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
040123 How the Nashville Mass Shooting is Being Spun by Conservatives (Part 2)
In the second half of the show, we delve into the questions surrounding the Nashville shooting and dissect the conservative attempts at rebranding the incident as an act of ter…
032523 DeSantis and Florida H.B. 999 (Part 2)
In the second half of the show, we discuss Florida’s H.B. 999 / S.B. 266 and the attacks on education and educators in the state. Our Way Black History Fact tells the story of …
032523 What’s Wrong with Being Woke? (Part 1)
In the first half of the show, we take back the term “woke” by defining it properly for everyone and by examining the attacks against the term and the people associated with it…
031823 What Does it Mean to Be an Ally? (Part 2)
We were recently asked ‘What is allyship and why is it important?’ This question sparked a stream of consciousness that we tried to capture in today’s episode. Often many folks…
031823 What Does it Mean to Be an Ally? (Part 1)
We were recently asked ‘What is Allyship and why is it important?’ This question sparked a stream of consciousness that we tried to capture in today’s episode. Often many folks…
031123 CPAC- Republican Presidential Candidates (Part 2)
The second part of the show is dedicated to educating you about the Republican nominees for the presidential race in 2024. We discuss some of their platforms, plans, and how th…
031123 Dilbert Comic Creator’s Thoughts on Race Relations (Part 1)
The first part of today’s show deals with the comments made by the creator of the Dilbert comic strip who suggested that White people should “get the hell away from Black peopl…
022523 The National Museum of African American History and Culture (Part 1)
The first and second halves of today’s show are a recap of our recent visit to Washington D.C. to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In short, it was …
022523 The National Museum of African American History and Culture (Part 2)
The first and second halves of today’s show are a recap of our recent visit to Washington D.C. to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In short, it was …
021823 What’s in the News? (Part 1)
In the first half of today’s show, we cover some recent news stories that we feel might be overlooked by mainstream media and give our thoughts on how they impact our realities…
021823 Race and Wrongful Convictions in the U.S.(Part 2)
In the second half of the show, we review some of the points made by a report called Race and Wrongful Convictions in the U.S. 2022 from the law school at the University of Mic…
021123 A Time for Ebony Excellence (Part 1)
In the first half of today’s show, we discuss the many accomplishments of Black Americans that have made the news in recent weeks! We take a break from the norm to highlight so…
021123 A Discussion of Standpoint Theory (Part 2)
In the second half of the show, we discuss a mental framework known as Standpoint Theory. This theory suggests that we understand that we can only thoroughly articulate the per…
020423 It’s Not Black and White…it’s Blue! A Real Story of How The Police Treat Us. (Part 1)
In the first half of today’s show, we tell a foundational story of how we were pulled over in 2020 in Mississippi, harassed, profiled, and humiliated by law enforcement only to…
020423 It’s Not Black and White…it’s Blue! A Real Story of How The Police Treat Us. (Part 2)
In the second half of the show, we finish the story of us getting pulled over and draw some parallels to a significant amount of police interactions with Black and Brown people…
012823 How Do We Reform These Police? (Part 1)
In the first half of today’s show, we look at some recent instances of police violence and try to identify how ‘reform’ never seems to work. One instance of an officer punching…
012823 Florida Says Black History Lacks Educational Value (Part 2)
In the second half of the show, we discuss the response from the Florida Board of Education / Ron DeSantis after examining a potential AP course on Black history in the United …
012123 The Conservative Rebranding of Dr. MLK Jr.
Today we look back on last week's holiday for Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and cite several examples of conservative hypocrisy. Many on the right use bits and pieces of …
012123 The Tasing Death of BLM Founder's Cousin Keenan Anderson
In the second half of the show, we discuss the viral interaction of police and Keenan Anderson which led to his death. We describe the video, the triggers, and naturally, the a…
011423 What is Code-Switching? (Part 2)
The second half we discuss code-switching or ‘talking White” as well as why Black people will sometimes switch up their dialect, cadence, tone, and even posture when interactin…