Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

The legendary Ernie Green, who along with eight other brave African American teenagers integrated Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957, has been watching the racial developments of the last three years. He says "we have to keep banging the drum and be willing not to be loved by everyone".  Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs...

Growing up as a Chinese/Vietnamese American in Memphis, Tennessee, Tommy Kha has some really interesting experiences to discuss. Many of them are depicted in his renowned photography. He shares his story. 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.  

Darion Akins is the State Department's diplomat in residence in the Washington DC region. He talks about his career experiences and his current position. A very enlightening conversation. 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.  

Lena Sun is a decorated writer, on the Washington Post's National Desk, focusing on health. She lost her mother to COVID, while she was covering the pandemic. She says the experience changed her view of grief.  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.  

Four unique and compelling stories:  He was a carjacking victim.  She is a Vietnamese Boat person. A mixed-race woman is told to go back to Africa. And he can't get a photograph from 1962 out of his head.  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.  

Craig Timberg, Sr. Editor for Collaborative Investigations at the Washington Post, details the growing threat to female journalists, who are targeted online for holding powerful people accountable.   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.  

Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council joins us to explain how Blacks are targeted deliberately, and the devastating impact using those products can have. 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.  

Alexis Taylor, Managing Editor of The Afro, champions the new generations of Black leaders including Md. Governor Wes Moore. She also talks about the importance of Black press  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.  

Dr. Derrick Darby, the author of the new book,  "A Realistic Blacktopia",  joins us to explain what it is and how to get there.  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.  

A short commentary from host JJ Green leads off this show. Then Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government, speaks out about attempts in Arkansas to ban the term "LatinX" Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at...

WalletHub Analyst Jill Gonzalez shares some new research about how each state is doing. And Dr. Slvyea Hollis, Assistant Professor of African and African American History at Montgomery College shares her thoughts about it. 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.co...

He says he grew up in a white, "Wonderbread land" in Michigan, but has always sought to connect with people of all races. His is an intriguing story, especially his connection to Earvin "Magic" Johnson.  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.c...

Amy Qin, New York Times Correspondent, joins us to talk about her feature story on Sheng Thao. 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.  

Abraham Awolich, head of the People's Coalition for Civil Action-South Sudan discusses problems looming in South Sudan. 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.  

Ian Crawford, a Native American from Oregon, talks about his experience and why it's important to embrace 1st People's culture everywhere. 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.  

Is the "system" the bigger problem, or racist people? Dr. Thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones, a noted psychologist and family therapist, joins us to help us understand how “internalized racism” works. 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.  

Dr. Micah Hartwell and Amy Hendrix, a Sr. Researcher join us to break down an interesting new study. 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.  

This is another show where our listeners tell us what they think about race 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.  

This is another show where our listeners tell us what they think about race 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.  

Kathleen Murphy is a journalist. She's also an Adjunct Professor, at Marymount University. She has one of the most diverse classes you'll find. She explains why diversity is particularly significant when training journalists. 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 col...

Author and Musician Guthrie P. Ramsey discusses his new book, his new music, and how music can help heal America's current race 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 colorspodcast.com.  

Dr. Shaun M. Anderson, an internationally recognized scholar, proud HBCU graduate, and award-winning professor at Loyola Marymount University, examines how Black athletes have used their influence to create meaningful change and reform for Black Americans. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email...

Our listeners share their stories, lived experiences, memories, hopes, fears, and dreams. 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.  

Geoffrey Starks, Director of Development and Outreach at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, discusses their oral history project. 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.  

One of "The Lost Boys of Sudan" joins us with a look at the current disturbing state of affairs in South Sudan, which forced him to return to the U.S. 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.