Resistance
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 700 ratingsResistance 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.
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Episodes
Big Floyd
September 17, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutesBefore George Floyd was known to the world, he was known to his friends as Big Floyd - a gentle giant who loved to rap. Our friends at Mogul made him this tribute. To hear more from them, follow Mogul for free on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Live From The Tribeca Film Festival
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutesComedian Elsa Eli Waithe, Musician Ivy Sole & poet Dominique Christina take the stage to induct three new icons into the FYWF Hall of Fame. You can find a transcript of this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bushwick and the Beast
June 25, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutesWhen Flako moved back home to Bushwick, he noticed hella changes to the place that raised him. But Flako’s determined to not let gentrification win. Instead, he’s digging in and fighting the beast with the tools his community gave him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get Back In The Water
June 11, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutesOn a stretch of beach in Southern California, a Black couple once created an oasis for Black joy. A place to swim, a place to breathe. This is the story of how it was destroyed, and the fight for its legal and spiritual reclamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jesus Was An Enemy Of The State
May 28, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutesLike a lot of disillusioned Christians, Mack left the church a long time ago. But then he met Jacquie and Abdus, two people who found a way to align their faith and their sense of justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F Your Everything
May 14, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesF Your Elections. F Your Gun Laws. F Your War. F Your President. F Your Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F Your Bayonet
April 30, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutesThe woman with the meanest side eye you've ever seen is inducted into the F Your Water Fountain Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F Your Water Fountain
April 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutesAn iconic image of a Black teenager drinking at a whites only water fountain inspired us to celebrate daring people who push through their fear, go up against the odds and look damn good doing it. You can find the transcript for this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Geechee World Order
April 02, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutesIn the low country of South Carolina the Gullah Geechee are engaged in a fight to preserve their land and determine their destiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Didn’t We Just March For This?
March 05, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesIt’s been nine months since protests kicked off in New York City. Has anything changed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I Want To Report A Theft
February 19, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutesAll around the world, museums are filled with stolen artifacts. A man named Mwazulu Diyabanza is doing something about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
My Somebody
February 05, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesKelly never saw herself as a ride or die. But that all changed when her partner Keith Davis Jr. was locked up. You can find the transcript for this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Borders Between Us
December 25, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutesSaidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.’s award winning story Borders Between Us. It’s about his mother’s journey to America and how Saidu tried to make sense of their relationship years after her death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Give Me War Music
December 11, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutesNYC activist John Acosta came out this summer to fight alongside his chosen family. But when they disagreed on how to make change, things started to fall apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lesser Known Creeps
November 27, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutesWe all know about the campaigns to tear down statues of Columbus and Lee, but what about the remnants of slavery we walk past every day and don't even realize are there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
See You On The Road
November 13, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutesThe #EndSARS movement started as a way to bring an end to police brutality in Nigeria. But young Nigerians know that to change policing, they have to change the whole country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Coach G
October 30, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutesThe only Black man in Harvard, Nebraska puts on the first Black Lives Matter protest the town has ever seen. But will anybody show up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shake The Room
October 23, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutesWhat's it like when it's just you against the largest police department in the country? You can find the transcript for this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is It Too Revolutionary?
October 16, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutesWhen the protests kicked off in New York City this summer, 22 year old Chi Ossé joined them right away. And when he went out, what he saw changed the trajectory of his life. You can find the transcript for this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Resistance, coming October 14th
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutesResistance 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. Coming October 14th.
Resistance Official Trailer
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutesResistance 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. Coming October 14th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices