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Leveraging Financial Power to Build Equity; A Brief History of Black Education in America; PLUS Restorative Economics Creating Pathways to Prosperity

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Black Women Fighting Against Disinformation and Reshaping Tech; PLUS Inflation & Reproductive Rights Shaping the Midterms

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Empowering People in Disaster; Creating a Stronger Democracy; and All Things SCOTUS

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"Long COVID”; Decolonizing Parenting; COVID and Mental Health

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SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing; A Well-Read Black Girl; Oscar Predictions

106

Finding Joy, Nikki Giovanni’s Wisdom, and High Gas Prices

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Revisiting Pipeline Protests, A Sacred Family Heirloom, and Discrimination During War

108

Judge Jackson's Nomination, Translating Global News, and the State of the Union

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Remembering Sandy Hook; Coping With Inflation; and War in Ukraine

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Black Media Mavens, Revisting Malcolm X’s Murder, and Sippin’ Tea with Karen Attiah

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Being Muslim in America, Electing Black Women, and Global Affairs

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Florida’s Latino Vote and Biden’s SCOTUS Pick

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Anti-Trans Legislation and Trans Women in Sports featuring TransLash Media, Plus Bodily Autonomy, the Culture Wars, and the Legacy of Shirle

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Our Body Politic Presents: the Podcast "Into America" on Banned Books and the Trauma of Witnessing George Floyd’s Death, Plus a Special Roun

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Georgia’s Lead Role in the Voting Rights Battle; and the Podcast "As She Rises" on the Climate Crisis and Women of Color

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America Faces the Legacy of the January 6th Insurrection, featuring Sounds Like Hate's "Red Flags Everywhere"

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Workers in the U.S. Feel the Squeeze of Inflation, the Booming Business of Astrology, and the First Year of Vice President Kamala Harris

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Best Of 2021: Addressing Maternal Physical and Mental Health, the Ongoing Crisis over What to Teach Kids, and How One Activist Disrupts from Within Institutions

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How Confronting the Myth of American Innocence Can Stop Our Slide into Authoritarianism, and a Look Ahead at the Political Lessons We Carry into 2022

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Voting Rights Activism from Fannie Lou Hamer to Today, Tackling High Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S., and How to Reframe Abortion as a

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Why Voters Lose When Democrats Fight Each Other, Back to Basics with Covid-19 Prevention, and a Call to Action for Women of Color

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How Feminists in China Fight Authoritarianism, Facing Food Apartheid in the U.S., and Black Women Get Real about Preparing for Retirement

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Honoring the Emanuel Nine, What We Can Do about Information Disorder, and Critical Race Theory as a Political Football

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The Challenge to Define Accountability in the Criminal Justice System, Anti-racism in Media, and What’s Really Going On with Facebook

125

What the Elections Teach Us About Swing Voter Issues Today, How Race and Ethnicity Shape Young People of Color Politically, and Why Welcomin

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A Candidate in Virginia Challenges the Two-Party System, the Two Sisters Using Their Skills to Address Afghan Refugee Health, and Why Stan Culture Harms Us All

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A Haitian Author on Her Family’s Immigration Story, Celebrating and Supporting Black Women in the Media, and What We Lose Politically with the Death of Colin Powell

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Anita Hill on Fighting Gender Violence for Thirty Years, How the Digital Economy Infringes on Our Civil Rights, and the Mask Debate in Schools

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How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, Celebrating Women of Color in Hollywood’s Nerdiest Genres, and a Frank Conversation About the Future of the U.S. Military

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Why the Economic Recovery Has Been Slow for Women of Color, Research Says Millennials of Color Are Worried and Hopeful about Money, and How

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Reporting on Domestic Extremism, One Family Marked by It and White Evangelical Christianity’s Extremist Links

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The January Insurrection According to Rep. Pramila Jayapal, What Families Need to Know about Covid in Kids, and Our Roundtable Debates AOC’s Met Gala Moment

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A Latina Veteran on the U.S.’s Role in the World Today, Following the Corporate Money Pledged to Racial Equality, and Roundtable Guests Refl

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When Public Health Saves Lives, Returning to In-Person Education with a Disability, and Texas Abortion Ban’s Impact on Women of Color

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Centering the Experiences of Afghan Women, Why the U.N. Climate Report is a Gift, and #MeToo as a Social Justice Issue

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Documenting Extremist Youth Recruitment, the Power of Protest, and Examining Our Narratives about Afghanistan

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A Deep Dive into Voting Rights, the Impact of Cuomo’s Resignation, and Politics in Haiti in Context

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Making the Most of College, Books that Educate and Empower, and Two New Models of Community-based Journalism

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Black Women on Writing with Purpose, and What History Says about Overlooking the Insurrection

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The Complex Task of Public Safety Reform, Live Entertainment Slowly Regains Steam, and An Astrophysicist Takes on Bias in STEM

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Next-Level Thinking for Public Safety, Meet a 10-Year-Old Chess National Master, and the Biden-Harris Administration Toughens Up on Covid-19 and Voting Rights

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Engaging the Latino Electorate, the Challenges of Immigration Reform, and Women of Color Building Their Own Institutions

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Voting Rights under Attack, Talking to Loved Ones about the Covid-19 Vaccine, and Freeing Ourselves from Political Myths

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How the Military is Tackling Sexual Assault and Extremism, and Reviewing the Latest Supreme Court Decisions

