Land, land, land. What if your ancestors kept the land they were promised? How would your life be different?  In this episode, we speak with Mother Jones Editorial Director, Jamilah King, about a story meant to be hidden in the annals of history. She and her investigative team used AI to unearth evidence that could force the nation into a reckoning with reparations and finally confront its buried truths.  Episode Summary: 3:15 - Explosive findings from '40 Acres and a Lie' impacting African American descendants  12:45 - Jamila King on AI's role in revealing hidden Freedman’s Bureau documents 18:20 - How this story reshapes reparations and America's broken promises 25:30 - Black and Mexican land losses post-Civil War and unjust government land grabs 37:00 - Storytelling, media literacy, and empowering the next generation for justice 45:15 - Reparations and the legal challenges ahead Source: Mother Jones article https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/ Subscribe and listen to 'Brown and Black': 🎧 Spotify: https://bit.ly/3BrownBlackSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3BrownBlackApple Follow us: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownblackpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brownblackpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brownblackpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices