Black Robe Podcast

About Black Robe Podcast

The Black Robe Podcast is a lively, inter-generational dialogue that highlights the opinions, perspectives and stories of the Black/African descent community. In addition, the Black Robe Podcast shares valued social, political and economic information to diverse audiences interested in true justice, no exceptions.

Publisher

Institute for Black Justice

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Nov 2020

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

90 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Demystifying Workers' Comp: An Inside Look at L&I

   A conversation with a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries employee on what really happens when a workplace injury threatens a family's income and stability, and what every worker deserves to understand before that moment ever comes.

2. 

   24 Jan 2026

   The System That Separates Families And Calls It ‘Help’

   What if the system meant to protect children is actually causing harm?In this powerful conversation, the Black Robe Podcast sits down with renowned scholar, author, and activist Dorothy Roberts to expose the truth behind what she calls the family policing system, often labeled “child welfare” or “child protection.”Dorothy Roberts, author of Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World, explains how families, especially Black and Brown families are routinely surveilled, investigated, and separated, often not because of abuse, but because of poverty, housing insecurity, and systemic inequality.In this episode, we explore: • Why family separation is framed as “help” and what it actually does • How poverty gets legally reclassified as neglect • Why over half of Black children face child welfare investigations before age 18 • How police, schools, hospitals, and social services work together to police families • The trauma families experience during investigations and removals • What real family support and community investment could look like instead • Dorothy’s upcoming memoir The Mixed Marriage Project and her lifelong advocacy workThis conversation challenges long-held assumptions and invites us to rethink how we protect children, support families, and build safer communities.🎟️ Dorothy Roberts is the keynote speaker at IBJ’s Liberation Gala on February 28.📚 Her books include Torn Apart, Killing the Black Body, Fatal Invention, and her upcoming memoir The Mixed Marriage Project.

3. 

   24 Jan 2026

   Black Voter Power Isn’t Dormant, It’s Decisive

   In this episode of the Black Robe Podcast, Frederick White and community leader Darryl Crews break down why Black voter turnout, local elections, and civic engagement matter now more than ever.Darryl exposes the real challenges around voting rights, how Supreme Court decisions impact Black communities, and why local government holds more power over our daily lives than most people realize.If you want to understand your civic power, and how to use it, this conversation is essential.Key Topics:- Black voter power & voter suppression- Why local government matters- Supreme Court decisions & community impact- The fight for voting rights- Civic engagement that actually creates change

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