Tag: KUOW.org

  • Why white liberals need to figure out how to talk about race KUOW.org: 94.9 FM, Seattle News & Information 2017-01-06 By Katherine Banwell & Jamala Henderson Professor Ralina Joseph at the University of Washington says to just start talking about race. University of Washington Why is race so hard to discuss? Ralina Joseph, founding director…

  • From Raised Eyebrows To Raised Curtains: Rachel Atkins Tackles Racial Identity KUOW.org 94.9 FM: Seattle News & Information Seattle, Washington 2014-02-27 Marcie Sillman, Arts and Culture Reporter Actresses Kia Pierce and Marquicia Dominguez in Rachel Atkins’ play, “Black Like Us.” Credit Courtesy of Annex Theatre/Shane Regan When Rachel Atkins was 7, she and her sisters…

  • How do multiracial Asian people fit into discussions around race? The Record KUOW.org 94.9 FM | Seattle News & Information 2016-09-29 Caroline Chamberlain, Acquisitions Producer Bill Radke, Host Bill Radke sits down with Sharon H. Chang, author of “Raising Mixed Race: Multiracial Asian Children in a Post-Racial World.” She explains why it’s important to study the…

  • Steve Scher: “What is President Obama?” Ralina Joseph: “Well, if you were to ask him. President Obama is black. He is African-American.” Steve Scher: “Yeah. When President Obama came out after the Trayvon Martin killing and he said, ‘My kids would have looked like Trayvon Martin if they had been boys.’… Let’s unpack all of…