Episode 5

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24th Sep 2020

My Vote doesn’t Matter: The Lie, The Myth, The Legend

Since we first got here, black people in this country have been prohibited from experiencing a laundry list of things including but not limited to: 

Freedom

Equality

Decency

Justice


And that's just talking broad scale.


This week we go small*ish scale and look at one denial in particular. A denial that is unconstitutional, yet continues decade after decade...including the current one.


In “My vote doesnt matter: the lie, the myth, the legend”, we wander down memory lane and look at the ways in which the government and “the powers that be (or believe themselves to be)” legally and illegally kept black people from exercising their RIGHT to vote. 


We also offer up a variation to the current voting process, one we believe has real potential.

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About the Podcast

The Black Codes
In an attempt to understand what the hell is going on in America, Savannah and Donald (two self proclaimed N*ggas With Attitudes and degrees) embark on a quest to connect the dots between past and present. Through research, data and shade, The Black Codes aims to look at the present state of America through an often overlooked lens, her actual/factual relationship with her Black citizens. Join us every Thursday as we uncover the many ties and lies that bind America’s past & present.