Category: Audio

  • The weird, strange narrative of Rachel Dolezal The Remix WHYY-FM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2015-06-17 James Peterson, Host What determines your race? Is it about genetics or cultural identification? The curious case of Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who has been passing for black, has been met with surprise, outrage and confusion. Dolezal, former president of the Spokane…

  • Rag Radio 2015-07-03 – Historian Victoria Bynum on Southern History, Racial Violence & the Confederate Flag Rag Radio: Driving in the Left Lane! Cutting-edge alternative journalism, politics, and culture in the spirit of the Sixties underground press. KOOP 91.7 FM, Austin Texas Friday, 2015-07-03, 19:00-20:00Z (14:00-15:00 CDT) Thorne Dreyer, Host Victoria Bynum, Emeritus Professor of…

  • Mat Johnson On ‘Loving Day’ And Life As A ‘Black Boy’ Who Looks White Fresh Air National Public Radio 2015-06-29 Terry Gross, Host As a biracial child growing up in Philadelphia, writer Mat Johnson identified as black – but looked white. His new novel is about a man who returns to his hometown after inheriting…

  • As South Carolina deals with its Confederate flag, one town in Brazil flies it with pride The World Public Radio International 2015-06-22 Bradley Campbell, Producer Descendants of American Southerners wearing Confederate-era dresses and uniforms dance during a party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War in Santa Barbara D’Oeste,…

  • Episode 613 – President Barack Obama WTF with Marc Maron Monday, 2015-06-22 Marc Maron, Host Barack Obama, President of the United States Marc and President Obama in the garage (Photo: Pete Souza) Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race…

  • Rachel Dolezal’s Story Sparks Questions About ‘How People Experience Race’ All Things Considered National Public Radio 2015-06-16 Audie Cornish, Host Khadijah White, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Allyson Hobbs, Assistant Professor of History Stanford University NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Rutgers University professor Khadijah White and…

  • Cultural Appropriation Metro Morning CBC Toronto 2015-06-16 Matt Galloway, Host The controversial head of the Spokane, Washington branch of the N.A.A.C.P., Rachel Dolezal, has stepped down from her post. Matt Galloway spoke with Rema Tavares, she is the founder of Mixed in Canada. Listen to the interview (00:07:21) here.

  • Pew: Multiracial Americans Now Make Up 7% Of Population Wisconsin Public Radio Thursday, 2015-06-11, 16:35 CDT Aliya Saperstein, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stanford University Jennifer Sims, Adjunct Visiting Professor of Sociology University of Wisconsin, River Falls According to Census data, only about 2 percent of Americans consider themselves to be multiracial, but a new report…

  • The Invention of Hispanics Latino USA 2015-05-22 Hosts: Marlon Bishop, Producer Camilo Vargas, Producer Guest: G. Cristina Mora, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of California, Berkeley Before 1970, the US Census Bureau classified Mexican, Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants as whites. Each community of Latin American origin would go by their nationality and by the…

  • Novelist Mat Johnson Explores The ‘Optical Illusion’ Of Being Biracial Weekend Edition Sunday National Public Radio 2015-05-24 Growing up in Philadelphia, Mat Johnson lived mostly with his mother in a black neighborhood. The son of an African-American mother and an Irish-American father, his skin was so light that he might have passed for white. But…