Economist Saadia Zahidi joins us to talk about how Muslim working women are reshaping cultural norms.
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When You’re The Only One
We talk with people who feel like they’re the only one – from a black woman hiker sharing the trails with predominately white men, to an overweight yogi, to a lefthander in a right-handed world.
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Texas’ Mass Mexican Deportation
TCU assistant professor Melita M. Garza joins us to talk about the push to preserve jobs for white Americans by deporting Mexicans – and in some cases, Mexican-Americans during the Great Depression – and how that coverage contributed to racial “othering” of Mexicans in Texas.
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The Landscape Of Black America
UCLA sociologist Marcus Anthony Hunter joins us to talk about what black communities nationwide have in common – and about the many functions they serve.
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A Black Feminist In White America
Morgan Jerkins joins us to talk about what it is to be a black feminist in America today.
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Sexual Harassment And The Service Industry
Bryce Covert joins us to talk about if #metoo could make things better for women working as waitresses, bartenders and hosts.
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The Power Of Pay: Working Women In The Muslim World
Economist Saadia Zahidi joins us to talk about how Muslim working women are reshaping cultural norms.
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Is The FBI Prosecuting Black Identity?
Martin de Bourmont of Foreign Policy magazine joins us to talk about what could be the first case prosecuting what the FBI calls a “black identity extremist.”
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The Untold History Of HBCUs
Stanley Nelson joins us to talk about the important ways that Historically Black Colleges and Universities have contributed to American life.
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Why Latino Is A Race
UCLA professor Laura E. Gómez joins us to talk about the role Mexican Americans have played in U.S. racial history.
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A History Of Transgender America
Susan Stryker joins us to walk through the last half-century of progress made by transgender Americans.
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Separate And Unequal: What the History Books Left Out
Paul Ortiz joins us to talk about the achievements of LatinX and African Americans throughout history – and about efforts to keep them apart in order to hinder their progress.
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