Kickin’ That Science with Boots Riley

<p><a href="https://aliciagarza.com/"><strong>Alicia Garza</strong></a> welcomes musician (<a href="thisisthecoup.com">The Coup</a>, <a href="streetsweepersocialclub.com">Street Sweeper Social Club</a>), filmmaker (<a href="https://www.hulu.com/movie/sorry-to-bother-you-c66b772e-75e9-43b1-bcb7-e09ce9e8582d">Sorry To Bother You</a>) and activist, <strong>Boots Riley</strong>. Garza asks Boots about the origin of his name, why Oakland is so political, and what inspired him to endorse Bernie Sanders in 2020. Plus, Garza’s weekly round-up of everything good and awful.</p><p>Lady Don't Take No on<a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPodcast"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPod"> Instagram</a> &<a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/fb.me/ladydonttakeno"> Facebook</a></p><p>Alicia Garza on<a href="https://twitter.com/aliciagarza"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/chasinggarza/?hl=en"> Instagram</a> &<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChasingGarza"> Facebook</a>.</p><p>This pod is supported by the <a href="https://blackfutureslab.org/">Black Futures Lab</a></p><p> </p><p>Production by Phil Surkis</p><p>Theme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by <a href="https://twitter.com/Latyrx">Latyrx</a></p><p><br />Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the <a href="https://www.domesticworkers.org/">National Domestic Workers Alliance</a>. She is the co-founder of <a href="https://supermajority.com/">Supermajority</a>, a new home for women’s activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influent