Civic Cipher
Civic Cipher is a weekly radio show created to foster allyship for social justice. Hosted by Ramses Ja and Q. Ward, this show is dedicated to empowering Black and Brown voices, allowing them to engage directly with diverse populations across the country. Self-determination is critical to securing a future free of oppressive systems, and Civic Cipher exists to facilitate discussions toward this end. Furthermore, Civic Cipher seeks to inform non-POC allies who may not be privy to these types of discussions and optics. Finally, Civic Cipher seeks to provide long-form conversations in spaces where there is often a lack of significant resources, potent dialogue, or the necessary engagement for facilitating a healthy and productive civil discourse. FB/Instagram/Fanbase: @civiccipher
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 518
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
042024 Way Black History Fact - Indigenous People's Path to U.S. Citizenship
Our Way Black History Fact details the path to U.S. citizenship and voting rights for the indigenous people in this country.
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042024 More Money in Law Enforcement Doesn’t Equal Less Crime (Part 1)
During the first half of today’s show, we discuss a report that was released detailing the increase in spending on law enforcement and a decrease in crimes solved. With this be…
042024 Headlines of Police Misconduct (Part 2)
In the second half of today’s show, we cover some recent headlines detailing police misconduct…including an officer placing a Black man into an illegal chokehold, another Black…
041324 Way Black History Fact Jerry Lawson Inventor of the Video Game Cartridge
Our Way Black History Fact is about Jerry Lawson…the man who pioneered the video game cartridge.
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041324 The Role of Black Women in Our Democracy w/ Shavon Arline-Bradley (Part 1)
Shavon Arline-Bradley joins us from the National Council of Negro Women—a historical civil rights institution that ensures political organization and representation for Black w…
041324 The Role of Black Women in Our Democracy w/ Shavon Arline-Bradley (Part 2)
In the second half of today’s show, we discuss some of the voter suppression initiatives enacted by governments across the country, as well as other attacks on our democracy. S…
040624 How Effective are “Tough on Crime” Laws? (Part 1)
The first half of today’s show is dedicated to discussing how ineffective “Tough on Crime” laws are. There is a wave of politicians campaigning on how stricter laws and increas…
040624 Real Migrants Love America (Part 2)
In the second half of today’s show, we remember the migrant workers who lost their lives during the Key Bridge collapse in Maryland. We try to reclaim the original narrative su…
040624 Way Black History Fact - The Lynching of Willie James Howard
Our Way Black History Fact is about Willie James Howard—the young man who was lynched in a very similar way to Emmett Till.
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033024 Some Happier Headlines (Part 2)
In the second half of today’s show, we discuss some of the recent news stories that had positive (or at least not negative) outcomes for those of us seeking social justice in t…
033024 Way Black History Fact - The Black Woman Behind Rock and Roll Music
Our Way Black History Fact is about Sister Rosetta Tharpe…the Godmother of Rock and Roll.
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033024 How Old Should Kids Be Before Hearing the N-Word? (Part 1)
The first half of today’s show sees us discussing an incident that happened to one of our children. We discuss having the conversation about the n-word, how the innocence of Bl…
032324 Way Black History Fact - Black Power and Palestine
Our Way Black History Fact is about a book called Black Power and Palestine…a must-read for anyone wanting to know how deep the activism roots go between these two communities.
032324 Israel's Response in Gaza with Suzanne Aslam (Part 2)
In the second half of today’s show, we discuss some of the developments since Suzanne’s last visit—including her thoughts on Joe Biden’s SOTU address, the organization of the A…
032324 Israel's Response in Gaza with Suzanne Aslam (Part 1)
This episode is our second installment of a two-part series that will see sympathizers of Israel and Palestine giving us updates on the war taking place in Gaza. Today’s guest …
031624 Way Black History Fact - Negro Boys Industrial School Fire of 1959
Our Way Black History Fact covers the 21 Black boys that burned to death after being locked in a segregated and neglected Arkansas “reform” school on March 5, 1959.
031624 Israel’s Response in Gaza with Ami Horowitz (Part 2)
In the second half of today’s show, we discuss some of the speculation, misinformation, and disinformation associated with the IDF and Israel’s response to the attacks on Octob…
031624 Israel’s Response in Gaza with Ami Horowitz (Part 1)
This episode is our first installment of a two-part series that will see sympathizers of Israel and Palestine giving us updates on the war taking place in Gaza. Today’s guest i…
030924 Let’s Talk About White Christian Evangelical Men (Part 1)
For today’s discussion, we turn our attention to White, conservative, evangelical, heterosexual men. Our brothers who fit this description have been pulling further right latel…
030924 Way Black History Fact - Valerie Thomas--NASA Engineer
Our Way Black History Fact is dedicated to a Black woman named Valerie Thomas—The NASA engineer who invented the illusion transmitter—the transmission system that uses a video …