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Is DEI Dead?: Unpacking the Backlash, the History, and What's Really at Stake
The KYRC Podcast crew breaks down the real story behind diversity, equity, and inclusion in America, from the GI Bill and Social Security to today's executive orders gutting DEI programs. Discover how "anticipatory compliance" is reshaping museums, corporations, and federal agencies, why Costco stood firm while Target faced boycotts, and how cuts are pushing Black women out of the workforce. We expose the hidden costs of "colorblind" policies and explain why intentional inclu
2 days ago


Dr. Terence Keel Describes How Death Records Hide Police Violence
Dr. Terence Keel, UCLA interdisciplinary scholar, joins the Know Your Rights Camp podcast to unpack how race, science, religion, and law intersect to structure power and justify inequality. Keel exposes race as a social construct, critiques how coroners obscure police violence by labeling in-custody deaths "natural," and calls for independent autopsy offices and systemic reform. Drawing from his books The Coroner's Silence and Divine Variations, he traces Christianity's role
May 11


Civil Rights Attorney Oliver Ma Says Police Serve Power, Not the People After Beaten at Protest
Civil rights attorney Oliver Ma joins the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast to break down America's escalating constitutional crisis. From ACLU immigration raids in Kern County to the Los Angeles "No Kings" protest, where demonstrators faced tear gas, rubber bullets, and baton strikes, this episode exposes the collapse of institutional checks on executive power. Guests unpack the profit-driven detention system, the history of anti-Asian exclusion laws, housing injustice, and ho
Apr 30


The Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline: Civil Rights Attorney Doc Martin Exposes the System
Host: Amir Whitaker (@Drknucklehead_esq) and Diana Barbadillo (@deeeeezzyyy) Guest: Chris Martin ( @doc_martin88) Civil rights attorney and activist Chris "Doc Martin" Martin joins the Know Your Rights Camp podcast to expose how the child welfare system funnels Black children into incarceration. From his roots in South Central LA to co-founding the Reimagine Child Safety Coalition, Doc Martin breaks down the systemic failures connecting foster care and mass incarceration.
Apr 6


They Don't Want You to Vote: How America's Broken System Is Silencing Millions
Your vote is supposed to be sacred, but what if the system is designed to take it away? This episode of the KYRC Podcast tackles voter suppression and the tools utilized to make it happen. Millions of Americans are being silenced through gerrymandering, restrictive voter ID laws, and the dangerous SAVE Act, which could strip citizenship proof requirements from the most vulnerable communities. Chaotic polling stations, gutted voting rights protections, and felon disenfranchis
Mar 30


How AI Usage In The Justice System Can Hurt Black & Brown Communities
Amir Whitaker and Diana Barbadillo explore life in 2026, blending personal reflections with urgent societal concerns. Their conversation turns to the Trump administration's military actions in Venezuela and Iran, powered by AI technology. They raise serious concerns about AI's expanding role in surveillance, autonomous weapons, and predictive policing, warning of unchecked bias and missing regulation. They also expose the government's termination of Anthropic's contract for
Mar 23
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