by lindaoppenheim | Nov 3, 2015 | Broadcast
Michel Martin talks with participants and workshop leader Kari Winter at a conference in Buffalo for descendants of slave narrative authors about the event and the stories of their ancestors. The New York Times also had an article about this event.
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 21, 2015 | Broadcast
The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) of the United Methodist Church will premiere Vital Conversations: An Interactive Video Series on Today’s Realities of Race and Racism on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. Click here for the link. The series will...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 1, 2015 | Broadcast
PBS announced a new series, Race Matters, “conversations on finding solutions to the painful divides that continue to plague our communities.” Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault will lead the project.
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 4, 2015 | Broadcast, Documents
Canada issued the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to continue to deal with the legacy of its Indian Residential Schools. Renee Montagne interviewed Murray Sinclair, chair of the Commission, on NPR Morning Edition on Thursday, June 4, 2015....
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 14, 2015 | Broadcast
This NPR story describes a multiracial, ” ‘modern progressive motorcycle club,’ that pays homage to the Buffalo Soldiers, the nineteenth century black Ninth and Tenth cavalry. “We are representing a legacy of a group of men that fought and...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 9, 2015 | Broadcast
“Something rare is happening in the world of ballet: At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., two African-American dancers will be the leads in The Washington Ballet’s production of Swan Lake: Misty Copeland, soloist with American Ballet Theatre, will...