An Anti-Racist Future
Racism is the idea that one racial group is inferior or superior to another and has the social power to carry out and benefit from systemic discrimination. This applies to most, if not all, institutions in this country, including public media.
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.)