Episodes

Host Connie Morris explores the life and legacy of Margaret Sanger, tracing her early life, nursing experiences, and role in founding the birth control movement that evolved into Planned Parenthood. The episode examines Sange...

In this introductory episode of The Morris Perspective, Connie Morris launches a multi-part series based on Bruce Fleury’s The Negro Project, exploring Margaret Sanger’s life, the origins of Planned Parenthood, and the contes...

In this episode, Connie Morris concludes the series Unequal by Design with a call to action: move beyond awareness to responsibility, expand what you know, listen to understand, and choose honest conversation over comfortable...

In this episode, Connie Morris examines the social conditions in Black communities in the early 20th-century rural South—poverty, sharecropping, segregated and limited education, and unequal access to healthcare—and explains ...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective Podcast, host Connie Morris explores how history shapes the experiences of White and Black Americans today. The conversation delves into the differing historical narratives that infor...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective podcast, host Connie Morris explores the complex and layered narrative of America, emphasizing the importance of integrating multiple perspectives to form a complete understanding of ...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective Podcast, host Connie Morris explores the significance of two national anthems, 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.' By examining their historical contexts, the ...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective Podcast, host Connie Morris explores the anthem 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' as a response to the national anthem. The discussion delves into the historical context of the song, its si...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective Podcast, host Connie Morris delves into the complexities of the Star-Spangled Banner, exploring its historical context, the implications of its lyrics, and the realities of America du...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective Podcast, host Connie Morris introduces a new series titled 'Two Anthems, One America.' The series explores the significance of two anthems in American history: the national anthem and...

Connie Morris concludes the Unequal by Design series by unpacking James H. Cone's The Cross and the Lynching Tree. She explores how lynching shaped American culture, the church's complicity through silence, and the enduring l...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective’s Unequal by Design series, Connie Morris walks listeners through chapter five of James H. Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree. The episode centers on lament as a sacred, political...

Host Connie Morris continues the Unequal by Design series with James H. Cone's Chapter 4 (parts 1 & 2) of The Cross and the Lynching Tree, examining the idea of the "re-crucified Christ" and how Black writers turned literatur...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective podcast, host Connie Morris explores the complex and layered narrative of America, emphasizing the importance of integrating multiple perspectives to form a complete understanding of ...

In this two-part episode of the Morris Perspective, Connie Morris reads James H. Cone’s Chapter 3 to examine Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral and spiritual struggle as he “bore the cross” while confronting systemic racism and t...

In this episode, the host Connie Morris delves into Chapter Two of James H. Cone's 'The Cross and the Lynching Tree,' exploring the juxtaposition of the cross's beauty and the tragedy of lynching. The discussion highlights th...

Host Connie Morris reads James H. Cone’s Chapter One from The Cross and the Lynching Tree, exploring how the crucifixion and the lynching tree function as public executions that reveal America’s engineered racial violence and...

Host Connie Morris reviews James H. Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree, exploring how the symbol of the cross and the history of lynching intersect to expose racial violence and theological failure in America. The episode...

In the series finale of Unequal by Design, host Connie Morris examines the institutional response to Robert Brooks’ death and whether reforms prevented future harm. The episode contrasts surface-level changes with persistent ...

Episode 9 examines the death of 22‑year‑old Messiah Nantwi, who died in custody at Mid‑State Correctional Facility three months after Robert Brooks’ killing at the neighboring Marcy facility. The episode traces the alleged be...

In this episode of the Morris Perspective podcast, host Connie Morris delves into the complexities surrounding institutional accountability following tragedies, particularly in the context of the Robert Brooks case. The discu...

Host Connie Morris examines the Robert Brooks death in custody, arguing that inaction and silence by staff can be as deadly as physical force. This episode explores how custody culture, compliance, and the duty to intervene s...

Episode 5 of Unequal by Design examines the Robert Brooks custody death, exploring how video evidence, courtroom outcomes, and institutional protections create an accountability gap. Host Connie Morris breaks down convictions...

This episode examines the death of Robert Brooks to show how violence in custody becomes a group event — driven not only by aggressors but by enablers, watchers, and supervisors bound by a code of silence. Connie Morris explo...