raceIn 'Thick,' Tressie McMillan Cottom Looks At Beauty, Power And Black Womanhood In AmericaSociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom discusses upending stereotypes of black womanhood.Play46:32Jan 21, 2019Identity, Acceptance Permeate Nicole Chung’s New Memoir Of AdoptionNicole Chung tells the complicated story of transracial adoption in a new memoir.Play46:28Dec 27, 2018Advertisement 'Checked The "Black" Box': On Point Caller On Race-Conscious College AdmissionsOur caller Samantha says that last year her white daughter was denied by Johns Hopkins University. She re-applied with a near identical application, most notably changing her race — and...Play04:28Oct 17, 2018Why Are There So Few Black Men Going Into Medicine?Black men make up less than 7 percent of students enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Why?Play49:04Sep 3, 2018Growing Up Biracial, On Screen And In Real LifeIt's one thing to act out these relationships. It's an entirely different thing to live them -- or, to be a product of them.Play03:02Jul 27, 2017Interracial Relationships On ScreenFrom "The Big Sick" to "Master of None" to "The Bachelorette" — Hollywood’s depiction of interracial relationships is changing. Play50:23Jul 27, 2017Talking Race And Respect With April RyanVeteran White House correspondent April Ryan joined us to discuss her testy exchange with Press Secretary Sean Spicer from earlier this week.Play11:26Mar 30, 2017The Ambitious Plan To 'Fix' Local JailsInside a major push to reduce jail populations and fix racial disparities in the justice system. Eleven major cities are all in. Play47:05Apr 14, 20162015: A Year We Confronted IdentityGender, race, Black Lives Matter, Caitlin Jenner. How and why 2015 became the year we obsessed over identity.Play47:21Dec 23, 2015Trying To Fix Tech's Diversity ProblemJournalist Mark Luckie opens up about being a black employee at Twitter. We’ll look at tech’s diversity problem.Play48:03Sep 17, 2015New Orleans 10 Years After KatrinaTen years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. We’ll look at how the city struggled, rebuilt, recovered -- and where it stands now. Play47:45Aug 26, 2015Race In America, From Watts To Ferguson And BeyondThe 50th anniversary of the Watts riots, and the 1 year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown. What we have and haven’t figured out about race. Play47:34Aug 10, 2015Off-Script ObamaFor years in office, he was “No-Drama Obama.” That’s changing. We’ll look at the new, more candid, more free-wheeling Obama presidency. Plus, a look at the arrest and death of...Play48:25Jul 22, 2015Race And Violence In AmericaAfter Charleston. So much progress in this country, but race and hate and guns still haunt us. Where do we go from here? Play47:27Jun 22, 2015What Michelle Obama Can Tell Us About Race In AmericaMichelle Obama opened up about race in a powerful commencement speech. We ask black women for reaction and personal reflection. Play47:52May 14, 2015Weed, Watermelon And ‘Post-Racial’ AmericaAuthor Paul Beatty’s novel “The Sellout” is a satirical look at race relations in America. He joins us.Play47:21Mar 6, 2015Taking The Temperature On US Race Relations#BlackLivesMatter, “white privilege,” Michael Brown and Eric Garner. On MLK Day, we’ll talk truths about race-relations in America now. Play47:16Jan 19, 2015They Ain’t No Hollaback Girls: The Realities Of Street HarassmentAn internet video of a woman showered in catcalls on the street goes viral. We’ll look at women and men in public space. The catcall culture. Play47:03Nov 3, 2014Auditing America’s Police ForcePolice shootings, cop culture, body cameras. And the big debate over how to protect the public and the police. Play46:53Sep 30, 2014Legacy And Lessons From FergusonThe message that will last out of Ferguson with New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb.Play47:18Aug 28, 2014 Previous PageNext Page
In 'Thick,' Tressie McMillan Cottom Looks At Beauty, Power And Black Womanhood In AmericaSociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom discusses upending stereotypes of black womanhood.Play46:32Jan 21, 2019
Identity, Acceptance Permeate Nicole Chung’s New Memoir Of AdoptionNicole Chung tells the complicated story of transracial adoption in a new memoir.Play46:28Dec 27, 2018
'Checked The "Black" Box': On Point Caller On Race-Conscious College AdmissionsOur caller Samantha says that last year her white daughter was denied by Johns Hopkins University. She re-applied with a near identical application, most notably changing her race — and...Play04:28Oct 17, 2018
Why Are There So Few Black Men Going Into Medicine?Black men make up less than 7 percent of students enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Why?Play49:04Sep 3, 2018
Growing Up Biracial, On Screen And In Real LifeIt's one thing to act out these relationships. It's an entirely different thing to live them -- or, to be a product of them.Play03:02Jul 27, 2017
Interracial Relationships On ScreenFrom "The Big Sick" to "Master of None" to "The Bachelorette" — Hollywood’s depiction of interracial relationships is changing. Play50:23Jul 27, 2017
Talking Race And Respect With April RyanVeteran White House correspondent April Ryan joined us to discuss her testy exchange with Press Secretary Sean Spicer from earlier this week.Play11:26Mar 30, 2017
The Ambitious Plan To 'Fix' Local JailsInside a major push to reduce jail populations and fix racial disparities in the justice system. Eleven major cities are all in. Play47:05Apr 14, 2016
2015: A Year We Confronted IdentityGender, race, Black Lives Matter, Caitlin Jenner. How and why 2015 became the year we obsessed over identity.Play47:21Dec 23, 2015
Trying To Fix Tech's Diversity ProblemJournalist Mark Luckie opens up about being a black employee at Twitter. We’ll look at tech’s diversity problem.Play48:03Sep 17, 2015
New Orleans 10 Years After KatrinaTen years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. We’ll look at how the city struggled, rebuilt, recovered -- and where it stands now. Play47:45Aug 26, 2015
Race In America, From Watts To Ferguson And BeyondThe 50th anniversary of the Watts riots, and the 1 year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown. What we have and haven’t figured out about race. Play47:34Aug 10, 2015
Off-Script ObamaFor years in office, he was “No-Drama Obama.” That’s changing. We’ll look at the new, more candid, more free-wheeling Obama presidency. Plus, a look at the arrest and death of...Play48:25Jul 22, 2015
Race And Violence In AmericaAfter Charleston. So much progress in this country, but race and hate and guns still haunt us. Where do we go from here? Play47:27Jun 22, 2015
What Michelle Obama Can Tell Us About Race In AmericaMichelle Obama opened up about race in a powerful commencement speech. We ask black women for reaction and personal reflection. Play47:52May 14, 2015
Weed, Watermelon And ‘Post-Racial’ AmericaAuthor Paul Beatty’s novel “The Sellout” is a satirical look at race relations in America. He joins us.Play47:21Mar 6, 2015
Taking The Temperature On US Race Relations#BlackLivesMatter, “white privilege,” Michael Brown and Eric Garner. On MLK Day, we’ll talk truths about race-relations in America now. Play47:16Jan 19, 2015
They Ain’t No Hollaback Girls: The Realities Of Street HarassmentAn internet video of a woman showered in catcalls on the street goes viral. We’ll look at women and men in public space. The catcall culture. Play47:03Nov 3, 2014
Auditing America’s Police ForcePolice shootings, cop culture, body cameras. And the big debate over how to protect the public and the police. Play46:53Sep 30, 2014
Legacy And Lessons From FergusonThe message that will last out of Ferguson with New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb.Play47:18Aug 28, 2014
