Strongly Recommended Watch: The Merc & Gary Chambers Jr Break Down Nigeria’s Deleted History and Its Impact | The Joy Reid Show
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What happens when a nation deletes its own history? Joy Reid talks to The Merc, a Nigerian Substack writer, about how the erasure of Nigeria’s past shaped its people—and why the same playbook is being used in the U.S. to rewrite slavery and civil rights. Then, civil rights leader Gary Chambers joins to break down Louisiana’s high-stakes mayoral race and how Black voters can reclaim power through participation.
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Chapters:
00:00 Reading The Merc’s Essay “Nigeria Deleted Its Own History”
02:14 How Nigeria Erased History from Its School System
08:23 The Merc Joins to Explain Why History Was Erased
11:03 Consequences for Nigerian Identity and Collective Memory
17:00 The Untapped Economic and Social Power of Black America
20:04 Inside New Orleans’ Mayoral Race and Rising Voter Turnout
22:34 How Erasure Impacts Education and Participation in Louisiana
24:38 Uniting the African Diaspora and Reclaiming History
30:01 Building Power Through Truth and Action
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Chapters:
00:00 Reading The Merc’s Essay “Nigeria Deleted Its Own History”
02:14 How Nigeria Erased History from Its School System
08:23 The Merc Joins to Explain Why History Was Erased
11:03 Consequences for Nigerian Identity and Collective Memory
17:00 The Untapped Economic and Social Power of Black America
20:04 Inside New Orleans’ Mayoral Race and Rising Voter Turnout
22:34 How Erasure Impacts Education and Participation in Louisiana
24:38 Uniting the African Diaspora and Reclaiming History
30:01 Building Power Through Truth and Action
ABOUT JOY REID:
Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020).
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