“When the Welfare People Come” offers a sweeping look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, exposing the racist system—from the “orphan trains” and Indian boarding schools to current practices in child protective investigations, foster care, and mandated services—arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working-class parents and children.
A conversation with Bettina Love, Gholdy Muhammad, Dena Simmons and Brian Jones about abolitionist teaching and antiracist education.
A reading list on the historical development and dynamics of racial capitalism, as well as examples of resistance.
An excerpt from Super Bowl Champion Michael Bennett's memoir-manifesto, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable.
Craig Hodges and Dave Zirin discuss The Last Dance, Michael Jordan and how it feels to be blackballed by the NBA.