How Racism Is at the Root of White Evangelical Power, Why Child Care Is Also Necessary Infrastructure, and Practical Advice for Securing Your Finances

<strong>Podcast</strong>: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/our-body-politic-lantigua-williams-co-nUHdQNAYuG_/">Our Body Politic</a> (LS 51 &middot; TOP 0.5% <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/listen-score/"><small>what is this?</small></a>)<br><strong>Episode</strong>: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/e/6b17d416654b4dc9b6de91289ab95584/">How Racism Is at the Root of White Evangelical Power, Why Child Care Is Also Necessary Infrastructure, and Practical Advice for Securing Your Finances</a><br><strong>Pub date</strong>: 2021-05-28<br><br><img src="https://production.listennotes.com/podcasts/our-body-politic-lantigua-williams-co-MIbKaDg6mBQ-nUHdQNAYuG_.300x300.jpg" width="150" height="150"></img><br><p>Farai Chideya talks with Dr. Anthea Butler, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, about the role white evangelical Christians play in maintaining racist systems in the U.S. Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani shares why she started the Marshall Plan For Moms, to support working mothers trapped by poor child care systems and the Covid-19 financial fallout. Documentary filmmaker Loira Limbal talks about her movie “Through the Night,” which profiles families that run and utilize a 24-hour daycare center. And Farai Chideya welcomes Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist at the Washington Post and author of the new book, "What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits,” and Nathalie Molina Niño, managing director at Known Holdings, to Sippin’ the Political Tea, for a roundtable dedicated to securing your finances post-Covid.</p><p>1:03 Dr. Anthea Butler on the political power of white evangelical Christians</p><p>12:21 Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani on why moms need better child care infrastructure</p><p>18:30 Documentarian Loira Limbal shares her poignant film about a 24-hour daycare center and the families that rely on it</p><p>29:03 Sippin’ the Political Tea welcomes Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary and impact investor Nathalie Molina Niño for a practical roundtabl