Generally speaking, the Fourth of July isn’t a popular holiday amongst most Black Americans. But why is this so? Listen to this episode to learn more. Sources <a href='https://www.naceweb.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/trends-and-predictions/a-case-study-of-black-students-perception-of-experiential-learning-at-pwis/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education'>https://www.naceweb.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/trends-and-predictions/a-case-study-of-black-students-perception-of-experiential-learning-at-pwis/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education</a> <a href='https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn'>https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn</a> <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/04/july-fourth-abortion-women-boycott-celebrations/'>https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/04/july-fourth-abortion-women-boycott-celebrations/</a> <a href='https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-04/'>https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-04/</a> <a href='https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/09/16/is-the-us-headed-for-another-civil-war/'>https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/09/16/is-the-us-headed-for-another-civil-war/</a> <a href='https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/africanamericaneducation/n193.xml'>https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/africanamericaneducation/n193.xml</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, the Fourth of July isn’t a popular holiday amongst most Black Americans. But why is this so? Listen to this episode to learn more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sources&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naceweb.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/trends-and-predictions/a-case-study-of-black-students-perception-of-experiential-learning-at-pwis/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education'&gt;https://www.naceweb.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/trends-and-predictions/a-case-study-of-black-students-perception-of-experiential-learning-at-pwis/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn'&gt;https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/04/july-fourth-abortion-women-boycott-celebrations/'&gt;https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/04/july-fourth-abortion-women-boycott-celebrations/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-04/'&gt;https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-04/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/09/16/is-the-us-headed-for-another-civil-war/'&gt;https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/09/16/is-the-us-headed-for-another-civil-war/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/africanamericaneducation/n193.xml'&gt;https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/africanamericaneducation/n193.xml&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Generally speaking, the Fourth of July isn’t a popular holiday amongst most Black Americans. But why is this so? Listen to this episode to learn more.  Sources https://www.naceweb.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/trends-and-predictions/a-case-study-of-black-students-perception-of-experiential-learning-at-pwis/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Education https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn  https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-...

Is It Really a Party in the U.S.A?

Fun fact: the Earth&apos;s average surface temperature has risen by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century. Maybe it&apos;s a not-so-fun fact. In this episode, ALP welcomes Tracey Lewis-- a policy counsel for the Climate Program of Public Citizen, and a fellow at the Climate &amp; Community Project based at the University of Pennsylvania-- to explore the climate crisis. Read more about Tracey Lewis here: <a href='https://www.citizen.org/about/person/tracey-lewis/'>https://www.citizen.org/about/person/tracey-lewis/</a>  Sources <a href='https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46947#:~:text=Executive%20Branch%20Approach%20to%20Climate,below%202005%20levels%20by%202030'>https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46947#:~:text=Executive%20Branch%20Approach%20to%20Climate,below%202005%20levels%20by%202030</a> <a href='https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/#:~:text=Global%20Temperature%20Rise,atmosphere%20and%20other%20human%20activities'>https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/#:~:text=Global%20Temperature%20Rise,atmosphere%20and%20other%20human%20activities</a> <a href='https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/climate-and-natural-catastrophe-risk/expertise-publication-economics-of-climate-change.html'>https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/climate-and-natural-catastrophe-risk/expertise-publication-economics-of-climate-change.html</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Fun fact: the Earth&amp;apos;s average surface temperature has risen by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century. Maybe it&amp;apos;s a not-so-fun fact. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this episode, ALP welcomes Tracey Lewis-- a policy counsel for the Climate Program of Public Citizen, and a fellow at the Climate &amp;amp; Community Project based at the University of Pennsylvania-- to explore the climate crisis. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Read more about Tracey Lewis here: &lt;a href='https://www.citizen.org/about/person/tracey-lewis/'&gt;https://www.citizen.org/about/person/tracey-lewis/&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sources&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46947#:~:text=Executive%20Branch%20Approach%20to%20Climate,below%202005%20levels%20by%202030'&gt;https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46947#:~:text=Executive%20Branch%20Approach%20to%20Climate,below%202005%20levels%20by%202030&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/#:~:text=Global%20Temperature%20Rise,atmosphere%20and%20other%20human%20activities'&gt;https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/#:~:text=Global%20Temperature%20Rise,atmosphere%20and%20other%20human%20activities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/climate-and-natural-catastrophe-risk/expertise-publication-economics-of-climate-change.html'&gt;https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/climate-and-natural-catastrophe-risk/expertise-publication-economics-of-climate-change.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Fun fact: the Earth's average surface temperature has risen by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century. Maybe it's a not-so-fun fact.   In this episode, ALP welcomes Tracey Lewis-- a policy counsel for the Climate Program of Public Citizen, and a fellow at the Climate &amp; Community Project based at the University of Pennsylvania-- to explore the climate crisis.   Read more about Tracey Lewis here: https://www.citizen.org/about/person/tracey-lewis/    Sources https://crsr...

