Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

Chambersburg, Pa. is about 90% white and heavily Republican. The death of George Floyd changed something there. Marvin Worthy is a Black Democrat. He and his wife, Dr. Linda Worthy say their inclusive "blue + red = purple" political strategy could make history. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please s...

Dr. Julie Pham, who is "proud" to have come to the U.S. with other Vietnamese "boat people" discusses her family's connection to Vietnam and immigration to the U.S. She sets the record straight about the Vietnam War, Vietnamese contributions to American business and she discusses her book, "The 7 Forms of Respect". Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our part...

Foreign disinformation is driving US vaccine resistance. On this special podcast, we connect the dots between a secret foreign influence campaign that recruited social media influencers to spread lies about U.S. COVID vaccines and Americans' resistance to getting vaccinated. This is a SPECIAL Target USA/COLORS Crossover Podcast. Follow @TUSApodcast and @Podcastcolors on Twitter for details. T...

George Floyd's death triggered a massive, national racial justice movement. But almost from the beginning, some were warning that a backlash was coming. It's arrived. Noted attorney, author, and media personality Areva Martin discusses it. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe. Email us at...

Changing the name of JEB Stuart High School in Fairfax County Virginia, took two and a half years. By the time it became known as Justice High School, a lot of feelings were hurt, threats were made and lessons were learned. Debbie Ratliff was involved in the process. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subsc...

This is the amazing story of Wendell Allsbrook, who took the lemons that life gave him, and instead of making lemonade, he planted the seeds and started a lemon grove. Now, this product of Washington DC's inner city is one the most successful business people in Washington, D.C. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substa...

A wave of Afghans is coming to the U.S. as the war in Afghanistan ends. Abigail Hauslohner, a roving national correspondent with the Washington Post, wrote a riveting story called "New Americans". She takes a profound look at the complicated ups and downs they and other immigrants face in the U.S. Follow us @podcastcolors Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on int...

A wave of Afghans is coming to the U.S. as the war in Afghanistan ends. Abigail Hauslohner, a roving national correspondent with the Washington Post, wrote a riveting story called "New Americans". She takes a profound look at the complicated ups and downs they and other immigrants face in the U.S. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Globa...

JJ and longtime, friend and colleague, Hillary Howard, WTOP News Anchor, discuss the devastation of Racism, anti-Semitism, Misogyny and other destructive, hate-based behaviors and how to prevail. 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.  

Hagar Chemali and Bunmi Akinnusotu worked in the Obama administration. Both women have witnessed the marginalization of people of color. Both have established platforms to fight it. They talk about their efforts. 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.  

Tyrese Coleman, is a Black woman, author and attorney who grew up and left Brown Grove, Va. years ago. But she's been spending a lot of time there again, since Wegman's decided to locate a massive warehouse there. She details how corporate interests and small town African American life have clashed. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Glo...

Mona Rishmawi is the Chief of the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch in the Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights. She says George Floyd's death moved the U.N. to take some action to deal with racial injustice and equality issues. So what did they do? And will it matter? Listen and find out. Follow us on Twitter @podcastcolors. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check ou...

Robin Golden, says she and her husband love each other, but the race related politics, protests and personalities that have emerged in the last few years have strained their marriage and she says it all has revealed something in him she didn't know existed. But, they are still together. Find out how that's possible. An extraordinary story, you have to hear. Follow us on twitter @podcastc...

Dan Shelley, Executive Director and COO at the RTDNA, joins JJ as guest-host. They talk to Professor Robert Papper, from Syracuse University, about the overall trends, why television is making progress, but radio lags behind in diversity among staff and management. Follow us on Twitter @podcastcolors. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with...

Joel Oxley took the extraordinary step of writing an open letter in response to a hateful correspondence that Colors host JJ Green received. They discuss the contents of both letters, the response from supporters and detractors, why Oxley wrote the letter and what it means for the entire country. Follow us on Twitter @podcastcolors. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on in...

Empathy. Hall of Fame football player Darrell Green says that's at the top of the list of solutions for America's racial problems. And on this week's episode of Colors -a dialogue on Race in America, with Host JJ Green, he also says not taking ourselves too seriously, and listening to young people are important as well. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on...

JJ Green and guest host Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, of George Mason University's Schar School, interview Dr. Zulia Orosco, professor at The Autonomous University of Baja, California about the many different forms of racism that Latinos face at home and here in the U.S. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Ple...

Colors was born the day George Floyd died. After 55 episodes of sometimes difficult dialogue on the state of race in America, we take a look back at where we started, where we are and where we're going. You can find more on @podcastcolors on twitter. Please follow us for exclusive excerpts, you'll only find there. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on internation...

JJ Green and guest host, Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post national security reporter, talk with Michelle Lee, President of the Asian American Journalists Association. They discuss the difficult year Asian American journalists have experienced both professionally and personally; and how the nation can move forward after a year of racial strife. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner pr...

Jeffrey Kessler, Co-lead attorney in the case NCAA v Alston Et Al, joins COLORS's to explain the overall significance of the ruling that the NCAA cannot prohibit small payments to student-athletes; and why it's an important step in addressing a racial injustice. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please...

Tom Hucker is President of the Montgomery County Council in suburban Washington D.C. He discusses efforts to increase transparency in the police department, new laws decriminalizing marijuana and efforts to improve quality of life. 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 colorsp...

This immigrant from El Salvador ignored those who said "do not come" and she came to the U.S. for a better life. And she found it! Follow @podcastcolors for exclusive details, you'll only find 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.  

Joseph Detrani joins us as a guest host. Francesco Sisci, an Italian journalist living in China says many Chinese there don't really care about discrimination against African Americans. But he says they are concerned for the safety of Asians living in the U.S. Tweet us at @podcastcolors .  Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscri...

St. Petersburg, Florida is wrestling with how to responsibly redevelop properties in this "boom town". Racial history plays a big role. Josh Solomon, a reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, joins us to break down the 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 colorspo...

Maen Areikat, who grew up in the West Bank, has fought for justice for Palestinians all his life. He now lives in the U.S. and is still fighting for Palestinian justice in the Middle East and here in 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.