Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown is a mother of three from Jamaica who moved to New York in 1996 and describes herself as a “Caribbean Queen not an ice princess.”, which is why annually she celebrates her Labor Day weekend at Carnival. She gave us an understanding of Carnival culture beginning in July to prepare costumes, host activities…
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Creativity is a noun, it is the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. Young Bronx, NY native named Devonte Watson is a determined scholar who has joined our team for the summer. He could have quarantined his talents from the world but even during a pandemic…
Read MoreWe’ve made dozens of Code Switch episodes since the podcast launched in 2016. You’ve joined us when we explored the race and culture stories in breaking news, or when we revisited chapters in America’s complicated racial history. Maybe we answered one of your questions in an ‘Ask Code Switch’ episode. We’ve also had amazing musicians,…
Read MoreWelcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 256, dated April 28, 2020. Pandemic watch. Going by Stitcher’s pandemic timeline, it’s now Week 9, or eight weeks into life under widespread lockdown. Last night’s coronavirus update from Podtrac saw the first unambiguously positive note in a while: The week of April 20–26…
Read MoreWelcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 254, dated April 14, 2020. Pandemic watch. So, here’s my sense of where we are at the moment: it’s April 14, 2020, which means that, as of this week, we’re about one full month into widespread implementation of social distancing measures in most places…
Read MorePublished 04/07/2020 | Reading Time 5 min 19 sec DALLAS, Tx. (BlackNews.com) — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D- Ala.) said the $1.05 billion in emergency funding to HBCUs is critically needed to help these schools and the communities in which they’re located, according to an exclusive interview with Thomas Joyner Jr., founder and host of The New…
Read MoreThe global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, is causing panic and anxiety worldwide. According to licensed clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula, the uncertainty as well the loss of one’s daily routine can be especially taxing. In an interview with Business Insider, the psychologist said that in addition to seeking…
Read MoreA WordWe’d like to have A Word with you. In The Root’s op-ed video series, thought leaders across various disciplines give their perspectives on the important issues you should know about. For the past two years, Diamond Stylz and her podcast co-hosts Mia Sloan and Zahir Alexander have been providing space for black people to…
Read MorePhotograph by Spencer Platt / Getty The last time a Democrat won the White House, he had enormous support from black voters; lower support from black voters was one of many reasons that Hillary Clinton lost in 2016. Marcus Ferrell, a political organizer from Atlanta, tells The New Yorker Radio Hour about the importance of…
Read MorePhoto: Rebecca Carroll/WYNC If you’re looking for a new podcast to fill your extra waking hours, cultural critic Rebecca Carroll launched one this week: Come Through came out yesterday on WNYC; it features interviews with “great thinkers, writers, and artists about faith, representation, white fragility, and how it’s all playing out in 2020.” As Carroll…
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