Dissecting the Climate Crisis With Tracey Lewis

The Pentagon spends over $2.5 billion annually to target low-income students with various recruitment tactics, encouraging them to join the military. The “poverty draft” is real, people. Sources <a href='https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/4/22512734/chicago-schools-automatically-steer-some-black-and-latino-students-into-military-run-jrotc'>https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/4/22512734/chicago-schools-automatically-steer-some-black-and-latino-students-into-military-run-jrotc</a> <a href='https://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/The%20Poverty%20Draft.pdf'>https://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/The%20Poverty%20Draft.pdf</a> <a href='https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-do-military-recruiters-belong-in-schools/2015/10'>https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-do-military-recruiters-belong-in-schools/2015/10</a> <a href='https://www.aclu-nj.org/theissues/studentyouthrights/nochildleftbehind/militaryrecruitingfaq#:~:text=Federal%20and%20state%20laws%20require,allow%20on%2Dcampus%20military%20recruiting'>https://www.aclu-nj.org/theissues/studentyouthrights/nochildleftbehind/militaryrecruitingfaq#:~:text=Federal%20and%20state%20laws%20require,allow%20on%2Dcampus%20military%20recruiting</a> <a href='https://www.facingsouth.org/2020/01/student-debt-crisis-fueling-poverty-draft'>https://www.facingsouth.org/2020/01/student-debt-crisis-fueling-poverty-draft</a> <a href='https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=551078094095124005071006113024004095113049061083007066108125005002118085018007101090034029025017045016027098101003086121118005030040043045023117004008120077109095022060052075106127080069072066016073093120083127115074006119079118113069067121119112091065&amp;EXT=pdf&amp;INDEX=TRUE'>https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=551078094095124005071006113024004095113049061083007066108125005002118085018007101090034029025017045016027098101003086121118005030040043045023117004008120077109095022060052075106127080069072066016073093120083127115074006119079118113069067121119112091065&amp;EXT=pdf&amp;INDEX=TRUE</a> <a href='http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/general/program_overview.php'>http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/general/program_overview.php</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Pentagon spends over $2.5 billion annually to target low-income students with various recruitment tactics, encouraging them to join the military. The “poverty draft” is real, people. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sources&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/4/22512734/chicago-schools-automatically-steer-some-black-and-latino-students-into-military-run-jrotc'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/4/22512734/chicago-schools-automatically-steer-some-black-and-latino-students-into-military-run-jrotc&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/The%20Poverty%20Draft.pdf'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/The%20Poverty%20Draft.pdf&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-do-military-recruiters-belong-in-schools/2015/10'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-do-military-recruiters-belong-in-schools/2015/10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.aclu-nj.org/theissues/studentyouthrights/nochildleftbehind/militaryrecruitingfaq#:~:text=Federal%20and%20state%20laws%20require,allow%20on%2Dcampus%20military%20recruiting'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.aclu-nj.org/theissues/studentyouthrights/nochildleftbehind/militaryrecruitingfaq#:~:text=Federal%20and%20state%20laws%20require,allow%20on%2Dcampus%20military%20recruiting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facingsouth.org/2020/01/student-debt-crisis-fueling-poverty-draft'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.facingsouth.org/2020/01/student-debt-crisis-fueling-poverty-draft&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=551078094095124005071006113024004095113049061083007066108125005002118085018007101090034029025017045016027098101003086121118005030040043045023117004008120077109095022060052075106127080069072066016073093120083127115074006119079118113069067121119112091065&amp;amp;EXT=pdf&amp;amp;INDEX=TRUE'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=551078094095124005071006113024004095113049061083007066108125005002118085018007101090034029025017045016027098101003086121118005030040043045023117004008120077109095022060052075106127080069072066016073093120083127115074006119079118113069067121119112091065&amp;amp;EXT=pdf&amp;amp;INDEX=TRUE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/general/program_overview.php'&gt;&lt;b&gt;http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/general/program_overview.php&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Pentagon spends over $2.5 billion annually to target low-income students with various recruitment tactics, encouraging them to join the military. The “poverty draft” is real, people.   Sources  https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/4/22512734/chicago-schools-automatically-steer-some-black-and-latino-students-into-military-run-jrotc https://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/The%20Poverty%20Draft.pdf  https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-do-military-recruiters-belong-in-sc...

