A Word: Black Grief, White Grievance
b'Many of the gains of the Civil Rights movement were built by African Americans who turned grief\\u2014often over the violent deaths of loved ones\\u2014into activism. At the same time, grief over anticipated or theoretical losses within the white community is frequently harnessed into political power. On today\\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by political science professor Juliet Hooker, author of Black Grief/White Grievance, about why anger and even violence has often been framed as a justified response to white losses of power and influence, but inappropriate among Black people, even when there\\u2019s loss of life.\\nGuest: Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science at Brown University\\nPodcast production by Ahyiana Angel\\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'