This hour, we’ll talk with Lori L. Tharps, an associate professor at Temple University, about her book “Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families.”
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The Book Of Isaias
This hour, we’ll be joined by Daniel Connolly, who tells the story of Isaias Ramos in his book “The Book of Isaias: A Child of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America.”
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The Black Panther Party
This hour, we’ll talk about what the Black Panther Party was able to accomplish – and about its relevance in the age of Black Lives Matter – with Yohuru Williams, co-editor of “The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution.”
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The Legacy Of Willie Velasquez
This hour, we’ll talk about the founder of the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project with Hector Galán, director of the PBS documentary “Willie Velasquez: Your Vote Is Your Voice,” which airs Oct. 3 on KERA-TV.
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The Politics Of College Rape
This hour, we’ll talk about how Baylor and many other universities turn a blind eye to sexual assault claims – and about how these schools can address the issue – with Jessica Luther. Her book is called “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape.”
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How Minority Groups Relate To Each Other
This hour, we’ll talk with Aaron Mak about his experience covering a Black Lives Matter protest in Milwaukee, which he recently wrote about for Politico. And later in the hour, we’ll further examine how minority groups relate to one another with Kat Chow of NPR’s “Code Switch” podcast.
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The Hate Map Of America
This hour, we’ll talk about why hate groups form, what they hope to accomplish and how they’re being monitored with Mark Potok of the Sothern Poverty Law Center, which recently published its Hate Map.
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How To Help Children Cope With Violence
This hour, as part of KERA’s American Graduate initiative, we’ll talk about how we can help young people process the many issues that contribute to these violent acts with a panel of child psychologists.
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A Girl’s Journey From Nothing To Something
This hour, we’ll talk with C. Nicole Mason about her memoir, “Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America.”
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The Persisting Racial Divide
This hour, we’ll talk about how the Thirteenth Amendment led to Jim Crow laws, how Brown v. Board of Education led to shutting down public schools and other instances of Civil Rights backlash with Carol Anderson, chair of the African American Studies department at Emory University.
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The Strange Death of José de Jesús
This hour, we’ll talk about the death of José de Jesús in the Eloy Immigrant Detention Center last year with Maria Hinojosa, host of “Latino USA.
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Our Shared Tragedy
This hour, in partnership with WRKF in Baton Rouge and WWNO in New Orleans, KERA will air “12 Days in July: Our Shared Tragedy,” an hourlong special looking at how residents of Baton Rouge and Dallas are coping with the violence that visited their cities – and how all Americans might learn and move on from the events.
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