January 21, 2022

Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, & Black Tennis w/ Cecil Harris

Listen on VoiceAmerica.com Episode Description Have you ever wondered what goes into the making of tennis champions like Serena, Venus, and Naomi? The answer would surprise […]
November 19, 2021

God Save the Queens: Women in Hip-Hop History with Kathy Iandoli

Listen on VoiceAmerica.com Episode Description The empowerment of women in hip-hop begins with acknowledging their accomplishments. Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t […]
October 1, 2021

Mercury Boys: Young Adult Fantasy & its Issues w/ Chandra Prasad

Listen on VoiceAmerica.com Episode Description OFTEN USING HISTORY AS A LENS TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE ROLES GENDER AND RACE PLAY IN SELF-DETERMINATION, CHANDRA CREATES VIVID […]
September 3, 2021

America Calling: Rajika Bhandari on Answering the Call

Listen on VoiceAmerica.com Episode Description America Calling : A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility We talk about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, […]
August 20, 2021

Silent Winds, Dry Seas: Vinod Busjeet on Colonialism, ID, & Place

Listen on VoiceAmerica.com Episode Description Come with us as we travel to Mauritius, to look at a beautiful turbulent country through the lens of a you […]
June 25, 2021

Identity Adoption & Belonging: A Panel With Jacob Taylor-Mosquera

Listen on VoiceAmerica.com Episode Description Julie Ryan McGue, Author of Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family & Belonging and Jacob Taylor-Mosquera, Author of I […]
May 28, 2021

Hood Feminism: Mikki Kendall on Women that The Movement Forgot

Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues.
April 30, 2021

When the Red Gates Opened: Dori Jones Yang’s Memoir about China

Dori was among the first American correspondents to cover China’s transformation from Maoism to modernization. Her deeply personal memoir follows her rise from rookie reporter to experienced journalist.
April 23, 2021

When You Look Like Us: Pamela N. Harris & Being Black in America

From debut author Pamela N. Harris comes a timely, gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls’ disappearances are too often overlooked.