Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips
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Recent Episodes:
Sarah Alvarez, founder of Outlier Media, a Detroit-based service journalism organization, shares what she’s hearing on the ground in Michigan following the protest “uncommitted” vote by more than 100,000 people during the state’s recent Democratic presidential primary.
Steve and Sharline celebrate the release of the paperback edition of How We Win the Civil War, which comes out Tuesday, March 12.
Award-winning journalist and editor-at-large at The 19th News Errin Haines joins us to talk about her game-changing work at the digital news startup centered on gender, politics, and policy.
Solano Community College’s Vice President of Student Affairs Lisa Neeley discusses her work at Solano and the California college’s commitment to Black students and other students of color in the face of increasing backlash against DEI efforts.
Back for a third episode, former mayor of Stockton, California and friend of our show Michael Tubbs returns to update Steve and Sharline on his inspiring and rapidly growing effort to end poverty in America and to help bring Dr. King’s vision for a just and equitable society to fruition.
In the first of what will be several episodes throughout this year focused on the 2024 election cycle, Steve and Sharline frame up the Republican presidential primary calendar and what they’ll be watching as results roll in.
2023 has come and gone! If you missed any of our episodes this year, this is the one to tune into.
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Washington Post opinion editor Alexi McCammond dives into the changing digital news landscape and the role of traditional, legacy news media in reaching newer, more diverse (and often, more progressive) audiences.
Former Obama staffer and founder of EquisLabs Stephanie Valencia discusses her path to politics and why Latino voters are the “X factor” in today’s political landscape.
Actress and activist Beth Broderick, best known for her role as Aunt Zelda in the 1996 hit TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch, joins Steve and Sharline to talk about the ongoing actors’ strike, the power of narrative, and her life’s journey at the intersection of politics and entertainment.
Steve takes the hot seat as a guest on his own show in this penultimate episode of our special podcast series! Steve and Sharline discuss his book How We Win the Civil War and how the concept developed over the last few years.
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a key architect of the Green New Deal and one of our nation’s leading figures in the fight for climate justice, joins the podcast to talk about what a green transition can and should look like in the U.S.
Our in-house data expert, Dr. Julie Martinez Ortega, joins Steve and Sharline for a data deep dive into the electoral landscapes of Kentucky and Mississippi, two states in the heartland of America with unique opportunities for Democrats to lean in and win this November.
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About the Podcast
Steve Phillips—author of The New York Times bestselling book Brown Is the New White and national bestseller How We Win the Civil War; columnist for The Nation and The Guardian; and founder of Democracy in Color—is the host of the color-conscious political podcast “Democracy in Color With Steve Phillips.”
New episodes are released every two weeks on Thursdays. Join Steve and his co-host Sharline Chiang for a conversation that is unafraid and unapologetic about grappling with some of today’s toughest topics in politics.
As one of the nation’s top political thought leaders, Steve invites listeners to learn how the key to Democrats and the progressive ecosystem winning and saving our democracy lies in running towards, rather than away from, issues related to race and justice.
Centering the fight against white supremacy and racism and the imperative of mobilizing people of color and progressive whites—this podcast illuminates the proven path to victory and also introduces listeners to some of today’s top leaders, as well as “Hidden Figures,” of the progressive movement who are driving the engine of social and political change in this country. Guests include elected officials as well as journalists, authors, academics, progressive organization leaders, and activists.
Guests have included: Stacey Abrams; Elizabeth Warren; Beto O’Rourke; former Mayor of Stockton, CA Michael Tubbs; New York Times reporter Astead Herndon; activist Jessica Byrd; New Georgia Project Action Fund CEO Nse Ufot; former president of the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden; MI Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, and GA Rep. Nikema Williams.