Shows matching ‘race’
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This week, we broadcast the second half of the documentary film “COINTELPRO 101,” about the secret FBI program which ran from 1956-1971, and disrupted many movements for self-determination by people of color in the U.S.. Today, we hear the second half of the film, produced by the Freedom Archives.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Over the next two weeks, we broadcast the documentary film “COINTELPRO 101,” about the secret FBI program which ran from 1956-1971, and disrupted many movements for self-determination by people of color in the U.S.. Today, we hear the first half of the film, produced by the Freedom Archives.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
A discussion on the history of race and the U.S. media, from the 2011 National Conference on Media Reform, featuring Democracy Now’s Juan Gonzalez, Rinku Sen from the Applied Research Center, and the first woman of color to anchor a major network news show, Carole Simpson.
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Solidarity has long been used as an organizing tool, but it is shifting radically amidst a new political landscape and new technologies. Left Forum’s ‘Towards a Politics of Solidarity’ conference explores this in depth and discusses its impact today.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
American Arabs and Muslims are under the microscope, and many feel demonized and say they are living in fear of arrest. On this edition, we’ll hear stories about the past 10 years of anti-Arab profiling and prosecution. We also look at parallels with the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal justice system policies can be traced directly back to slavery. The target then, and now, are African Americans.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to create change in their communities. We profile three elders who became activists in the second half of their lives.
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
We take a look at the health impacts of chemical exposure, the shoddy regulation of cosmetics, and the movement towards greener nail salons.
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
The 2010 midterm elections have activists taking stock. This week, we take you to the ‘Facing Race’ conference for an in-depth discussion about how race continues to impact education, jobs, healthcare and almost every social issue.
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Harvard professor Ogletree speaks about his book, “The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America.”
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