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Basic Black — 179 episodes

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Why are Black men still the most misunderstood voters in America?

2

Will Black and Brown Voters Turn Out on Super Tuesday as the Presidential Election Cycle Begins?

3

Reparations in Boston and Beyond - What is Owed? A Podcast Produced by GBH News

4

Black Dolls Inspire and Empower Black and Brown Children's Identity

5

Survivor Stories: Breast Cancer Awareness

6

A New Play about Writer, Poet and Author Phillis Wheatley

7

Honoring Hispanic and Latin Culture: Learning about their Heritage and Contributions in Massachusetts

8

Attend Community College for Free - New Massachusetts program

9

Basic Black Episodes that Impact the Community

10

Basic Black at the NAACP National Convention

11

Do You Know Where all of Your Money is Going? Understanding Money and Debt

12

Melanoma and Skin Cancer for Communities of Color

13

Bay State Banner - March on Washington

14

Grace by Nia - One of Boston Seaport's Newest Venues Opens

15

Haitian Heritage Month/Racheal Rollins resigns

16

The Joy of Black Theatre

17

Finding an Affordable Place to Live: Securing a Home Through the Housing Lottery

18

Music from Castle of Our Skins

19

Black and Brown Children with Autism or ASD is climbing. How come?

20

Getting your points across through Public Speaking and Debate

21

Diversity Equity and inclusion - Where are we?

22

Remembering Mel King

23

Black Women Business Owners Thriving

24

Will Reparations Repair the Past?

25

The Food We Eat and Our Heritage and Culture

26

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell of Massachusetts

27

Black Men Speak on Crime and the Killings of Tyre Nichols and Tyler Lawrence

28

Philanthropists of Color Use their Dollars and Interests to Propel Causes for Communities of Color.

29

New Political Leaders of Color - Ready to Serve their Communities

30

Will Black Twitter Survive Under Elon Musk's Control?

31

Embrace Boston Statue Revealed on Boston Common

32

Boston's New Pitch

33

Public Art: Museum without Walls

34

A Number of "Firsts" in the '22 Mid-Term Elections

35

Can You Afford to Quiet Quit?

36

Why are courts using rap lyrics to criminalize artists of color?

37

Why is so little attention paid to Sick Cell Disease?

38

10/14 Natural Hair Glory

39

Migrants in Massachusetts

40

Basic Black Extra: Basic Black at the BPL - Do you Forage for Food?

41

Basic Black Extra: Basic Black at the BPL - Berklee College Music Program for High Schoolers

42

Basic Black Extra: Basic Black at the BPL - Stress and Burn Out

43

Roe v. Wade Overturned

44

Black Maternal Healthcare

45

The Rise of Race-Based Violence, Hate and Discrimination

46

Food Access and Culturally relevant food in communities

47

Roe v. Wade / Honoring Black Authors and Literature

48

William Monroe Trotter - His legacy and influence on a new generation

49

Community Wealth Building helps raise a neighborhood

50

Basic Black: Running for Health, Wellness, Fitness and Community

51

Basic Black: Affordable Housing

52

A New Justice: The Supreme Court Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson

53

The Oscars, Diversity and Representation

54

Missing Black Girls

55

Elizabeth “Mum Bet" Freeman and Her Fight/Triumph for Freedom

56

Basic Black: Affirmative Action, Harvard Admissions and The Supreme Court

57

Reading, Writing, and Banning Children's Books

58

Voting Rights: Making Every Vote Count

59

Basic Black: The Legacy of bell hooks and Lani Guinier

60

Basic Black: Community Health Centers: On the Frontlines

61

Mentoring New Leaders

62

Basic Black: 2022: The Year Ahead

63

Holiday Films and Representation

64

The Power of Your Name

65

Black Cryptocurrency

66

The Other 'C'

67

The Next Mayor of Boston

68

Kids, Tech, & STEM

69

Critical Race Theory

70

Fear of The Other

71

Living Abroad

72

Juneteenth

73

George Floyd-One year later

74

Young, Gifted and Stressed

75

Roots, Rhythm, and Culture: Examining Ethnic Heritage and Representation

76

Domestic and Sexual Violence Month

77

Chauvin Trial & Police Shootings

78

Cultural Fit

79

Essential workers? Employee Protections// Stimulus

80

Asian American Violence

81

The Lives of Transgender Women and Men

82

Small Businesses Follow Up

83

Massachusetts Mobile Vaccination Program

84

The Black Church Today

85

Black Love: The Relationships that Hold us Together

86

Code Switching: How Black and Brown People Navigate Their Interactions in Different Spaces

87

Racial-Generational Trauma

88

All Hail Kamala

89

Black Philanthropy and New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund

90

Vaccines and communities of color

91

2020 - Giving Thanks and a Year of Reflection

92

Art and artist during COVID and racial unrest

93

Money Matters.

