Episodes
March 7, 2022
Girls Scouts: More Than Cookies Reprise
Girl Scouts of the USA began as an all-white organization in Savannah, Ga., in 1912. But over time, the organization confronted systemic racism in its own ranks and became what Dr. Martin Luther King described as “a force fo…
Feb. 21, 2022
Presidents Behaving Badly Reprise
Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square reprise their look at systemic racism in the American presidency. Although the highest office of the land should be one of objectivity and fairness since whoever holds the tit…
Feb. 7, 2022
The Birth of Black History Month Reprise
Dr. Carol Francois and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise their exploration of the evolution of Black History Month. From its creation by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to the present, Black History Month has both its celebr…
Jan. 31, 2022
Legal Eagles: Women Lawyers Soaring Reprise
With President Biden's announcement he intends to appoint a Black woman jurist to the Supreme Court, join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they reprise an episode about Black/African American women who e…
Jan. 17, 2022
The MLK Files Reprise
The FBI’s COINTELPRO targeted Black/African leaders and civil rights organizations for decades. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, reprise an episode exploring the FBI's efforts to "expose, disrupt,…
Jan. 10, 2022
Hiatus
Self Care is necessary to remain in peak mental and physical condition. When navigating stressful and sometimes traumatic issues, it’s best to pull back and take a rest to avoid burnout. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece…
Jan. 3, 2022
Military Sheroes Reprise
Here’s a reprise of the salute to the women of the U.S. Armed Forces who bravely served this nation since the Revolutionary War. Listen as Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, share about the Black/African Amer…
Dec. 27, 2021
A Plot Most Foul: Silencing the Black Vote Reprise
At election time, Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square want you to know systemic racism is on the ballot, too. In this episode, you’ll hear about the Ocoee Massacre and how voter suppression in the past was viole…
Dec. 20, 2021
Black Beach Bonanza: Paradise Stolen Reprise
For decades, land theft and underhanded legal maneuverings have been used to swindled Black/African Americans out of valuable beachfront property. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they tell the stor…
Dec. 13, 2021
2021 Year End Wrap Up
The 2021 year is winding down, so join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they wrap up season two with a look back on and update about some of the year’s episodes. They’ll also make gift and reading recomm…
Nov. 30, 2021
The Longer They Ride: Black Cowboys Then and Now
The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall . Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square, as they tell the real life stories of Wild West heroes, heroines, and villains fea…
Nov. 22, 2021
Westward Ho! Lost History of the Black West Reprise
The western is back, and Netflix is riding high on its version The Harder They Fall . Join Dr. Carol François and her niece, Kourtney Square as they reprise their ride into the West sharing how Black/African Americans contri…
Nov. 15, 2021
Straight Talk About CRT
Say the words “critical race theory” and you’re bound to start a firestorm. So what exactly is it all about, and why is it such a hot topic lately? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they explain what…
Nov. 8, 2021
Colin Powell: More Than An Officer and a Gentleman
He was, by all accounts, a soldier's soldier. General Colin Powell’s 35 years of exemplary service in the Army and many years in civil service set him apart as a true officer, a gentleman, and so much more. Join Dr. Carol Fr…
Nov. 1, 2021
Artists As Activists: Paying the Price
Ever since the first cave person drew on a cave wall, artists have used their art to comment on the human condition and to decry inequity and man’s inhumanity to man---but not without a cost. Join Dr. Carol François and Kour…
Oct. 25, 2021
A Night of Terror at the Algiers Motel Reprise
Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, are taking a self-care break, but until they return with a new episode of Why Are they So Angry? listen to this reprise of "A Night of Terror at the Algiers Mot…
Oct. 18, 2021
Coming Up for Air
The upheaval of politics, the pandemic, and particularly the social unrest of the past few years has caused stress, anxiety, and depression. Why Are They So Angry? episodes examine these issues and more as well as the syste…
Oct. 11, 2021
Sundown Towns
Sunsets can be a beautiful sight and time of day, but from 1890 and even to the present, a sunset could mean violence and even death for Black/African Americans. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece as they…
Oct. 4, 2021
Mothers of Invention Reprise
Engineer Marian Croak and ophthalmologist Patricia Bath are making history again as they become the first Black women inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 class. Join Dr. Carol François and K…
Sept. 27, 2021
Dining on Racism
Restaurant names and themes can be methods for upholding systemic racism or dismantling it. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they serve up a menu from American restaurant history describing restaura…
Sept. 20, 2021
Black Beach Bonanza
The phrase “Black/African American beaches” is not an oxymoron. For years, Black/African Americans have flocked to beaches and resorts built exclusively for them where they escaped the scourge of systemic racism and racial o…
Sept. 13, 2021
Bias, Prejudice, Bigotry, Racism, What's the Difference? Reprise
Join Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, as they kick off Episode 1 of Why Are they So Angry? Learn the differences among and between the terms bias, prejudice, bigotry, and racism as an introduction …
Sept. 6, 2021
Recreation and Racism Part III: Forbidden Forests
Although the lyrics of a famous folk song proclaim, “This land is your land, this land is my land; this land was made for you and me,” America’s great outdoors hasn’t always beckoned or been friendly to Black/African America…
Aug. 30, 2021
Racism and Recreation Part II: Swimming Upstream
When it comes to swimming, the old song “Meet Me in St. Louis” takes on a whole new meaning. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, as they expose details of one of America’s most deadly race riots in St. Lo…