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Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

Colors is the 2025 winner of the Belva Davis Award, presented by the SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards. Colors is a frank discussion about race. Join JJ Green, who is black and guests of different racial backgrounds as they discuss the challenges the nation faces as it struggles to heal and make meaningful changes for racial equality. It's a safe, non-judgmental, apolitical space to discuss race. Join us.

Latest Episodes

WABJ: A Powerful Force for Truth, Representation and Journalism Excellence
WABJ: A Powerful Force for Truth, Representation and Journalism Excellence
For nearly 50 years, the Washington Association of Black Journalists has helped shape the future of American journalism through mentorship, advocacy, scholarship, and fearless storytelling. At a time of deep division and disinformation, WABJ continues to elevate voices, strengthen newsrooms, and defend ...
Remembering Cuba:The Story of Roxy Lohuis and her life in Florida
Remembering Cuba:The Story of Roxy Lohuis and her life in Florida
Roxy, who points out that she is Cuban, not Cuban-American, grew up in New York and New Jersey. But she, like most Cubans, she says, ended up in South Florida because she was drawn there. As she's grown and thrived there, she ...
From Memphis to Washington: Dina Curtis on Memory, Race, and America’s New Struggle
From Memphis to Washington: Dina Curtis on Memory, Race, and America’s New Struggle
In this episode of Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America, Dina Curtis traces her family’s journey from Mound Bayou, Mississippi, the oldest continuously all-Black town in the U.S. and the civil rights legacy of Memphis to her adult life in ...
Seattle’s Leadership Test: Mayor Katie Wilson and Communities of Color
Seattle’s Leadership Test: Mayor Katie Wilson and Communities of Color
Naomi Ishisaka, columnist with The Seattle Times breaks down her sit-down with Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, offering a clear look at how the city’s leadership is navigating public safety, inequality, and community demands.The conversation highlights a more nuanced, listening-driven approach to ...
241 | The Voices That Built Us: Confronting Power, Memory, and the Ancestors We Choose
241 | The Voices That Built Us: Confronting Power, Memory, and the Ancestors We Choose
In this episode, JJ Green speaks with William H. Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church and author of Ancestors, about how the past continues to shape power, identity, and decision-making today.Lamar makes a compelling case that our ancestors ...