
Your Democracy Archive
Part 2: Shades of Black: Inside the Black Vote
What should Black voters expect from Biden's administration? And what really motivated them to show up to the polls?
Air Date: February 16, 2021 7:30 pm
In the final episode of this audio series, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall examines if the U.S. Constitution has met the needs of the nation at a time when democracy was at stake.
Air Date: February 1, 2021 9:00 am
Listen 2:30Part 1: Shades of Black: Inside the Black Vote
What if we talked about Black voters the way we discuss their white counterparts, using nuance and specificity?
Air Date: February 9, 2021 7:30 pm
FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts — and whose might not.
Air Date: October 20, 2020 10:30 pm
And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up.
Air Date: January 23, 2021 9:00 pm
The violent insurrection on the U.S. Capitol exposed the two Americas that have existed in this country since before the Civil War.
Air Date: January 8, 2021 9:00 am
Listen 2:14In this episode of Your Democracy, we explore the history and legal limitations of protest.
Air Date: January 12, 2021 9:00 am
Listen 2:19Gloria describes the often-mysterious process of certifying votes for the U.S. Presidential election.
Air Date: December 14, 2020 9:00 am
Listen 2:47The Power of Presidential Pardon
What are the checks and balances of pardon power and how will it be used or abused by our current president?
Air Date: November 23, 2020 9:00 am
Listen 2:17Presidential Transition of Power
What is actually in the Constitution about the transition of power? What laws, if any, are the President and President-elect bound to abide by in the process?
Air Date: December 7, 2020 9:00 am
Listen 2:17The Voting Power of Black Americans
Black Americans have fought for the democratic right to vote and the centuries-long voter oppression they continue to face.
Air Date: November 16, 2020 9:00 am
Listen 2:13In this audio essay series, host and constitutional lawyer Gloria J. Browne-Marshall breaks down different parts of the Constitution and examines its role in 21st century.
Air Date: November 9, 2020 9:00 am
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