Basic Black
By Basic Black
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Produced live at WGBH Studios in Boston, Basic Black *is the longest-running program on public television focusing on the interests of people of color. The show, which was originally called *Say Brother, was created in 1968 during the height of the civil rights movement as a response to the demand for public television programs reflecting the concerns of communities of color. Each episode features a panel discussion across geographic borders and generational lines with the most current stories, interviews and commentaries.
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Black and Brown Children with Autism or ASD is climbing. How come?
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Getting your points across through Public Speaking and Debate
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Diversity Equity and inclusion - Where are we?
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Remembering Mel King
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Black Women Business Owners Thriving
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Will Reparations Repair the Past?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The Food We Eat and Our Heritage and Culture
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell of Massachusetts
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Black Men Speak on Crime and the Killings of Tyre Nichols and Tyler Lawrence
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Philanthropists of Color Use their Dollars and Interests to Propel Causes for Communities of Color.
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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New Political Leaders of Color - Ready to Serve their Communities
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Will Black Twitter Survive Under Elon Musk's Control?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Embrace Boston Statue Revealed on Boston Common
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Boston's New Pitch
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Public Art: Museum without Walls
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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A Number of "Firsts" in the '22 Mid-Term Elections
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Can You Afford to Quiet Quit?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Why are courts using rap lyrics to criminalize artists of color?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Why is so little attention paid to Sick Cell Disease?
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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10/14 Natural Hair Glory
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Migrants in Massachusetts
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Basic Black Extra: Basic Black at the BPL - Do you Forage for Food?
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Basic Black Extra: Basic Black at the BPL - Berklee College Music Program for High Schoolers
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Basic Black Extra: Basic Black at the BPL - Stress and Burn Out
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Roe v. Wade Overturned
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Black Maternal Healthcare
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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The Rise of Race-Based Violence, Hate and Discrimination
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May 20, 2022 |
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Food Access and Culturally relevant food in communities
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May 13, 2022 |
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Roe v. Wade / Honoring Black Authors and Literature
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May 06, 2022 |
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William Monroe Trotter - His legacy and influence on a new generation
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Community Wealth Building helps raise a neighborhood
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Basic Black: Running for Health, Wellness, Fitness and Community
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Basic Black: Affordable Housing
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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A New Justice: The Supreme Court Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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The Oscars, Diversity and Representation
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Missing Black Girls
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Elizabeth “Mum Bet" Freeman and Her Fight/Triumph for Freedom
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Basic Black: Affirmative Action, Harvard Admissions and The Supreme Court
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Reading, Writing, and Banning Children's Books
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Voting Rights: Making Every Vote Count
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Basic Black: The Legacy of bell hooks and Lani Guinier
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Basic Black: Community Health Centers: On the Frontlines
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Mentoring New Leaders
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Basic Black: 2022: The Year Ahead
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Holiday Films and Representation
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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The Power of Your Name
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Black Cryptocurrency
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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The Other 'C'
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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The Next Mayor of Boston
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Kids, Tech, & STEM
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Critical Race Theory
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Fear of The Other
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Living Abroad
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Juneteenth
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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George Floyd-One year later
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May 21, 2021 |
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Young, Gifted and Stressed
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May 14, 2021 |
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Roots, Rhythm, and Culture: Examining Ethnic Heritage and Representation
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May 07, 2021 |
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Domestic and Sexual Violence Month
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Chauvin Trial & Police Shootings
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Cultural Fit
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Essential workers? Employee Protections// Stimulus
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Asian American Violence
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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The Lives of Transgender Women and Men
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Small Businesses Follow Up
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Massachusetts Mobile Vaccination Program
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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The Black Church Today
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Black Love: The Relationships that Hold us Together
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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Code Switching: How Black and Brown People Navigate Their Interactions in Different Spaces
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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Racial-Generational Trauma
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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All Hail Kamala
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Black Philanthropy and New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Vaccines and communities of color
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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2020 - Giving Thanks and a Year of Reflection
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Art and artist during COVID and racial unrest
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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Money Matters.
