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13:14

Sharif El-Mekki

Reviving the legacy of the Black teaching tradition

Posted Feb 2023

4:46

Mollie Godfrey

One of the most banned books of all time

Posted Feb 2023

5:12

Keenan Norris

One of the most "dangerous" men in American history

Posted Feb 2023

15:22

Mariam Veiszadeh

How to recognize privilege – and uplift those without it

Posted Jan 2023

9:48

Fehinti Balogun

How to find your voice for climate action

Posted Nov 2022

0:00

Olivia Vinckier

A colorful case for outside-the-box thinking on identity

Posted Nov 2022

14:31

June Sarpong

We need leaders who boldly champion inclusion

Posted Oct 2022

11:12

Peggy Shepard

How to build an equitable and just climate future

Posted Aug 2022

4:36

Charita Gainey

How Phillis Wheatley captured the attention of the world

Posted Aug 2022

15:10

Julieanna L. Richardson

The mission to safeguard Black history in the US

Posted Jun 2022

0:00

Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira

The movement that inspired the Holocaust

Posted Mar 2022

21:33

Anna Malaika Tubbs

The critical role of Black mothers — and how to support all moms

Posted Mar 2022

0:00

Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard

The dark history of the suburbs

Posted Mar 2022

8:51

Faheem Curtis-Khidr

How the higher education system fails Black educators

Posted Feb 2022

0:00

Dwan Reece

The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes

Posted Feb 2022

16:12

Nick Turner and Whitney Pennington Rodgers

How to fix two of the most broken systems in the US

Posted Feb 2022

15:28

Deval Patrick

A different understanding of American patriotism

Posted Jan 2022

12:59

Rha Goddess and Deepa Purushothaman

4 ways to redefine power at work to include women of color

Posted Jan 2022

0:00

Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho

Can stereotypes ever be good?

Posted Dec 2021

4:32

Tanya Boucicaut

Can love and independence coexist?

Posted Oct 2021

5:40

Jenna C. Lester

Why skin disease is often misdiagnosed in darker skin tones

Posted Oct 2021

5:10

Sarah E. Tracy

What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you?

Posted Sep 2021

5:08

Dan Sayers

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

Posted Aug 2021

11:43

Miracle Jones

The radical, revolutionary resilience of Black joy

Posted Jul 2021

11:10

Sasha Sarago

The (de)colonizing of beauty

Posted Jul 2021

10:21

Candis Watts Smith

3 myths about racism that keep the US from progress

Posted Jul 2021

5:38

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

History's deadliest king

Posted Jul 2021

5:39

Robert Chang

The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act

Posted Jul 2021

4:46

Meg Jacobs

What few people know about the program that "saved" America

Posted Jun 2021

5:07

Susan M. Reverby

Ugly History: The US syphilis experiment

Posted Jun 2021

13:28

Sophie Williams

The rigged test of leadership

Posted May 2021

5:07

Orisanmi Burton

What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion

Posted May 2021

14:43

Joan C. Williams

Why corporate diversity programs fail — and how small tweaks can have big impact

Posted Apr 2021

10:11

Tim Nevius

The exploitation of US college athletes

Posted Apr 2021

15:32

Jodi-Ann Burey

The myth of bringing your full, authentic self to work

Posted Mar 2021

4:28

Karen L. Cox

Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history

Posted Feb 2021