What does it mean to be a Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Abolitionist? L. Joy brings Mariame Kaba to the front of the class to break down the practice and organizing vision of PIC Abolitionists, and to discuss Kaba’s latest book “We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice.”

The last time Dr. Anthea Butler stepped to the front of the class, she discussed the separation of church and state on The Political Church episode with L. Joy. Now she is back to give us the -straight no chaser- history and context of the White Evangelical movement and a preview of her new book White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.

The House of Representatives has passed the Equality Act (H.R 5), legislation that amends federal civil rights laws, adding protections for the LGBTQ+ community, in a 224 to 206 vote. The bill is now on its way to The Senate, and if it passes there, it is on its way to the president’s desk for signing. To give us the history and complete context of this important legislation, L. Joy brings David Johns to the front of the class.

Climate change is real and it is the human rights issue of our time. L. Joy brings Elizabeth Yeampierre to the front of the front of the class to give us the context we need to get #CivicallyEngaged around climate justice. Then, we share L. Joy’s discussion on the Green New Deal with Demond Drummer.

On the eve of Founders’s Day, L. Joy brings the President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Derrick Johnson to the front of the class to discuss the nation’s premier civil rights organization. President Johnson also weighs in on a federal civil rights agenda under a new administration, the role of civil rights organizations in our communities and what accountability looks like.