Podcasts by The Protest Coverage Podcast

Intro to the Protest Coverage Podcast from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.950425

Welcome to the Protest Coverage Podcast! In this quick introduction episode, Editor-in-Chief Kevin Xavier and Managing Editor Tom Ella chat about the Black Lives Matter movement, how each became...

Dwreck Ingram on livestreaming an NYPD raid from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.947233

If you’ve heard Dwreck Ingram’s name in the news lately, it’s likely because he livestream...

Chivona and Hawk Newsome on breaking the police's"blue wall" from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.944212

"I ain't voting until Black lives matter."

That was ethos behind Chivona and Hawk Newsome, the sister-brother duo that cofounded Listen

Emergency Episode: Allison and her father on surviving an SUV attack from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.941525

In this emergency episode of the Protest Coverage Podcast, Managing Editor Tom Ella and Editor-in-Chief Kevin Xavier sit down with Allison, a 19-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding SUV du...

Chivona and Hawk Newsome on the blueprint of the fight for liberation from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.936636

This is part two of three of our wide-ranging interview with Chivona and Hawk Newsome, the sister-brother duo that cofounded Black Lives Matter Greater New York.

Chivona and Hawk Newsome on adapting to dwindling protest crowds from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.895223

This is it. The third and final part of our sweeping interview with Chivona and Hawk Newsome, the sibling cofounders of Black L...

Musician Caanan Towns on how recent civil rights protests has influenced his songwriting from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.890868

On today's episode we chat with musician Caanan Towns who recently wrote the song "So Many", where he describes his own perspective of societal racism and his frustration with ...

Rodrick Covington on protesting with love over hate from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.886298

When Rodrick Covington isn't performing on Broadway, he can be found leading protests with the Unite NY organization. In this emotional interview with Editor-in-Chief Kevin Xavier, he discus...

Documentarian Ron Weaver on going deep undercover at Trump rallies from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.882424

Documentarian Ron Weaver (@rw2productions) has been following Donald Trump across the country lately, occasionally posing as one of his supporters, in order to gain a better understanding of Tru...

How do protestors feel in anticipation of a Biden presidency? from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.878567

Now that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are projected to be the President and Vice President-elects, where does that put the Black Lives Matter movement? Tom Ella heads down to Washington Square Pa...

Thursday Church Service: Inside The Stonewall Protests, pt. 1 from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.874338

"This world that we're in today only exists on Thursdays. It only exists here."

For many LGBTQ+ protesters in the Black Lives Matter movement, Thursdays have become church. Eve...

Thursday Church Service: Inside The Stonewall Protests, pt. 2 from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.869008

Last week, we introduced you to the Stonewall Protests, the weekly demonstrations that mark where the Black Lives Mat...

A World Without Prisons, ft. Vidal Guzmán from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.865372

Activist and former Rikers island inmate Vidal Guzmán sheds light on why abolishing prisons will require as much philosophi...

No Act Is Small, ft. Jes Davis from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.860591

Jes Davis is an actor and radical activist whose message is informed by every aspect of her life. She calls for a fundamental restructuring of society through highlighting her own personal exper...

Founder of Black Disabled Lives Matter, Jermaine Greaves from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.852669

Jermaine Greaves, the founder of Black Disabled Lives Matter, shares his experience with attending protests as someone in a wheelchair. He also discusses how important it is for him to continue ...

Making Them The Minority, ft. Gia Lisa from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.847115

For this episode we thought it would be interesting to throw back to an interview we did back in June to hear what this whole movement started as. Gia Lisa has been a consistent voice within the...

Protests in Washington DC from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.838289

On Dec.12 we made a trip to Washington D.C. in order to cover the MAGA Caravan Part 2 and subsequent counter-protest by Anti-Fascist and Black Lives Matter supporters. During our trip we witness...

Hennessy Garcia: Unlearning Together from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.798297

In this episode we sit down with Hennessy Garcia to discuss her journey to become an activist and organizer, the obstacles that she has navigated and how that pursuit of has shaped the person th...

No Farmers No Food: Jap Singh Stands With Indian Farmers from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.794817

Jap Singh, an Indian American activist from the Sikh community in NYC, discusses what Sikh community is and the impact of the agriculture bills passed by the Indian parliament in September 2020....

Victor and Nick: Coincidence or Retaliation from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.789485

Northern New Jersey organizers Victor and Nick recount an incident with municipal police that appeared to end without issue, only to resurface a few days later. Victor explains how he deals with...

Mashup: A Look Back At Our First 20 Episodes from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.785346

After recording 20 episodes, The Protest Coverage Podcast tkes a look back this week with clips from some of our most memorable moments.

Listen back to clips from episodes featu...

Paying It Forward: Onika Williams, Organizer of DCBlackTransSupport Pt. 1 from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.779774

In this week's episode, we talked with an organizer in the Black Trans community in Washington D.C. Onika Williams has endured hardships most of us could never even imagine; from living in t...

Cries For Help: An Insider Account of the Genocide in Tigray from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.775856

Organizer and Tigrayan native Wegahta Tessema helps unpack the situation in Ethiopia's northernmost region where hundreds are killed everyday and millions face starvation.

Trial of the Century: The World is Watching from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.770146

On the first day of the Derek Chauvin trial proceedings, the people of Minnesota (with a little New York City sprinkled in) shared their thoughts with our Amanda Fariah and predicted whether or ...

Power Malu: The Overthrow Community Fridge from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.765941

Power Malu is a well-known organizer in New York City who has a wealth of experiences that led him to starting The Overthrow Community Fridge. In future episodes we will dive into Power touring ...

After The Hashtag: Toshira Garraway from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.763016

In a new segment of The Protest Coverage Podcast co-host Amanda Fariah explores what happens after the news cycle has moved on from tragedy, after the story is no longer trending, after the hash...

Fighting For Life: The Prakash Churaman Story from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.760290

Prakash Churaman is fighting for his life. The 21-year-old was arrested when he was 15 on a murder charge and forced to wait behind bars for four years before his trial was completed in 2018. Af...

Fighting for Life: Prakash Churaman Part II from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.756817

In Part II of our discussion with 21-year-old Prakash Churaman, we learn what his future goals are beyond his case and how he envisions a world where coercion of false confessions is eliminated ...

Power Malu's Many Lives Lead Back to Community from 2023-12-13T15:40:37.754137

In this episode of The Protest Coverage Podcast community organizer Power Malu takes us through his journey from boxing prospect and music video fixture to traveling the world and being a voice ...