Under The Arch
ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of Action St. Louis, explore the issues facing our community and the people working to transform them.
Under The Arch
Under the Arch | Playback: S3 Ep.10 "St. Louis is Resistance"
2023 has been full of political backlash, social and economic challenges, and attempts to reverse progress. In moments like these, it’s important to remember the vanguard role that Black-led movement has held in our historic development. As such, today’s episode returns to evergreen lessons from Season 3 Episode 10: St. Louis is Resistance.
This episode features a live recording from the national conference "Lawyering for Liberation: Defending Black Lives, Building Black Power" held in St. Louis in July 2022. Our hosts speak with Michael Jones, senior policy advisor and member of the Missouri State Board of Education, Jamala Rodgers, co-founder of the Organization for Black Struggle, and Tef Poe, St. Louis rapper and Build Director for Black Men Build. They discuss St. Louis's role in Black resistance history, insights from their careers in movement politics, and the lessons they would share with today's youth.
Join the conversation around this week's episode using #UnderTheArch and send us your feedback at underthearchpod@gmail.com. Know a local artist who'd like to feature their song in our Music Minute segment? Email us with the subject "Music Minute.”