In this episode, I speak with journalist Malaika Jabali about her thoughts on Kamala Harris being the vice presidential pick for the Biden ticket and the impact this may have on the left and the black community, especially black women. --- Readings/Resources Work by Malaika Jabali “The Color of Economic Anxiety” https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/the-color-of-economic-anxiety “Democrats ignore black, working-class midwesterners at their peril” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/03/democrats-ignore-black-working-class-midwesterners-at-their-peril “After the Obama disappointment, black voters want more than empty symbolism” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/05/black-voters-us-election-kamala-harris-obama “What Do Black Women Want This Election Season?” https://www.essence.com/feature/black-womens-roundtable-survey-results-2019/ “Bernie and Black Voters” (interview on The Dig podcast) https://www.thedigradio.com/podcast/bernie-and-black-voters-with-malaika-jabali-and-wendi-muse/ Left Out (documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubd2cnslP8A Twitter: @MalaikaJabali --- Additional readings “Kamala Harris supported 2008 San Francisco policy that reported arrested undocumented juveniles to ICE” https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/politics/kfile-kamala-harris-undocumented-juveniles/index.html “Kamala Harris meets with AIPAC leaders at her Senate office” https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/435812-kamala-harris-meets-with-aipac-leaders-at-her-senate-office “Angela Davis on Kamala Harris” https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=773737800111695 “The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris’ War On Truancy” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-truancy-arrests-2020-progressive-prosecutor_n_5c995789e4b0f7bfa1b57d2e “Kamala Harris' Prosecutors Sent This Innocent Man to Prison for Murder. Now He's Talking” https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xwkab/jamal-trulove-wants-kamala-harris-to-talk-about-his-wrongful-conviction “Black Lives Matter Isn't Going to Just 'Shut Up and Vote' for Kamala Harris” https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4n9d/black-lives-matter-isnt-going-to-just-shut-up-and-vote-for-kamala-harris “Of course it’s Kamala!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iInStlR2boI GoFundMe Thread (add your own; priority given to health & housing needs): https://twitter.com/MuseWendi/status/1293989196324012034 --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/13trBKujjjBnmWHeDZcC5Z or search "LeftPOC" iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2 or search "LeftPOC" in podcasts Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCT60v3qYO7Bj0R1XbUZct5Q Support: patreon.com/leftpoc