Resistance podcast

Resistance

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Resistance is a show about refusing to accept things as they are. Stories from the front lines of the movement for Black lives, told by the generation fighting for change. Hosted by Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.

Resistance is a show about refusing to accept things as they are. Stories from the front lines of the movement for Black lives, told by the generation fighting for change. Hosted by Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.

 

#26

Say It All Now, Sugar

When Dominique was in college, she thought she knew exactly what resistance meant. That wa... more

15 Dec 2021

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:38

15 Dec 2021


#25

Land of the Free, Home of the Braid

In a country that has policed Black women's hair for centuries, a sweet talkin' Texan name... more

01 Dec 2021

41 MINS

41:03

01 Dec 2021


#24

My Somebody

Kelly never saw herself as a ride or die. But that all changed when her partner Keith Davi... more

24 Nov 2021

53 MINS

53:34

24 Nov 2021


#23

Reunion

Aaron Randle's family reunion is a whole vibe. It's also one of the biggest and longest ru... more

10 Nov 2021

54 MINS

54:00

10 Nov 2021


#22

The Baobab Tree

When Saidu visits a cemetery near George Floyd Square, he meets a man who seems to be wait... more

13 Oct 2021

40 MINS

40:05

13 Oct 2021


#21

The Fist Without The Fuss

Protestors occupying George Floyd Square have been showing up and holding it down for over... more

29 Sep 2021

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:01

29 Sep 2021


#20

Big Floyd

Before George Floyd was known to the world, he was known to his friends as Big Floyd - a g... more

15 Sep 2021

52 MINS

52:32

15 Sep 2021


#19

Live From The Tribeca Film Festival

Comedian Elsa Eli Waithe, Musician Ivy Sole & poet Dominique Christina take the stage to i... more

01 Sep 2021

46 MINS

46:43

01 Sep 2021


#18

Bushwick and the Beast

When Flako moved back home to Bushwick, he noticed hella changes to the place that raised ... more

23 Jun 2021

48 MINS

48:34

23 Jun 2021


#17

Get Back In The Water

On a stretch of beach in Southern California, a Black couple once created an oasis for Bla... more

09 Jun 2021

43 MINS

43:11

09 Jun 2021


#16

Jesus Was An Enemy Of The State

Like a lot of disillusioned Christians, Mack left the church a long time ago. But then he ... more

26 May 2021

53 MINS

53:08

26 May 2021


#15

F Your Everything

F Your Elections. F Your Gun Laws. F Your War. F Your President. F Your Everything. You ca... more

12 May 2021

45 MINS

45:56

12 May 2021


#14

F Your Bayonet

The woman with the meanest side eye you've ever seen is inducted into the F Your Water Fou... more

28 Apr 2021

33 MINS

33:12

28 Apr 2021


#13

F Your Water Fountain

An iconic image of a Black teenager drinking at a whites only water fountain inspired us t... more

14 Apr 2021

37 MINS

37:40

14 Apr 2021


#12

Geechee World Order

In the low country of South Carolina the Gullah Geechee are engaged in a fight to preserve... more

31 Mar 2021

44 MINS

44:50

31 Mar 2021


#11

Didn’t We Just March For This?

It’s been nine months since protests kicked off in New York City. Has anything changed? Yo... more

03 Mar 2021

36 MINS

36:17

03 Mar 2021


#10

I Want To Report A Theft

All around the world, museums are filled with stolen artifacts. A man named Mwazulu Diyaba... more

17 Feb 2021

30 MINS

30:15

17 Feb 2021


#9

My Somebody

Kelly never saw herself as a ride or die. But that all changed when her partner Keith Davi... more

03 Feb 2021

52 MINS

52:41

03 Feb 2021


#8

Borders Between Us

Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.’s award winning story Borders Between Us. It’s about his mother’s j... more

23 Dec 2020

39 MINS

39:43

23 Dec 2020


#7

Give Me War Music

NYC activist John Acosta came out this summer to fight alongside his chosen family. But wh... more

09 Dec 2020

44 MINS

44:50

09 Dec 2020


#6

Lesser Known Creeps

We all know about the campaigns to tear down statues of Columbus and Lee, but what about t... more

25 Nov 2020

35 MINS

35:28

25 Nov 2020


#5

See You On The Road

The #EndSARS movement started as a way to bring an end to police brutality in Nigeria. But... more

11 Nov 2020

28 MINS

28:37

11 Nov 2020


#4

Coach G

The only Black man in Harvard, Nebraska puts on the first Black Lives Matter protest the t... more

28 Oct 2020

32 MINS

32:18

28 Oct 2020


#3

Shake The Room

What's it like when it's just you against the largest police department in the country? Yo... more

21 Oct 2020

42 MINS

42:11

21 Oct 2020


#2

Is It Too Revolutionary?

When the protests kicked off in New York City this summer, 22 year old Chi Ossé joined the... more

14 Oct 2020

42 MINS

42:22

14 Oct 2020


#1

Resistance Official Trailer

Resistance is a show about refusing to accept things as they are. Stories from the front l... more

30 Sep 2020

02 MINS

02:46

30 Sep 2020