"Are you surprised?" Three Black women react to the election

NPR | By Brittany Luse,

Aisha Harris, Alana Wise, Barton Girdwood, Alexis Williams, Liam McBain, Corey Antonio Rose, Jasmine Romero

Published November 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM EST

One of the winning "I voted" stickers in Michigan's 2024 "I voted" sticker contest.

What's surprising about Trump returning to the White House? For Brittany Luse, Pop Culture Happy Hour's Aisha Harris, and NPR's Alana Wise there isn't much to be surprised about. Three Black women and journalists mull over how this moment is business as usual from where they sit.

Then, Brittany puts the spotlight on a word that's been in the shadows in this election cycle: feminism. Vox's Constance Grady and Paper Magazine's Joan Summers join the show to discuss the state of feminism in American politics.

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Brittany Luse

Brittany Luse is an award-winning journalist, on-air host, and cultural critic.

Aisha Harris

Aisha Harris is a critic and host of Pop Culture Happy Hour and author of Wannabe: Reckonings With the Pop Culture That Shapes Me.

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Alana Wise

Barton Girdwood

Alexis Williams

Liam McBain

Liam McBain (he/him) is an assistant producer on It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. He's interested in stories at the margins of culture.

Corey Antonio Rose

Jasmine Romero

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