Black–Arab relations in Detroit

Subject in Society & Culture

Black–Arab relations in Detroit has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This American Life. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Rose JohnsonRetired Detroit police dispatcher and volunteer for Abdul El-Sayed

  • Rose Johnson recounts that a friend refused to vote for El-Sayed because he is Arab, which she called as wrong as prejudice against Kamala Harris.

    “I can't vote for him because he's an A-Rab. And I said, well, that's dumb because they said the same thing about Kamala Harris”

    This American Life: 900: Talk Me Into It (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 2:43

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Podcasts

Episodes

  • 900: Talk Me Into It

    This American Life · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 1 min

    Ira Glass and reporters examine persuasion before the 2026 midterms: a Detroit canvasser, Montana's Democratic Senate nominee pressured to quit, a sales trick, and an Allentown Republican organizer.