Ep 45: How Racism Created Race: The History, the Lie, and the Real Definition You Were Never Taught
Ep 45: How Racism Created Race: The History, the Lie, and the Real Definition You Were Never Taught  
Podcast: Interrupting Business As Usual
Published On: Sun Oct 05 2025
Description: In this episode, Nikki Blak takes listeners back to the basics — but with a clarity and depth that most "anti-racism" conversations never reach. Despite 5 of protests, DEI trainings, and bookshelf makeovers since the racial reckoning of 2020, too many people still don't understand what racism actually is. That's not an accident. It's by design. This isn't a surface-level chat about being "nice" or having "bias." It's a masterclass on race as a political project and racism as its operating system. And before we can move forward in any liberatory work, we've got to get the definition right. In this episode, Nikki breaks down: Why race is a fabricated social construct, not a biological fact How racism predates race and was used to justify colonialism, enslavement, and exploitation Who benefits from our confusion about race and racism (hint: it's not the most marginalized) Why "colorblindness," mixed babies, and diversity statements are not liberation The only definition of racism that matters  This episode is dense, necessary, and long overdue. Whether you're new to this work or have been "listening and learning" since 2020, it's time to stop debating the obvious and get on the same page. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak