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Why identity conversations are so uncomfortable

June 21, 2023 Culture, Race/Identity

Constitutional law professor Kenji Yoshino talks about practical tools for approaching discussions about equity and identity, with ideas to help members of marginalized communities speak up.

There have always been trans people in Texas

April 26, 2023 Politics, Race/Identity

Writer April Ortiz joins host Krys Boyd to discuss coming out as transgender in the face of discrimination and the hate she feels in her home state.

The case for talking about race at work

July 15, 2022 Culture, Race/Identity

Y-Vonne Hutchinson joins us to talk about how employees can have frank and honest conversations with management about race and achieve real results.

Why is ageism still OK?

May 2, 2022 Culture, Race/Identity

Megan Gerhardt examines intergenerational workplaces, why age accounts for only 8 percent of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and strategies for change.

The case for talking about race at work

March 1, 2022 Culture, Race/Identity

Y-Vonne Hutchinson joins us to talk about how employees can have frank and honest conversations with management about race and achieve real results.

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For Racial Justice, We Have To Get Past Our Shame

January 14, 2022 Culture, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Shakil Choudhury is a consultant with 25 years of experience in justice, equity, diversity and inclusion training, and he joins us to talk about addressing racism with the science of psychology.

‘Bridgerton’ Is On To Something

May 12, 2021 Culture, Current Events, History, Race/Identity

Journalist Zeahaa Rehman joins us to talk about audiences now clamoring for new, diverse characters in the romance genre spurred by the hit Netflix show “Bridgerton.”

The Changing Face Of Schools

March 8, 2017 Education, Race/Identity

As part of KERA’s American Graduate series, we’re partnering with the public radio show Houston Matters for a discussion of how students’ racial backgrounds affect the quality of their schooling.

The Self-Segregation Of White America

January 31, 2017 Race/Identity

Vox reporter Alvin Chang joins us to talk about why white Americans who say they want to live in diverse neighborhoods still end up living in traditionally white areas.

Diversity And Hollywood

February 25, 2016 Race/Identity

This hour, we’ll talk about Hollywood’s diversity problem – and how it affects filmmakers at all levels.

America's Changing Face

December 17, 2014 Uncategorized

This hour, we’ll learn why increased diversity is good for the overall health of the nation with William H. Frey, author of Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Remaking America.