Why are so many journalists of color leaving the profession?
In September, Sam Sanders tweeted out a list of public radio hosts from marginalized communities who have left NPR in recent months: Lourdes Garcia Navarro, Shereen Marisol Meraji, Shankar Vedantam, Maria Hinojosa, Maddie Sofia, and Joshua Johnson.
Star Wars
What I learned: As our movies and TV shows continue to diversify, we can expect racists to become more frightened and yet more abusive.
Beware The Stereotype
This is a question I asked a group of friends last year, pre-pandemic, as we were chatting in my kitchen in Maryland. Everyone stopped to check out what people were wearing. Most of us were dressed in blue jeans and brightly colored t-shirts; I was wearing a red dress. Only one of us was in all black.
The Police & The KKK
Are police officers racist? This is an essential question that confronted me as I began to do research for an upcoming podcast recording. (I am guest hosting a couple episodes of “The debate,” a new show from Newsweek that hopes to demonstrate that civil discourse is possible, even between people who strongly disagree.)
