195 episódios
Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America The Colors Podcast
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- Sociedade e cultura
Colors is a frank discussion about race. Join JJ Green, who is black and guests of different racial backgrounds as they discuss the challenges the nation faces as it struggles to heal and make meaningful changes for racial equality. It's a safe, non-judgmental, apolitical space to discuss race. Join us.
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192 | Natasha Ghoneim | International Journalist
In a very powerful episode, Natasha talks about growing up as a little "brown girl" in Iowa City, Iowa and the moment she realized she was being "othered". She also talks about her career, her observations regarding race in America today, and her deep commitment to diversity in newsrooms across America.
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191 | Take Off Your Hoop Earrings Before You Put on Your Gas Mask
Author Traci Scott, a former journalist, staffer on Capitol Hill and a civilian who spent time in Iraq during the height of the Iraq war, talks about her crazy, amazing story in this book. It's called...
"Take Off Your Hoop Earrings Before You Put on Your Gas Mask: A Civilian Chick's Guide to Surviving a War Zone
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190 | A conversation with the author of "Where River's Part"
Kao Kalia Yang, an award-winning Hmong author, tells the emotional story of her family's immigration to the U.S, "A mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author’s incredible mother who survived, and helped her family escape, against all odds."
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189 | No Box to Check: When the Census Doesn’t Reflect You
New York Times writer Karen Zraick, discusses some really interesting research about what we can expect to see in the next census and why it matters to everyone right now.
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188 | Racism during the 2024 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament
Christine Brennan, an award-winning writer for USA Today and a frequent analyst on CNN and ABC News, says the NCAA dropped the ball in allowing the University of Utah women's basketball team to be exposed to vicious racism in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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187 | Race in Washington, D.C. according to "Matt About Town"
Matt Kaufax, host of Matt About Town on WTOP talks about what he sees in his travels around the DMV.
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