94

What’s Next: The Presidential Election

95

The value of the vote

96

Sports Consciousness

97

College Presidents and Education-Covid

98

Black Anger

99

Generational Activism

100

Finding your Faith

101

Protests, Police and Hope for the Future

102

The Killing of George Floyd – A Nation Protests

103

Businesses - Ready to reopen?

104

Race as a health imperative

105

COVID-19 and Minority Business Owners Fighting For Economic Survival

106

Digital Divide and Coronavirus

107

Unemployment

108

Covid-19 and Race Disparities

109

Coronavirus and Mental Health

110

Covid-19's Grassroots Impact

111

Coronavirus Pandemic and Communities of Color

112

Super Tuesday

113

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON VS. W.E.B. DUBOIS

114

The N Word

115

Nubian Square

116

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

117

THE 2020 OUTLOOK

118

Mental health and loneliness

119

Success in Education: Boston Public Schools and Students of Color

120

Review and analysis of The Impeachment Hearings

121

Winning the Votes of Black Women

122

The history of 1619 and the film, "Harriet"

123

Horror Noire

124

Equity in the Cannabis Industry

125

Diversity in Golf

126

Diversity in Golf

127

Fear of the Other

128

The Democratic Presidential Debates - who came out ahead?

129

Roxbury Film Festival- New Landscape for Filmmakers

130

Entrepreneurship

131

Cultural Identity

132

Doctors of Color

133

Reality of Reparations

134

Job Market for College Graduates of Color

135

Marijuana In Massachusetts & How People of Color Fit In

136

College Debt & Debt Management

137

2020 Presidential Outlook

138

The Disparity of Clearance Rates in Communities of Color

139

Blackface still present, and taking new forms in 2019

140

Previewing the Oscars

141

Hair: Down to the Roots - The Black and Brown Hair Experience

142

Colorism Continues to Plague Communities of Color

143

R. Kelly back in the News; Viral Videos Show New Form of Racial Bias

144

R. Kelly back in the News; Viral Videos Show New Form of Racial Bias

145

The Only One - Diversity (?) in the Worplace

146

Health and Diabetes Prevention - Highlighting the Link

147

The Challenges of Mental Health Among Men of Color

148

Diversity comes to the United States Congress

149

How food and history bring family and community together

150

College Students Mental Health Challenges

151

Midterm Elections and the Wave of New Officials

152

Building Generational Wealth

153

Harvard University Admissions Discrimination Lawsuit

154

The Hate U Give

155

Is there a right time for athletes to use their fame to speak up and out about issues?

156

Power, Influence and Persuasion

157

Black Dancers Join the Show

158

Politics and Celebrities - Bill Cosby, Kanye West, and Childish Gambino

159

Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of Basic Black

160

What's at Stake in the Suffolk County District Attorney Race

161

Puerto Rico Seven Months Later

162

The State of Education, Black Teachers Today

163

The Importance of Mentoring

164

Defining and Assessing Feminism - What does it mean today?

165

Wakanda (and Black Cinema) Forever - Black Panther and the Oscars

166

Quinceaneras and Cotillions - Are they still Relevant?

167

LGBT People of Color and Healthcare

168

Why Mental Health in Communities of Color is its own Conversation

169

Donald Trump's First Year in Office

170

Gun Violence and Second Amendment Rights

171

The Boston Globe's Spotlight Series on Race

172

Legendary Playwright Lorraine Hansberry

173

Sexual Harassment & Assault in Communities of Color

174

The Cannabis Industry and People of Color

175

The Power and Politics of Sports

176

President Trump and Obama's Legacy

177

Trump's Decision to Overturn DACA

178

Puerto Rico 2 Weeks after Hurricane Maria

179

2017 Local and State Elections