Devon Price talks about his own experience with neurodivergence and delves into the lives of people who feel ignored and invisible.
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Viruses don’t treat everyone equally (because society doesn’t)
Stephen W. Thrasher, discusses why survival rates and public health resources reach some but not others.
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The case for talking about race at work
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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Black Native Americans work to reclaim their identity
Journalist Caleb Gayle talks about the struggle for Black Creeks to regain tribal recognition, how the government was involved, and how Black Creeks see themselves today.
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How white women let women of color down
Kimberlee Yolanda Williams is an educator and DEI administrator, and she discusses a series of 40 letters she wrote to a fictional white sister about her experiences as a Black woman facing discrimination and microaggressions.
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The reality of being trans can be exhausting
Penn State gender and sexuality studies professor Hil Malatino talks about why embracing feelings of envy and despair can offer a more complete picture of a person post-transition.
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The importance of mentors for Black boys
Will Jawando is an attorney, activist and councilman. He discusses the seven men who mentored him at critical times in his life who, he says, made him the leader he is today.
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The amazing story of Juneteenth
Harvard historian Annette Gordon-Reed grew up in Texas, and she joins us to discuss the history of Texas exceptionalism, an economic model based on slavery and race, and the legacy that remains today.
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How to not raise a racist
Britt Hawthorne is an anti-bias and antiracist facilitator, and she discusses how to raise global citizens who embrace all races.
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How a former Dallas gang leader is making up for his past
Former Dallas gang leader Antong Lucky discusses how he turned his life around after prison to become an activist and public speaker, and a sought-after mentor for the incarcerated.
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How to spot a white supremacist
Historian Augustine Sedgewick joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the white nationalist group called Patriot Front and how ideas of the patriarchal family have fed into their racist beliefs.
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A dissident Egyptian comic takes on middle school bullies
Bassem Youssef, the heart surgeon turned political satirist, joins us to talk about the unique experiences of immigrant children and what he learned from observing his own family.
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