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Gay USA 5/5/2021

Legendary author Alison Bechdel tells us about her new book; President Biden supports transgender youth. ∎ Our guest at the top of the show is writer and artist Alison Bechdelon her new graphic memoir “The Secret to Superhuman Strength” offering her reflections on self-improvement, death and her...

Gay USA 4/28/2021

Biden appoints LGBT leaders to Dept. of Defense; federal judge dismisses lawsuit against trans school athletes.

Obesity as a Disease

April is National Minority Health Month, and this year host C. Virginia Fields talks with guests Dr. Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie and Kesha Calicutt about obesity and the implications of this condition in black and brown communities.

Gay USA 4/21/2021

LGBTQ hero activists discuss attacks from the right and how we fight back — in the courts and with the people. ∎ As Republican-led legislatures across the country accelerate anti-LGBT legislation, our guests are Nadine Smith, director of Equality Florida and Shannon Minter, legal director of NCLR on...

Gay USA 4/14/2021

NCAA promises support for trans athletes; Pres. Biden nominates gay sheriff to run Customs and Border Protection.  ∎ The NCAA pulls its major events out of states that prohibit trans participation in school sports. ∎ Biden picks out gay Trump critic to lead Customs and Border Protection. ∎...

Repairing Today's Ineffective Justice System Strategies

American prisons house more than 1.5 million individuals, an increase of over 390% since 1978. This growth persisted even in the face of an overarching decline in crime rates since the 1990s and the longest terms of incarceration since we began to collect accurate data. Over 600,000 men and women...

Imagining How to End America's Racial Dilemma

We know that children's life chances are overwhelmingly dependent on the income and education of their parents. Over 65 years after the Supreme Court struck down school segregation in Brown v. Board, black children are as segregated from white students as they were in the mid-1970s.


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This Week on MNN

July 6, 2023

This Week on MNN we join MNN community producers for some Summertime Fun

This Week on MNN

June 29, 2023

This Week on MNN we congratulate the winners of the 2023 Hometown Media Awards 

 

Leon Taylor to Receive Jewell Ryan-White Award for Cultural Diversity

June 27, 2023

Leon Taylor, Manager of Production and Facilitation at Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), will be honored with the Jewell Ryan-White Award for Cultural Diversity by the Alliance for Community Media. This esteemed recognition acknowledges Leon's outstanding contributions in fostering inclusivity...