Live broadcasts featuring a panel of the sharpest observers of the current news, events, and topics impacting black communities locally and nationally. A simultaneous live stream at www.basicblack.org < http://www.basicblack.org> gives viewers the opportunity to submit comments and questions in real time during the broadcast. Basic Black has served as a vehicle for African American community empowerment and for the sharing and celebration of its rich history and culture since 1968. The series remains one of the longest-running programs on public television focusing on the interests of people of color.
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This week we'll look at sports consciousness and the impact of many athletes embracing activism on a deeper level and whether the climate of racial reckoning provides more players an opening to speak out without risking their careers.
This week the show looks at The Vote, its meaning and cost in the upcoming presidential election.
This week, the panelists will discuss the Presidential Election.
Some experts claim that the economy is the third leg of the pandemic, and with millions of people out of work, limited work hours, and businesses closing due to the coronavirus, the stress of staying afloat is mounting.
This week, we speak with artists of color creating art/work during COVID and racial unrest.
This week, the show will cover COVID, racial unrest, the economy and the election.
This week, the show will discuss the COVID vaccines and how to move beyond fear, history, and distrust of the medical community amongst people of color.
We'll speak with two of the founding members of this new fund as well as two recipients.
This week, we will discuss the Presidential inauguration and Kamala Harris becoming the first Black and Asian female Vice President of the United States.
This week, a look at racial generational trauma and how events and issues are passed down from one generation to the next.
Valentine's day is this weekend, and this week's episode will celebrate and discuss Black love, relationships, and rituals.
This week, PBS aired ?The Black Church,? a documentary hosted by Henry Louis Gates.
This week, the program will look at vaccine equity.
We'll speak with four entrepreneurs and business owners on how they got through the year.
This week, we'll discuss the Black transgender community and how Black transgender men and women go about their day-to-day lives encountering discrimination in housing and employment, violence, and death.
This week, we discuss discrimination against Asian Americans and how the AAPI community is coping with heightened violence, as well as ways for the community to inform, protect, and connect to each other.
This week, a look at worker protections and essential workers, plus the lingering questions and concerns about how COVID-19 and vaccinations impact workers and those returning to the workplace.
This week, a look at cultural fit and how employees of color define a workplace and company culture, as well as how societal issues influence office dynamics.
This week, the show looks at the Derek Chauvin case.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and this week we are going to look at Domestic and Sexual abuse during Covid-19 to discuss the challenges and concerns for people of color that have been or are being abused.
A look at cultural identity and representation. How can members of the BIPOC community preserve the integrity of their cultural group, cultural traditions and norms while providing racial understanding? In addition, what happens when people of color from various groups do not want to be seen or considered as a racial monolith but as someone from an individual group with a specific ethnic background and ideology? And since George Floyd's death and the climate of racial reckoning plus DEI, has identity and appropriation become narrower or broader?
On today's show, we discuss the stress on Gen Z-ers and millennials as they make their way through life and into the working world.
Revisiting George Floyd one year later. Has anything really changed? Our panel discusses.
A look at Juneteenth, the commemoration/holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.
There's a romanticized view of living abroad. Writers like James Baldwin and Richard Wright left the U.
Basic Black returns to begin a new season. Today we look at Critical Race Theory and how it has been used and distorted regarding teaching children about systemic racism in school.
Ahead of Massachusetts STEM Week, October 18 - 22, 2021, the panel will discuss STEM/STEAM and getting kids of color interested in the area, into programs, and potential future opportunities.
The panelists discuss the Boston mayoral race between Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George.
Since the pandemic, getting routine checkups have been delayed, however not obtaining regular checkups can have disastrous consequences to your health.
This week, we look at cryptocurrency - or "crypto" - and whether it is a path to generating wealth for people of color.
When was the last time you thought about your name? Often, our name is the first thing people learn about us.
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