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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What’s Next: The Presidential Election
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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The value of the vote
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Sports Consciousness
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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College Presidents and Education-Covid
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Black Anger
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Generational Activism
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Finding your Faith
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Protests, Police and Hope for the Future
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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The Killing of George Floyd – A Nation Protests
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Businesses - Ready to reopen?
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May 29, 2020 |
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Race as a health imperative
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May 15, 2020 |
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COVID-19 and Minority Business Owners Fighting For Economic Survival
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May 08, 2020 |
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Digital Divide and Coronavirus
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May 01, 2020 |
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Unemployment
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Covid-19 and Race Disparities
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Coronavirus and Mental Health
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Covid-19's Grassroots Impact
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Coronavirus Pandemic and Communities of Color
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Super Tuesday
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON VS. W.E.B. DUBOIS
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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The N Word
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Nubian Square
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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THE 2020 OUTLOOK
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Mental health and loneliness
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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Success in Education: Boston Public Schools and Students of Color
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Review and analysis of The Impeachment Hearings
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Winning the Votes of Black Women
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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The history of 1619 and the film, "Harriet"
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Horror Noire
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Equity in the Cannabis Industry
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Diversity in Golf
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Diversity in Golf
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Fear of the Other
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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The Democratic Presidential Debates - who came out ahead?
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Roxbury Film Festival- New Landscape for Filmmakers
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Entrepreneurship
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May 31, 2019 |
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Cultural Identity
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May 17, 2019 |
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Doctors of Color
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May 10, 2019 |
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Reality of Reparations
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May 03, 2019 |
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Job Market for College Graduates of Color
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Marijuana In Massachusetts & How People of Color Fit In
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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College Debt & Debt Management
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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2020 Presidential Outlook
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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The Disparity of Clearance Rates in Communities of Color
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Blackface still present, and taking new forms in 2019
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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Previewing the Oscars
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Feb 23, 2019 |
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Hair: Down to the Roots - The Black and Brown Hair Experience
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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Colorism Continues to Plague Communities of Color
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Feb 09, 2019 |
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R. Kelly back in the News; Viral Videos Show New Form of Racial Bias
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Feb 02, 2019 |
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R. Kelly back in the News; Viral Videos Show New Form of Racial Bias
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Health and Diabetes Prevention - Highlighting the Link
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Jan 19, 2019 |
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The Only One - Diversity (?) in the Worplace
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Jan 19, 2019 |
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The Challenges of Mental Health Among Men of Color
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Jan 12, 2019 |
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Diversity comes to the United States Congress
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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How food and history bring family and community together
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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College Students Mental Health Challenges
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Midterm Elections and the Wave of New Officials
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Building Generational Wealth
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Harvard University Admissions Discrimination Lawsuit
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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The Hate U Give
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Is there a right time for athletes to use their fame to speak up and out about issues?
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Power, Influence and Persuasion
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Black Dancers Join the Show
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Politics and Celebrities - Bill Cosby, Kanye West, and Childish Gambino
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May 18, 2018 |
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Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of Basic Black
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May 11, 2018 |
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What's at Stake in the Suffolk County District Attorney Race
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May 04, 2018 |
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Puerto Rico Seven Months Later
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Puerto Rico Seven Months Later
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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The State of Education, Black Teachers Today
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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The Importance of Mentoring
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Defining and Assessing Feminism - What does it mean today?
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Wakanda (and Black Cinema) Forever - Black Panther and the Oscars
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Quinceaneras and Cotillions - Are they still Relevant?
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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LGBT People of Color and Healthcare
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Why Mental Health in Communities of Color is its own Conversation
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Donald Trump's First Year in Office
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Jan 27, 2018 |
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Gun Violence and Second Amendment Rights
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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The Boston Globe's Spotlight Series on Race
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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Legendary Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
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Jan 06, 2018 |
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Sexual Harassment & Assault in Communities of Color
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Nov 11, 2017 |
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The Cannabis Industry and People of Color
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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The Power and Politics of Sports
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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President Trump and Obama's Legacy
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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Trump's Decision to Overturn DACA
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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Puerto Rico 2 Weeks after Hurricane Maria
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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2017 Local and State Elections
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Oct 03, 2017 |