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2020 Student Podcast Winners Tell Their Stories : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] What do kids want to talk about when it’s just them and their thoughts? That’s the question NPR’s education team has set out to answer with the Student Podcast Challenge since it launched last year. Back then, we aired some of the best podcasts on a Code Switch episode called “Dispatches From The School…
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How Edward Colston’s Statue Removal Has Divided Bristol : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, on Sunday, June 7. Ben Birchall/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Birchall/AP Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, on Sunday, June 7.…
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The Best Books About Race To Read During The Pandemic : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] A collage of the books featured in the episode: Catherine House; Take a Hint, Dani Brown; Real Men Knit; and Mexican Gothic. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR A collage of the books featured in the episode: Catherine House; Take a Hint, Dani Brown; Real Men Knit; and Mexican Gothic. LA Johnson/NPR…
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What It Means To Be A ‘Person Of Color’ : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] On the Code Switch podcast, we often use the term “people of color.” And it’s not something we thought a ton about until the Black Lives Matter protests reignited in May, and we saw a refrain across social media, particularly among Black people: Stop calling me a person of color. Many felt that people…
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The Fashion Industry’s Racial Reckoning : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Code Switch interviews senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan about the uptick in magazine covers featuring black women this September. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR Code Switch interviews senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan about the uptick in magazine covers featuring black women this September. NPR If you’ve been looking at the fall fashion and lifestyle magazines…
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A Treaty Right For Cherokee Representation : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] The artist’s depiction of how the Trail of Tears is related to the Treaty of New Echota. Weshoyot Alvitre for NPR hide caption toggle caption Weshoyot Alvitre for NPR The artist’s depiction of how the Trail of Tears is related to the Treaty of New Echota. Weshoyot Alvitre for NPR On this week’s episode…
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Hip-Hop, Mass Incarceration, And A Conspiracy Theory For The Ages : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden of NPR’s new podcast “Louder Than A Riot” Christian Cody and Joshua Kissi/NPR hide caption toggle caption Christian Cody and Joshua Kissi/NPR Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden of NPR’s new podcast “Louder Than A Riot” Christian Cody and Joshua Kissi/NPR By now, the story of hip hop’s ascent —…
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What Kamala Harris’s Past As A Prosecutor Can Tell Us : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Photo illustration: LA Johnson/NPR; Photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images Photo illustration: LA Johnson/NPR; Photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images Not long ago, we dove into some of the big generational divides among Black Democratic voters. And in that episode — which we did right after Kamala Harris was named the Democratic nominee for vice president — we…
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How Does Trump’s Racism Compare With Past Presidents’? : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] The U.S. is just a few months away from the end of Donald Trump’s first — and maybe his last — term as president of the United States. And while it’s unclear how this election will turn out, it is clear that the past four years have been … different from past presidencies. People…
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What Gen Z Latino Voters Want America To Know : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Victor Samuel Martinez-Rivera, Fernanda Ruiz Martinez, Heber Toscano and Alejandro Vasquez are voting for president for the very first time. Eve Edelheit, Deanna Dent and Xueying Chang/NPR hide caption toggle caption Eve Edelheit, Deanna Dent and Xueying Chang/NPR Victor Samuel Martinez-Rivera, Fernanda Ruiz Martinez, Heber Toscano and Alejandro Vasquez are voting for president for…