Race in America: Health Disparities with Secretary Xavier Becerra & Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Latinos have been among the communities hit hardest from the health effects of the virus. On Monday, March 7 at 2:00 p.m. ET, join Washington Post Live for conversations with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento about the lessons learned from the last two years and structural solutions for the future.
Race in America: Giving Voice with Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds is a best-selling author who is serving his third term as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. On Thursday, Feb. 24 at 11:00 a.m. ET, senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Reynolds about his latest work, “Ain’t Burned All the Bright” and why he calls his books “love letters” to Black children.
Race in America: History Matters with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) & Janai S. Nelson
Throughout American history, Black women have played a central role in the fight for civil and women's rights. Their work paved the way for future generations to ascend to new heights across all facets of society. On Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10:30 a.m. ET, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Janai S. Nelson, associate director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, each reflect on the women who inspired them, the continued structural barriers Black women face today and the forces that are pushing change in our continuing series about the role of Black women in the country’s history.
Race in America: History Matters with Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Judge Constance Baker Motley was the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary and the only woman on the NAACP legal team who won the landmark school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education. On Thursday, Feb. 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, discusses her new book, “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality,” in our continuing series about the role of Black women in the country’s history.
Race in America: History Matters with Deborah Watts
Mamie Till-Mobley stirred the conscience of the country after she insisted on an open casket funeral of her 14-year-old son and allowed Jet magazine to publish photos of his brutalized body. Her son, Emmett Till, was murdered by white supremacists in 1955. On Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Deborah Watts, co-founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation and a cousin of Emmett Till, discusses how Till-Mobley galvanized the civil rights movement in our continuing series about the role of Black women in the country’s history.