Episodes

Retired officer Connie Morris explores the unique role Black officers play in policing reform, the barriers they face, and practical ways they can improve community trust and accountability from inside the system. This episod...

Host Connie Morris explores the historical roots and everyday impacts of stereotypes about Black men in law enforcement — from the "brute" myth and sellout stigma to tokenism and restricted authority — and how these misconcep...

In this episode, host Connie Morris explores the complex dual identity Black police officers navigate—balancing duty to the badge with loyalty to their communities while facing bias and isolation. She discusses common struggl...

Retired officer Connie Morris examines how subconscious stereotypes influence policing—from traffic stops and use of force to sentencing—and how these split-second judgments disproportionately impact Black men. She offers pra...

Host Connie Morris examines the evolution of Black masculinity in policing, exploring historical stereotypes, media influence, and the pressures Black male officers face within departments and their communities. The episode o...

Host Connie Morris explores the historical role of Black men in U.S. law enforcement—from Reconstruction and Jim Crow to the civil rights era and today—highlighting struggles, resilience, and impact. This episode examines sys...

Connie Morris opens a candid discussion on Black masculinity in law enforcement. This episode explores the historical roots, systemic challenges, and unique pressures that Black men face in policing, and suggests strategies—s...

Host Connie Morris reflects on the legacy of They Can't Kill Us All and offers a practical, faith-rooted roadmap for turning protest energy into lasting change. This bonus episode speaks directly to activists, educators, and ...

Connie Morris closes this series by reflecting on Wesley Lowery's They Can't Kill Us All, examining July 2016 and the recurring patterns of racialized violence, failed reforms, and systemic neglect. She calls listeners—especi...

Host Connie Morris returns to Ferguson one year after Michael Brown's death to explore how the movement endured after the cameras left. The episode traces the pain, protest, and persistent organizing that turned grief into su...

Connie Morris examines the 2015 Charleston Mother Emanuel AME church shooting, tracing its historical roots, the media's rush to spotlight forgiveness, and the dangerous shortcut that skips justice and accountability. She hon...

This episode examines the death of Freddie Gray and the 2015 Baltimore uprising, revealing how policing failures and long-standing systemic neglect ignited protest and grief across the city. Host Connie Morris blends personal...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective Podcast, Connie Morris examines the deaths of Tamir Rice and Walter Scott, exploring how bias, policy, and perception in policing led to two unjust killings captured on camera. She we...

Connie Morris opens the Morris Perspective’s Unequal by Design series with a powerful look at Wesley Lowery’s They Can’t Kill Us All, focusing on Ferguson and the Michael Brown shooting. Drawing on her background as a former ...

Connie Morris opens the Morris Perspective’s Unequal by Design series with a powerful look at Wesley Lowery’s They Can’t Kill Us All, focusing on Ferguson and the Michael Brown shooting. Drawing on her background as a former ...

Host Connie Morris closes the series with a clear-eyed review of the Negro Project's history, the rise of eugenic ideas, and the social conditions that shaped public policy. This final episode draws four key lessons: study hi...

Join Connie Morris on Episode 9 as she profiles leaders and everyday advocates in the pro-life movement, examining how civil rights, faith, and grassroots community work intersect with reproductive policy. The episode highlig...

Host Connie Morris examines the history and modern landscape of the abortion debate in America, tracing legal shifts from Roe v. Wade to Dobbs and highlighting national statistics and racial disparities. The episode presents ...

Connie Morris examines the history of the Negro Project and Margaret Sanger's connections to eugenics, then expands the conversation to global population policies, family planning, and development debates across the 20th cent...

The Morris Perspective podcast, hosted by Connie Morris, is entering a new season with a major evolution in purpose and format. The show began as a space for truth-telling and raising awareness about implicit bias, racial bia...

Connie Morris explores the harsh social conditions—poverty, sharecropping, segregated schools, and limited healthcare—that affected Black communities in the early 20th-century rural South and helped prompt public health propo...

Host Connie Morris examines the 1939 "Negro Project," placing it in historical context—rural Southern healthcare, maternal mortality, and the push for birth control education and clinics. The episode explains the plan to invo...

Host Connie Morris examines Margaret Sanger's contested legacy, tracing her writings, associations with eugenics-era organizations, and the historical context that shaped early birth control movements. The episode explores th...

In this episode of The Morris Perspective, Connie Morris examines the rise of eugenics in the early 20th century — its ideas, who it targeted, and how those beliefs shaped U.S. policies like forced sterilization and restricti...