'They Can't Just Be Average,' Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar
In a radical new high school in Washington, D.C., the push for academic success sometimes clashes with providing young men the love and support they need to thrive.See pcm.adswizz.com for information ...
25 Okt 201746min
A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School
Too many young, black men struggle in America's education system. Washington D.C. is trying to do something about it with a new, boys-only high school. NPR's Cory Turner and Education Week's Kavitha C...
18 Okt 201743min
The Passing Of A "Failing" School
When a school shuts down, students lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that disproportionately affects black students in the U.S. Sher...
11 Okt 201738min
Puerto Rico, My Heart's Devotion
The haphazard response to Hurricane Maria has underscored the tricky, in-between space that Puerto Ricans occupy. They're U.S. citizens — although nearly half of the country doesn't know that. But tho...
4 Okt 201722min
Befuddled By Babies, Love And Ice Pops? Ask Code Switch
When social interactions become racially charged, sometimes even the most woke among us are prone to faux pas. So this week, we're taking on our listeners' most burning questions about race. We'll tal...
27 Sep 201727min
A Weed Boom, But For Whom?
The history of cannabis in the U.S. ― and its criminalization ― is deeply interwoven with race. As the legal cannabis market gains traction, people of color who were targeted by the drug war could be ...
18 Sep 201727min
It's Getting (Dangerously) Hot in Herre
On this week's episode we talk about why certain communities are more vulnerable to catastrophic weather events like hurricanes and heat waves. Saying "mother nature doesn't discriminate," ignores the...
13 Sep 201729min
An Advertising Revolution: "Black People Are Not Dark-Skinned White People"
How do you get black people to buy cigarettes made for cowboys and antebellum-style beer? Turns out, you don't. On this episode: Tom Burrell, who transformed the ad industry with a simple motto, "Blac...
6 Sep 201728min
