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Basic Black — 178 episodes

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

2

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

3

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

4

Survivor Stories: Breast Cancer Awareness

5

A New Play about Writer, Poet and Author Phillis Wheatley

6

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

7

Attend Community College for Free - New Massachusetts program

8

Basic Black Episodes that Impact the Community

9

Basic Black at the NAACP National Convention

10

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

11

Melanoma and Skin Cancer for Communities of Color

12

Bay State Banner - March on Washington

13

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

14

Haitian Heritage Month/Racheal Rollins resigns

15

The Joy of Black Theatre

16

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

17

Music from Castle of Our Skins

18

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

19

Getting your points across through Public Speaking and Debate

20

Diversity Equity and inclusion - Where are we?

21

Remembering Mel King

22

Black Women Business Owners Thriving

23

Will Reparations Repair the Past?

24

The Food We Eat and Our Heritage and Culture

25

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell of Massachusetts

26

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

27

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

28

New Political Leaders of Color - Ready to Serve their Communities

29

Will Black Twitter Survive Under Elon Musk's Control?

30

Embrace Boston Statue Revealed on Boston Common

31

Boston's New Pitch

32

Public Art: Museum without Walls

33

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

34

Can You Afford to Quiet Quit?

35

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

36

Why is so little attention paid to Sick Cell Disease?

37

10/14 Natural Hair Glory

38

Migrants in Massachusetts

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

Roe v. Wade Overturned

43

Black Maternal Healthcare

44

The Rise of Race-Based Violence, Hate and Discrimination

45

Food Access and Culturally relevant food in communities

46

Roe v. Wade / Honoring Black Authors and Literature

47

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

48

Community Wealth Building helps raise a neighborhood

49

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

50

Basic Black: Affordable Housing

51

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

52

The Oscars, Diversity and Representation

53

Missing Black Girls

54

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

55

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

56

Reading, Writing, and Banning Children's Books

57

Voting Rights: Making Every Vote Count

58

Basic Black: The Legacy of bell hooks and Lani Guinier

59

Basic Black: Community Health Centers: On the Frontlines

60

Mentoring New Leaders

61

Basic Black: 2022: The Year Ahead

62

Holiday Films and Representation

63

The Power of Your Name

64

Black Cryptocurrency

65

The Other 'C'

66

The Next Mayor of Boston

67

Kids, Tech, & STEM

68

Critical Race Theory

69

Fear of The Other

70

Living Abroad

71

Juneteenth

72

George Floyd-One year later

73

Young, Gifted and Stressed

74

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

75

Domestic and Sexual Violence Month

76

Chauvin Trial & Police Shootings

77

Cultural Fit

78

Essential workers? Employee Protections// Stimulus

79

Asian American Violence

80

The Lives of Transgender Women and Men

81

Small Businesses Follow Up

82

Massachusetts Mobile Vaccination Program

83

The Black Church Today

84

Black Love: The Relationships that Hold us Together

85

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

86

Racial-Generational Trauma

87

All Hail Kamala

88

Black Philanthropy and New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund

89

Vaccines and communities of color

90

2020 - Giving Thanks and a Year of Reflection

91

Art and artist during COVID and racial unrest

92

Money Matters.

93

What’s Next: The Presidential Election

94

The value of the vote

95

Sports Consciousness

96

College Presidents and Education-Covid

97

Black Anger

98

Generational Activism

99

Finding your Faith

100

Protests, Police and Hope for the Future

101

The Killing of George Floyd – A Nation Protests

102

Businesses - Ready to reopen?

103

Race as a health imperative

104

COVID-19 and Minority Business Owners Fighting For Economic Survival

105

Digital Divide and Coronavirus

106

Unemployment

107

Covid-19 and Race Disparities

108

Coronavirus and Mental Health

109

Covid-19's Grassroots Impact

110

Coronavirus Pandemic and Communities of Color

111

Super Tuesday

112

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

113

The N Word

114

Nubian Square

115

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

116

THE 2020 OUTLOOK

117

Mental health and loneliness

118

Success in Education: Boston Public Schools and Students of Color

119

Review and analysis of The Impeachment Hearings

120

Winning the Votes of Black Women

121

The history of 1619 and the film, "Harriet"

122

Horror Noire

123

Equity in the Cannabis Industry

124

Diversity in Golf

125

Diversity in Golf

126

Fear of the Other

127

The Democratic Presidential Debates - who came out ahead?

128

Roxbury Film Festival- New Landscape for Filmmakers

129

Entrepreneurship

130

Cultural Identity

131

Doctors of Color

132

Reality of Reparations

133

Job Market for College Graduates of Color

134

Marijuana In Massachusetts & How People of Color Fit In

135

College Debt & Debt Management

136

2020 Presidential Outlook

137

The Disparity of Clearance Rates in Communities of Color

138

Blackface still present, and taking new forms in 2019

139

Previewing the Oscars

140

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

141

Colorism Continues to Plague Communities of Color

142

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

143

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

144

The Only One - Diversity (?) in the Worplace

145

Health and Diabetes Prevention - Highlighting the Link

146

The Challenges of Mental Health Among Men of Color

147

Diversity comes to the United States Congress

148

How food and history bring family and community together

149

College Students Mental Health Challenges

150

Midterm Elections and the Wave of New Officials

151

Building Generational Wealth

152

Harvard University Admissions Discrimination Lawsuit

153

The Hate U Give

154

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

155

Power, Influence and Persuasion

156

Black Dancers Join the Show

157

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

158

Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of Basic Black

159

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

160

Puerto Rico Seven Months Later

161

The State of Education, Black Teachers Today

162

The Importance of Mentoring

163

Defining and Assessing Feminism - What does it mean today?

164

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

165

Quinceaneras and Cotillions - Are they still Relevant?

166

LGBT People of Color and Healthcare

167

Why Mental Health in Communities of Color is its own Conversation

168

Donald Trump's First Year in Office

169

Gun Violence and Second Amendment Rights

170

The Boston Globe's Spotlight Series on Race

171

Legendary Playwright Lorraine Hansberry

172

Sexual Harassment & Assault in Communities of Color

173

The Cannabis Industry and People of Color

174

The Power and Politics of Sports

175

President Trump and Obama's Legacy

176

Trump's Decision to Overturn DACA

177

Puerto Rico 2 Weeks after Hurricane Maria

178

2017 Local and State Elections