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Podcast: The economic case for a $15 minimum wage

In this episode of Who Belongs? we look at the impacts of minimum wage increases with Michael Reich, a Professor of Economics and Chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at UC Berkeley.
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Podcast: Different Histories, Parallel Stories: Bridging African American and Immigrant Communities
Who Belongs? Podcast · EP 37 - Different Histories, Parallel Stories: Bridging African American and Immigrant Communities In this episode we hear from Gerald Lenoir and Nunu Kidane about their work on bridging African American and African immigrant...
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Podcast: Developing a shared vocabulary: Introduction to Othering, Bridging & Belonging
Who Belongs? Podcast · EP 36 - Developing a shared vocabulary: Introduction to Othering, Bridging & Belonging In this episode we interview UC Berkeley Professor and OBI Director john a. powell. john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert...
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Podcast: Developing a shared vocabulary for belonging
Who Belongs? Podcast · EP 36 - Developing a shared vocabulary: Introduction to Othering, Bridging & Belonging In this episode we interview UC Berkeley Professor and OBI Director john a. powell. john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert...
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  • July 22, 2021
Podcast: How ICE uses tech to target immigrants
In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from Jacinta González, an organizer with Mijente, a non-profit which leads campaigns to educate and organize around issues concerning immigration, detentions and deportations.
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Podcast: Storming the Capitol and the dilemma of Trumpism
In this episode of Who Belongs?, we hear from three thinkers and members of the OBI faculty — john a. powell, Ian Haney López, and Emnet Almedom — on the situation unfolding in the wake of the Washington D.C. riots.
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  • Podcast
  • December 18, 2020
Podcast: The struggle against Islamophobia in France
In this episode of Who Belongs?, we speak with two activists based in France — Yasser Louati and Houria Bouteldja — about the intensification of Islamophobia and state repression unfolding in the country following Samuel Paty's gruesome murder.
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  • October 15, 2020
Podcast: 'A kick in the stomach'. Ethnic studies advocates react to Newsom veto
In this episode of Who Belongs?, we speak with Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center based in San Francisco, and Theresa Montaño, professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University...
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  • August 14, 2020
Podcast: Can social housing provide a solution to a looming mass eviction crisis?
In this episode of Who Belongs?, we speak with Carroll Fife, an organizer, mother, and director of the Oakland office of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, also known as ACCE. Earlier this year, she was involved in coordinating...
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  • August 5, 2020
Podcast: Trump attacks fair housing: What does the end of AFFH spell for integration?
Last week Trump announced he had eliminated an Obama-era fair housing rule put in place in 2015 to reverse patterns of residential segregation that have been in place for many decades. The move was widely seen as both an attack on integration and...
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  • July 28, 2020
Podcast: Settler colonialism, the insurrections of the 1960s, and today
In this episode of Who Belongs? we speak with Gerald Horne, Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and author of more than 30 books. Professor Horne has written on a spectrum of issues and events including the...
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  • July 2, 2020
Podcast: Can we have a future without police?
In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from Erin Kerrison, an Assistant Professor of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley, to discuss her thoughts on transforming social structures and imagining futures beyond police following the murder of George Floyd.
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  • June 22, 2020
Podcast: Why are people around the world knocking down old statues?
In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from Adam Hochschild, a prominent historian, journalist, and a best selling author who wrote King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa, among many other books. He's also a...
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  • May 29, 2020
Podcast: "It's not just murder. It's terror." john a. powell on George Floyd
In this episode of Who Belongs? we’re bringing back john a. powell, our director at the O&B Institute, and professor of Law and African American studies at UC Berkeley, to talk about the ongoing events in Minneapolis following the police killing of...
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  • May 8, 2020
Podcast: 'Freedom v. Equality': john a. powell on the clash over shelter-in-place and its roots in slavery
In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from john a. powell, a professor of Law and African American studies at UC Berkeley. He’s also the director of the Othering & Belonging Institute. In the interview professor powell offers historical context for...
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  • April 29, 2020
Podcast: Racism and COVID-19: The historical, political, and social foundations
In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from a three-guest panel of Berkeley faculty who provide various perspectives on the different forms of racism we’ve been witnessing since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hear about the experiences of...

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  • August 12, 2021
Animated Explainer Video Series
Our animated explainer videos break down some of the key principles that guide our work at the Othering & Belonging Institute. Follow the links below to view the videos, to read transcripts of the audio, and to learn more about each concept.
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  • October 25, 2021, 7PM - 9PM PDT
#OBIRoots Conversation on Racial Segregation in the Bay Area and the 2020 Census
Join us Monday, Oct. 25 at 7pm PT / 10pm ET to hear from OBI researchers Stephen Menendian and Samir Gambhir as well as housing advocate Darrell Owens for a Twitter Spaces conversation where they will discuss the current state of residential segregation in the Bay Area, what new census data reveals, and the solutions to racial residential inequality. 
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