A Letter to America

A Letter to America

Meet Amandla and Indigo! Lifelong friends from Oakland, California who are passionate about speaking out against injustice and providing a youth perspective on being Black in America. A Letter to America was born in May 2020, following the beating of 14 year old Elijah Tufono by a police officer in Rancho Cordova, just a few weeks before the horrific murder of George Floyd and the historic protests that subsequently rocked the world. Join Amandla and Indigo as they use their platform to amplify the voices of a generation determined to change the course of American history.

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Episoder(18)

Rest in Power, Mr. Boseman

Rest in Power, Mr. Boseman

In this episode, we talk about the legend Chadwick Boseman, and a few of his amazing and inspirational movies, especially for the Black community. We also talk about some of our other favorite shows, ...

5 Sep 202018min

Same Story Different Day

Same Story Different Day

We talk about another case of anti-Black police brutality—the horrific injuries sustained by unarmed Jacob Blake after he was shot in the back 7 times by Kenosha, Wisconsin police while Blake’s childr...

29 Aug 202017min

Moving Through Historical Times

Moving Through Historical Times

This episode is kind of random. We talk about our schools and how they’re handling racism, give some important messages about Covid, and more. Stay tuned for next week! we have something special plann...

15 Aug 202023min

Crabs in a Barrel: Colorism and the Fetishization of Mixed Children

Crabs in a Barrel: Colorism and the Fetishization of Mixed Children

Colorism is a remnant of slavery and colonialism. It perpetuates a hierarchy of light-skinned people over dark-skinned people. The fetishization of mixed children is a feature of colorism. People who...

8 Aug 202020min

Black is Trending

Black is Trending

In America, popular culture is Black culture—and Black has always been trending. In this episode, we discuss some new harmful TikTok trends, and teen celebrity Danielle Bregoli.

1 Aug 202019min

What Killed Us Quicker; Racism or Covid?

What Killed Us Quicker; Racism or Covid?

Black people are currently being disproportionately affected by two pandemics--racism and covid. And when the two are mixed together, things go downhill real fast.

24 Jul 202018min

Equality or Revenge?

Equality or Revenge?

We discuss how police brutality and systematic racism have kept us down since the beginning of time. The injustices we face have no end in sight. Should we be hungry for equality, or revenge?

24 Jul 202018min

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

In this episode, we talk about who we are, and how societal racism witnessed and experienced by Black youth in our communities impacts us throughout our entire lives.

24 Jul 202022min

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