Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

Alissa Zhu, of the Baltimore Banner joins us to talk about her and her colleagues story chilling story for the NYT; and why this is happening. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/us/baltimore-opioid-epidemic-seniors.html Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com....

We go back to our very 1st episode on June 11th 2020 for perspective on how it all started. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Sabrina Singh talks to Colors about growing up as a 1st generation Indian-American, her background culture and interests. And she talks about one of her favorite things to do.   Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Sasa first joined us four years ago when she was 17 years old. She's now 21, a college graduate, a former "Poet Laureate" and now a new author of a fascinating chapbook about her life, love of music, and her "blackness and all o' that".  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subsc...

ATIDNA International Founder and President Elijah Kahlenberg, who is Jewish, and Vice President Jadd Hashem, who is Palestinian talk about their group and its effort to find and promote common ground on Jewish and Palestinian issues. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the color...

In a very powerful episode, Natasha talks about growing up as a little "brown girl" in Iowa City, Iowa and the moment she realized she was being "othered". She also talks about her career, her observations regarding  race in America today,  and her deep commitment to diversity in newsrooms across America.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on internati...

Author Traci Scott, a former journalist, staffer on Capitol Hill and a civilian who spent time in Iraq during the height of the Iraq war, talks about her crazy, amazing story in this book. It's called... "Take Off Your Hoop Earrings Before You Put on Your Gas Mask: A Civilian Chick's Guide to Surviving a War Zone Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on interna...

 Kao Kalia Yang, an award-winning Hmong author, tells the emotional story of her family's immigration to the U.S , " A mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author’s incredible mother who survived, and helped her family escape, against all odds." Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner p...

New York Times writer Karen Zraick, discusses some really interesting research about what we can expect to see in the next census and why it matters to everyone right now.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Christine Brennan, an award-winning  writer for USA Today and a frequent analyst on CNN and ABC News, says the NCAA dropped the ball in allowing the University of Utah women's basketball team to be exposed to vicious racism in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.   Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email...

Matt Kaufax, host of Matt About Town on WTOP talks about what he sees in his travels around the DMV.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Tasha Klusmann, Board President of the Our Family Skate Association breaks down why Roller-skating is so important to communities of all races.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Brian Morales of La Mera Mera radio station joins Colors to discuss his background, and the blending of his music and his heritage on air.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Nissa Rhee, Executive Director of Borderless Magazine, speaks professionally and personally about the complexities of race in Chicago and immigration in America.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Community Historian Shatha Najim, tells us about the history and purpose of the museum; and what her job entails. She also talks about her own family roots and history.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Givhan, Sr. critic-at-large for the Washington Post, made some interesting observations about Willis, her demeanor, her testimony, and the entire spectacle in the courtroom. She talks about that, and a few other, unrelated, but none-the-less interesting things she's written about. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Sub...

John Mills, President and one of the founders of the Alex Breanne Corporation unrolls a really interesting story about his ancestors, his work to help others track down theirs, and a the really stunning way his daughter's life was saved. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@...

Ever seen a "Ghost Bike". It's a white bicycle locked onto a street sign to commemorate the life of the person who rode it, that died in a traffic accident. Food delivery workers are often victims. El Diario De Los Delivery Boys De La Grand Manzana is a group that sprung up help immigrants and their families in NYC who are victims. Sergio Solano speaks with us. Tweet us at @podcastc...

A Black woman went to Harvard & Oxford. Was an authority on nuclear testing,  diplomacy  and she traveled around the world -twice! The kicker? Merze Tate was born in 1905. Dr. Barbara Savage wrote about her and joins us to talk about both their stories. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Emai...

Heather and Randy Bacchus lost their son Randy to suicide after he developed marijuana psychosis. They share what is a growing problem for teens and young adults, in part because of the rapidly growing legalization of marijuana, without fully understanding that it’s way more potent that it used to be.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global wit...

Laura Stack of Johnny's Ambassadors tells us the tragic story of her son Johnny, who committed suicide after becoming addicted to today's extremely potent marijuana. he suffered from Marijuana Psychosis. She tells us what she's doing about it and has an urgent warning for family members of teens and young adults. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on interna...

Christine Campbell, Vice President of the board of Motts talks about the remarkable story of a diverse community coming together to save a landmark in the African American community in Washington D.C. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Counter-terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman, describes the book he co-authored with Jacob Ware. It's "a riveting exploration of the current state of far-right terrorism in the United States—and recommendations to stop its rise." We discuss its impact on racism and hate in America. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green o...

Faidi Mansour, the Washington Correspondent for Al Jazeera-Arabic thinks Israel's war against Hamas has expanded beyond the terror organization.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.  

Jennifer Gable, Dominique LaVigne,  Alexandra Coenjaerts and Briana Rice are all young journalists. They speak loudly and decisively about race in America and what they want to happen Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.