Should race be included on official forms? How should one respond to those questions? What do you say to someone who calls you a racially derogatory name? JJ and Chris answer listener questions and their own.
Washington Post writer Robin Givhan, a Black woman, says the fact that protesters voices were not really heard until the mostly white moms arrived left her troubled. JJ and Chris also discuss whether the name Dixie should be stripped from a Florida High School.
MotorTrend magazine Editor-in-Chief Mark Rechtin and Writer Gretchen Sorin discuss why they published the article and explain why driving for Black motorists is as dangerous as it ever was.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tells COLORS African-Americans, as a demographic group, are hit harder by COVID-19 than other races. He says there are two primary reasons. He also says we could be taking vaccines soon.
Many Asian-Americans have been victimized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hostile behaviors including verbal abuse and physical attacks have increased significantly. Angelie Chong, past President of the Korean American Coalition of Washington says now is the time to bring everyone together, to stop it.
Recent statistics suggest Milwaukee is the most racist city in America. But former Mayor John Norquist, who led Milwaukee from 1988-2004 says only the KKK is more racist than the process used to arrive at that conclusion.
Michael Grinston is biracial. He’s struggled with his identity his “whole life”. Now, he’s seized his opportunity as the Army’s most senior enlisted solider to push and promote racial equality and understanding.
Rick “Doc” Walker, was a Rose Bowl champion and a Super Bowl champion -a proven winner. Now he’s a spokesman for how to win at social and racial justice in the NFL and everyday life.
Ernie Green talks about his friend John Lewis and the angry white mobs they faced -he and eight other African American students as they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 -and Lewis on Bloody Sunday in 1965. He reflects on what they accomplished and the similarities between their efforts and the Black Lives Matter movement today.
Colin Kaepernick is not talking, but the NFL Network’s Steve Wyche, who knows him well, is. He sheds some light on Kaepernick and the massive changes that his kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 reflected -changes the rest of us are just beginning to make, four years later.