America still can’t figure out how to memorialize the sins of our history. What can we learn from Germany?
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, December 2022
In this episode of Radio Atlantic, the staff writer Clint Smith talks about the complicated feelings he has for soccer, and which teams and players shaped his love of the sport.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 19, 2022
When I watch the World Cup, I’m celebrating not what this country is, but what it can be.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 18, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the Black Lives Matter movement. We'll discuss some of the major events that contributed to the rise of BLM, including the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and George Floyd, and the way that social media was utilized by Black organizers to gain support for the movement.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, November 9, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the early life, political career, presidential campaign, and legislative milestones of Barack Obama.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, November 2, 2022
I cannot hear that word, used in that way, without thinking about violence.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, October 22, 2022
Clint shares details about his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, October 19, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the legendary writer Toni Morrison. Morrison is best known for her novels which chronicle the experiences of Black Americans throughout history.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, October 5, 2022
Clint has has won the prestigious Dayton Literary Peace Prize along with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers for their writing on the legacy of slavery in the US.
By Dan Sheehan
Lit Hub, September 28, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about rap & hip hop, and the cultural significance of artists including Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A., Queen Latifah, and Missy Elliott.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, September 20, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Clarence Thomas.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, September 6, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the life, career, and legacy of Shirley Chisholm.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, July 27, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the complicated history of racial tension in South Central Los Angeles.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, August 27, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the Civil Rights activist and Icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, August 9, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the history of the War on Drugs, what it was trying to accomplish, and how it contributed to the US as a carceral state, and the nation that imprisons more of its population than any country in the world.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, July 13 , 2022
Clint shares a lesson about Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall rebellion.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, June 29 , 2022
Clint shares a lesson about how the Black Arts Movement served as a way for women to empower Black People through creative output.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, June 14 , 2022
I spent last week mourning those murdered in Buffalo. I will spend this week mourning children murdered at school.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, May 25, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about Malcolm X’s origins, his work with the Nation of Islam, his break from that organization, and his eventual assassination.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, May 10, 2022