Episode 23: Why There Is No POC Solidarity

On this week’s episode of “Yep, That Happened,” I explain why poc solidarity amongst Asian Americans and Black Americans doesn’t exist.

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Links mentioned:

“Jackson, Mississippi has a water crisis because our state legislature has a race problem” article from nbcnew.com: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/jackson-mississippi-has-water-crisis-because-our-state-legislature-has-ncna1259819

“The Water Crisis in Mississippi America Can’t Afford to Ignore” article from Gizmodo: https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-water-crisis-in-mississippi-america-can-t-afford-to-1846393247

“The Asian American Response to Black Lives Matter Is Part of a Long, Complicated History” article from time.com: https://time.com/5851792/asian-americans-black-solidarity-history/

“Affirmative action opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to take up Harvard case” article from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-harvard-idUSKBN2AP2FY

“White women benefit most from affirmative action — and are among its fiercest opponents” article from Vox: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/25/11682950/fisher-supreme-court-white-women-affirmative-action

“Affirmative Action: Myth versus Reality” article from Upstate Medical University: https://www.upstate.edu/diversityinclusion/policies-and-procedures/aa/myth_reality.php

“White women and affirmative action in employment in six southern cities” academic paper from the Social Science Journal: https://spia.uga.edu/faculty_pages/rbakker/pdfs/affirmativeAction.pdf

“Affirmative Action Has Helped White Women More Than Anyone” article from time.com: https://ideas.time.com/2013/06/17/affirmative-action-has-helped-white-women-more-than-anyone/

“'Ginny & Georgia' star Antonia Gentry speaks out after Taylor Swift slams the show” article from today.com: https://www.today.com/tmrw/ginny-georgia-star-speaks-out-after-taylor-swift-slams-show-t210944

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