Rights Talk
With authoritarianism, nationalism, and xenophobia on the rise, gaping global wealth disparities, and the accelerating climate emergency, human rights appear increasingly fragile. Rights Talk is devoted to engaging contemporary challenges around the world across the human rights spectrum of civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; and solidarity rights, including to a safe and healthy environment. The podcast invites critical perspectives and questions the future of rights in the twenty-first century. __________________________________________________ Music Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefreeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights Talk
E10: Contemporary Pan-Africanism: Ghana, the US, and Black Lives Matter in a Neoliberal World with CCNY Prof. Justin Williams
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CCNY Downtown
This episode features Justin Williams, CCNY Associate Professor of History at the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies. The conversation focuses on Contemporary Pan-Africanism, Ghana and politics in Africa more broadly, racism and US politics, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. The conversation also engages the challenges of homophobia, sexism, economic inequality, and climate change.