Exploring the "Poverty Draft"

Black Americans often express their psychological issues through somatic complaints. But did you know that this has resulted from the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in the Black community?Featuring insight from board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Aminata Cisse, this episode explores the impacts of inadequate mental healthcare in the Black community. Listen to learn all about it. Sources <a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279858/'>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279858/</a> <a href='https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American'>https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American</a> <a href='https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm'>https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Black Americans often express their psychological issues through somatic complaints. But did you know that this has resulted from the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in the Black community?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring insight from board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Aminata Cisse, this episode explores the impacts of inadequate mental healthcare in the Black community. Listen to learn all about it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sources&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279858/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279858/&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Black Americans often express their psychological issues through somatic complaints. But did you know that this has resulted from the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in the Black community? Featuring insight from board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Aminata Cisse, this episode explores the impacts of inadequate mental healthcare in the Black community. Listen to learn all about it.  Sources https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279858/ https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-...

On Mental Healthcare: Accessible to Black Americans?

In the 1980s, Lip Smacker’s flavored lip balms were advertised to adult women. Now, the brand&apos;s fanbase is primarily composed of tween girls. Is childhood gradually disappearing? Sources <a href='https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242068991_KGOY_reconsidered_Kids_just_want_to_be_kids'>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242068991_KGOY_reconsidered_Kids_just_want_to_be_kids</a> <a href='https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&amp;sid=f97af410-eb9d-4a43-b990-7162fb10653c%40redis&amp;bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=25549995&amp;db=asn'>https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&amp;sid=f97af410-eb9d-4a43-b990-7162fb10653c%40redis&amp;bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=25549995&amp;db=asn</a> <a href='https://www.ippf.org/sites/default/files/ippf_right_to_decide_01.pdf'>https://www.ippf.org/sites/default/files/ippf_right_to_decide_01.pdf</a> <a href='https://www.allure.com/story/lip-smacker-crayola-collection-lip-gloss-tinted-balms'>https://www.allure.com/story/lip-smacker-crayola-collection-lip-gloss-tinted-balms</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the 1980s, Lip Smacker’s flavored lip balms were advertised to adult women. Now, the brand&amp;apos;s fanbase is primarily composed of tween girls. Is childhood gradually disappearing?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sources&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242068991_KGOY_reconsidered_Kids_just_want_to_be_kids'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242068991_KGOY_reconsidered_Kids_just_want_to_be_kids&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&amp;amp;sid=f97af410-eb9d-4a43-b990-7162fb10653c%40redis&amp;amp;bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=25549995&amp;amp;db=asn'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&amp;amp;sid=f97af410-eb9d-4a43-b990-7162fb10653c%40redis&amp;amp;bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=25549995&amp;amp;db=asn&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.ippf.org/sites/default/files/ippf_right_to_decide_01.pdf'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.ippf.org/sites/default/files/ippf_right_to_decide_01.pdf&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.allure.com/story/lip-smacker-crayola-collection-lip-gloss-tinted-balms'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://www.allure.com/story/lip-smacker-crayola-collection-lip-gloss-tinted-balms&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the 1980s, Lip Smacker’s flavored lip balms were advertised to adult women. Now, the brand's fanbase is primarily composed of tween girls. Is childhood gradually disappearing?  Sources https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242068991_KGOY_reconsidered_Kids_just_want_to_be_kids  https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&amp;sid=f97af410-eb9d-4a43-b990-7162fb10653c%40redis&amp;bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=25549995&amp;db=asn  https://www.ippf.org/sites/default/files/ip...

Is Childhood Disappearing?

Join Halima Attah as she explores intriguing, large scale issues observed by a typical student in a Western society. She lives a pretty mundane life, so in the field of relatability— she’s pretty credible. 

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