CUNY TV's One to One

Many people complained about the flawed portrayal of Puerto Ricans in 1961 "West Side Story" film. Does the new Spielberg remake right these wrongs? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with two Brooklyn College professors involved in the remake.

According to a Gallup poll, fewer than half of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the police. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks about the state of policing with Dr. Alfred S. Titus, Jr., a retired NYPD hostage negotiator and homicide detective.

Thousands of Afghans are trying to leave Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY Distinguished Lecturer Zohra Saed and immigration lawyer Mayha Ghouri about their efforts to rescue a writer and his family.

Every wonder how short stories are written? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Lara Stapleton, author of new short story collection "The Ruin of Everthing". Says the New York Times,“Stapleton’s irrepressible approach to narrative structure,"

Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews author Glenn Lewis about his new book "Sparring with Smokin’ Joe: Joe Frazier’s Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali". Learn about how his rivalry with Muhammed Ali held the world spellbound and impacted Frazier's life.

What is Latinx? Different from Hispanic and Latino? Its impact on the balance of power in this country? Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with author and journalist Ed Morales about his book, "Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture".

Since COVID, overall crime rate has gone down. But, gun violence has increased primarily in neighborhoods that are impoverished and black. Why have Americans bought 3 million more guns at the beginning of lockdown than the year before? What are the possible causes and solutions to this development? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Candace McCoy, Professor of Criminal Justice at CUNY Graduate Center...

Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews Francois Pierre-Louis, Professor of Political Science at Queens College about the current crisis in Haiti due to the president's assassination in July.

Host Sheryl McCarthy discusses a hot topic today -- Critical Race Theory -- with Terry Watson, Associate Professor from City College. What IS critical race theory? Why is it getting so much attention now? And what will be the result of banning it?

Carrying a bundle of newspapers and shouting out the day’s headlines on city streets, the newsboy is an American icon. Featured in photographs, paintings, comic strips and public statues, he’s touted as someone who is quintessentially American. Who is—or was-- he? Why does he loom so large in the public imagination? And is he even always a boy? Vincent DiGirolamo, associate professor of history at...

Medgar Evers College is one of eleven four-year colleges in the City University system. Located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it was named after the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and was created with the mission of empowering and providing educational opportunities to the city’s educationally underserved black communities.

Since last year, Asian-Americans have experienced a 150% increase in violent attacks, according to some estimates. What has caused this surge in anti Asian feelings? How does prejudice against Asians and the stereotyping of people of Asian ancestry play out every day? And how do all of us lose out as a result?

Should Puerto Rico become a state? Over the last 50 years Washington lawmakers have introduced more than 100 bills to resolve Puerto Rico’s status, but none of them have gone anywhere. Now, there are two bills before the House of Representatives that could decide the island’s status once and for all. Is Congress finally ready to make Puerto Rico a state? And if so, how would that benefit the islan...

Shonna Trinch, sociolinguist and Edward Snajdr, cultural anthropologist, both faculty members in the Department of Anthropology at John Jay College, and authors of “What the Signs Say: Language, Gentrification and Place-making in Brooklyn.

Robert Jones Jr. takes an intimate look at homosexual love between two teen-aged slaves on a Mississippi cotton plantation

The British Royal family has renewed discussions of the centuries old issue of Colorism @onetoone discuss the topic with City College Prof. Vanessa Valdes

Who's responsible for misinformation and disinformation on the internet

“Remains to be Seen,”offers a rare perspective on former industrial, commercial, residential and natural sites across the U.S.

Learn why CUNY's Graduate Center is one of the top places for a graduate education in the country. A conversation with Dr. Robin Garrell, the new President of the Graduate Center.

Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Tamara Payne, co-author of "The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X" which just won the National Book Award.

Can Stoicism, an ancient Roman/Greek philosophy, help us live a modern life today? A talk with Massimo Pigliucci about new book "A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living."

Author Margot Mifflin talks about her new acclaimed book, "Looking for Miss America: A Pageant's 100 year Old Quest to Define Womanhood". She chronicles the history of an American institution that held generations of girls and woman in thrall.

Host Sheryl Mccarthy talks with filmmaker Yoruba Richen about new New York Times documentary "The Killing of Breonna Taylor", now streaming on Hulu. It delves into the background of the shooting and whether justice was served for Breonna Taylor.

Why do we need the ERA amendment today? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with CUNY Prof. Julie Suk about her new book, "We the Woman:The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment".

Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews CUNY Professor Eileen Markey, author of "Without Compromise" about the Village Voice investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. Find out how he changed investigative journalism.