Ep. 89 — A Conversation with Dr. Nell Irvin Painter on Black History, Visual Art, and a Well Lived Life
Nell Irvin Painter is a leading historian of the United States. She is the Edwards Professor of American History Emerita at Princeton Univer...
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Dr. Peniel Joseph, Founding Director of the UT Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and Professor of History, discusses issues of race, democracy, public policy, and social justice wit...
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20 of 90 episodesEp. 88 — Malcolm X’s Legacy at 100: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Simanga
Dr. Michael Simanga grew up in Detroit and moved to Atlanta where he has lived and worked for 40 years. He is an Africana Studies scholar/ed...
Ep. 87 — Sito: An American Teenager and the City that Failed Him
Peniel sits down with Laurence Ralph to discuss his latest book, “Sito: An American Teenager and the City that Failed Him.” Laur...
Ep. 86 — Reimagining Wealth Disparities: Barriers, Policy, and Pathways Forward
Darrick Hamilton is a university professor, the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, and the founding director of the I...
Ep. 85 – Colored Conventions and the Long History of Black Organizing
P. Gabrielle Foreman, PhD, is an award-winning professor of English, African American Studies, and History. A leader in the field of Black d...
Ep. 84 – Latino Voting Power, Democracy, and the 2024 Elections: A Conversation With Sergio Garcia-Rios
Dr. Garcia-Rios was born and raised in Durango, México, but considers El Paso, Texas, his second home. His research investigates the formati...
Ep. 83 – Entertaining Race: A Conversation with Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson is a man of many talents. As a professor, he has taught at some of the most prestigious universities in the nation, inclu...
Ep. 82 – Hiding in Plain Sight: A Conversation with Julia Sweig
Julia Sweig is an award-winning author of books on Cuba, Latin America, and American foreign policy. Her writing has appeared in the New Yor...
Ep. 81 – How Change Happens: A Conversation with Cass Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White Hous...
Ep. 80 – Truth Teaching Under Attack: Consequences of Failing to Teach America’s Racial Past and Present: A Conversation with Dr. Shaun Harper
A prolific and energizing speaker on a range of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics, Shaun Harper has delivered hundreds of keynote addr...
Ep. 79 – Shoutin’ in the Fire: A Conversation with Danté Stewart about Black Joy, Grief, and Survival
Danté Stewart is a minister, essayist, and cultural critic. He is author of Shoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle. Named by Religion New...
Ep. 78 – Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America’s World War II Military, A Conversation with Tom Guglielmo
Thomas A. Guglielmo is Associate Professor of American Studies at George Washington University. He has a PhD in History from the University...
Ep. 77 – Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A conversation with Estevan Delgado
Estevan Daniel Delgado (he/him) is the Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The Uni...
Episode 76: Black Entrepreneurs and Social Justice: A Conversation with X-Factor Capital
Rodell Razor has over 10 years of experience in launching and coaching small and mid sized businesses. He has developed valuable skills in b...
Episode 75: How the Word is Passed: Author Clint Smith on Reckoning with Racial Slavery
Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With t...
Episode 74: The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump’s America with Adam Serwer
Adam Serwer is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic where his work focuses on politics, race, and justice...
Episode 73: The Struggle for Asian American and Pacific Islander Justice: A Conversation with Elise Hu
Elise Hu is a host-at-large based at NPR West in Culver City, Calif. Previously, she explored the future with her video series, Future You w...
Episode 72 – Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War with author Vincent Brown
Vincent Brown is Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies. He directs the History...
Episode 71: Justice in the Middle East: The Struggle for Palestinian Human Rights with Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart teaches national reporting and opinion writing at the Newmark J-School and political science at the CUNY Graduate Center. He i...
Episode 70 – The Future of American Democracy: A Conversation with Cass Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavior...