can we get why people to stop removing us from our own spaces? A Tune in to find out this and much...

Whether it's on the streets, in the legislative office, in the workplace, at the deli, at the corner store, at the bank, in a line, on a bus, in the movement, wherever, it does not matter we must say no to white toxicity and stop giving up space, place and power. On today's episode we are joined by Manny and preaching the message "Say No To White Toxicity" #PoorPeopleFedUp #AlabamaSweetTeaParty #W...

Today's episode we are joined by a special guest, sister in the struggle and Queen, Ebony W for "C$$t Resistance" Originally from Nashville, TN Ebony is a Brooklyn resident who’s spent the past 9 years advocating for reproductive healthcare, and safe and legal access to abortion. As a natural-born storyteller, Ebony continues to share her own abortion story in hopes of destigmatizing abortion and...

As we take in what's going on around us and look forward to what is to come, we know now more than ever we need our white allies to get up and stand up! Amy L joined the convo, sharing our thoughts and experience understanding and accepting her whiteness. Today we will be airing a new series "What should White People Do?" (date and time is subject to change but will be uploaded to the site) hope y...

Thinking about what is happening right now with mayoral elections in CT triad - New Haven, Hamden and Bridgeport - really asking does the DTC represent me? Alyce C is back on the Sound of Black and Brown to update on REACHCT's reproductive justice work and share her thoughts on DTC representation. It is becoming more apparent that that machine otherwise known as the DTC is not committed to the peo...

This conversation got so real we had to run it again, joined by Edward Threefifths and Manny Camacho both of whom have a lot to say what do you think about was happening right now with mayoral elections in CT triad - New Haven, Hamden and Bridgeport. Who really does what they say they will do after they are elected into office? Who pays when we vote for the lesser of the two evils? Malcolm X told...

Who pays when we vote for the lesser of the two evils? Malcolm X told us we should keep our ballots in our pockets if the target is not within our reach? What does that mean? Manny Camacho is chiming in to share his thoughts on this and the lack of voter interest in it all. Could it be that the real reason why people are not voting is because they're tired of their needs being exploited, tired of...

From CT to FL to DC and across America the Black and Brown vote is a chess move so don't be a pawn and pay attention to the pieces closest to you, when setting up the chessboard keep in mind that white is always rank 1 and 2 and that Black is always on ranks 7 and 8. On this episode tune to hear our thoughts on the voting chessboard from the city to the state, we will be joined by the young leader...

The war on Black and Brown activist in CT is very real, as it is right now, the state of CT has no problem or hesitation criminalizing, arresting, gatekeeping and gaslighting Black and Brown activists and guess what, they away with it because they control the narrative, the media, and much more. Manny Camacho will be joining the conversation to share his thoughts on this and the latest instance of...

What does it mean to be woke? Does it mean that you get to yell out all the things that sound right but are really white? Does it mean having the privilege to make a difference but really doing nothing with it outside of the march? What does it mean to be woke and how woke is too woke? We will be talking about wokeness with particular attention to the woke folk who are attempting to dilute the mov...

Today we will be chatting about the current Mayor of New Haven claiming New Haven to be a Sanctuary City, the use of the movement for electoral purposes and the continued war on immigrants. If New Haven is such as Sanctuary City or claims to be moving in that direction, then what is the problem with including immigrants on the Board of Alders and the Civilian Review Board? Does representation real...

On this episode we will be joined by the Jayuan Carter and Manuel Camacho to talk more about current New Haven Mayor claiming that New Haven is a Sanctuary City, the attempted public 'lynching' of the former Hamden Police Commission Chair Rhonda C. as well as some updates on the New Haven Civilian Review Board, current state of policing in the city and much more....are these really our streets? Is...

On this episode we will be talking about the white media being the modern lynching tree and sharing some updates on the recent attempt made by a New Haven Register reporter to smear Queen Rhonda C; when will we denormalize the disenfranchisement of our Black and Brown people? Why are we ok with our Black and Brown women continually being devalued and disrespected? When will we stop criminalizing o...

On this episode we will be joined by our sister in the struggle, Queen Rhonda C, as she shares what she's been working on and her thoughts on what's really going on right here right now in CT, especially New Haven and Hamden #PoorPeopleFedUp #CapitalismKills #TaxTheRich #TaxYale Please like and share and check us out here https://linktr.ee/blackbrownunitedinaction your solidarity is greatly apprec...

July 5th, 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered his speech, "What to the slave is the fourth of July". If there is no justice there is no peace, when Black and Brown people come together and organize the government gets very nervous. On this episode we will be talking about why the time is now to get up and stand up against supremacy, why the 4th of July is a farce and why CT must amend its constituti...