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Black Americans Call for Political Substance over Symbolism, the Biden-Harris Administration on Systemic Racism, and the Power of Telling Our Stories

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Real Talk on Parenting During the Pandemic and the Mental Health Impacts on Mothers and Children, Voting Rights Under Threat, and the Benefits of Being Outdoors

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Why the Tulsa Massacre Matters Today, the Insurrection as White Supremacist Backlash, and Tackling Algorithmic Bias

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How Racism Is at the Root of White Evangelical Power, Why Child Care Is Also Necessary Infrastructure, and Practical Advice for Securing Your Finances

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A Conservative on Rejecting Trumpism, Why the Vaccination Push Here and Abroad Must Continue, and Making Sense of the Infighting among Republicans

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Senator Mazie Hirono Tackles Anti-Asian Hate Crimes from the Senate, the Supreme Court Rules on Minors in Prison, and What the World Thinks of the U.S. After Trump

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How History Books and Monuments Shape our National Narrative, Preparing for the Next Pandemic, and Practical Advice on Staying Safe During Police Encounters

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DC Statehood Back in Play, Why National Security Risks Need Reassessing, and Looking Back on 100 Days of Biden-Harris Administration

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Samaria Rice, Tamir Rice’s mother, on the Chauvin verdict, Yamiche Alcindor and April Ryan Talk about Holding the Powerful Accountable

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Combatting Domestic Terrorism, a Cannabis Entrepreneur and a Policymaker on Social Equity in the Industry, and Why #OscarsSoWhite Still Applies

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The Black Maternal Death Crisis, the Real Reason Black Women Die from Covid-19 More Than White Men

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How Georgia’s Draconian Voting Restrictions Threaten the Constitution, James Clyburn Says We Can’t Prevent Another Insurrection, and Jemele Hill on Why Athletes Won’t Ever ‘Shut Up and Dribble’

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Ayanna Pressley on “Legislating Equity, Healing, and Justice,” a GA State Senator on Treating Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue, and Imara Jones on Why Patriarchy Threatens All Women

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WNBA Star Layshia Clarendon Gets Political, the Anti-Asian violence in Georgia, and the Lives of Black Mothers of Three Civil Rights Leaders

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The Actual Cost of Racism in the U.S., One Woman’s Battle with Covid-19, and the State of Security at the Capitol

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March 5, 2021: How the Covid-19 pandemic raises issues of ableism, seeing investment opportunities in women of color entrepreneurs, and a to

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Elizabeth Warren on What an Economy Should Do, How Covid-19 Vaccination Protects Others, and the Stigma of Intimate Partner Violence

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February 19, 2021: Examining a provocative way to build Black voting power, why Covid-19 vaccination must be a global effort, and facing up

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February 12, 2021: Why tackling racism and sexism in the tech industry matters, ecofascism explained, and the political aftermath of a secon

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February 5, 2021: A look at the Hispanic Republican, what we need to focus on to vaccinate the country equitably, and who is facing accounta

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January 29, 2021: The challenges of distributing the Covid-19 vaccine equitably, Black identity in the White House and beyond, and our weekl

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January 22, 2021: Congresswoman Maxine Waters on how the Democratic party moves forward, Black and Indigenous strategists demanding more fro

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AG Tish James Seeks Accountability for President Trump, the “Black Cassandra” Syndrome, and Why Journalists of Color Need to Be Heard

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The Power of Investing in Women Entrepreneurs, and a New Way to Grasp the Meaning of Work

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Futurist Mutale Nkonde on How to Achieve Your Goals, a Psychologist on How to Shape Conversations about Racism

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How the New Georgia Project Made Voting Cool, and What Inspires Local Leaders from California to Arizona

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Black Homeownership Rates in a New Light, Rep. Veronica Escobar on Leading El Paso Through the Covid Crisis, and Latino Representation on the Small Screen

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Tressie McMillan Cottom on Black Womanhood, Why the 2020 Census Remains in Contention, and Jamaal Bowman on a Divided Democratic Party

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Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall on Being fully Black and Fully Blue, Filipino Americans Fighting Disinformation

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Maria Hinojosa on Inclusive Storytelling, and Journalists of Color Creating Newsrooms from Tennessee to Laguna Pueblo Lands

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Rashida Tlaib on the Future of the Democratic Party, and Yaa Gyasi on the Power of Faith

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Tammy Duckworth on a Lifetime of Service, Breaking Down the “WoC Vote,” and the Freedom to Imagine Liberation

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Truth in the Age of Disinformation, the Resilience of Black Voters, and Escaping into Fantasy

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2020 Election Special: What's on the Agenda for Women of Color Starting the Day After

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The Rising Influence of the HBCU Vote, SCOTUS and Healthcare Access, and Dolores Huerta, Still Fighting for All of Us

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Black Americans Buying Guns, Making Your Voting Plan, and an Inspiring Filipina Filmmaker

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WoC and the Republican Party, Healthcare for the People, and the Activism of 2020

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Divers Discover Sunken Slave Ships, Amna Nawaz on the VP Debate, and How White Supremacy is Bad for Your Health

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Understanding Disinformation Campaigns, Deb Haaland on Leading as a Laguna Pueblo Native, Why Flu Shots Are Vital Right Now

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Naomi Osaka's Activism, Replacing RBG with a Black Woman, and the Fight Over the Census

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