EpisodeJazz and Civil Rights
The personal and professional lives of musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane cannot be divorced from the struggle for racial equality.
EpisodeWhat Air is to Fire
A life steeped in literature fueled the rise of the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office.
EpisodeHBCUs Past, Present, and Future
Historically Black Colleges and Universities are powerful American institutions.
EpisodeThe Grand Mothers
Two stunning poetry collections by Remica Bingham-Risher and Latorial Faison honor their grandmother’s. And: a legendary interview with Lucille Clifton.
EpisodeMake Us
During WWII, the government created the National War Labor Board to regulate labor and control inflation
EpisodeLove Languages
People and relationships change too much to rely on love languages to save the day.
EpisodePrecarious Work
Globalization and automation are threatening the security of jobs from truckers all the way up to the computer scientists.
EpisodeMore Than My Mistakes
The United States locks up close to 2 million people. That’s more than the population of entire states like West Virginia, Maine, and New Hampshire.
