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Okwui Okpokwasili on Centering Black Women's Experiences in Performance
Can dance and song offer insight into a performer's experience, even across race and gender? In this episode, Laura interviews MacArthur Genius Award winning choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili about her groundbreaking experimental work to communicate the lived experiences of African and African...
Gay USA 3/12/2020
Legacy of Mart Crowley, who broke gay barriers on stage with “The Boys in the Band”, Bad news from Alabama, Florida, and Arizona, Progress in South Carolina, Alaska, and New York.
Imagining How the World of Finance Really Works
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Professor Michael Hudson, Economist, Wall St. Analyst, Political Consultant, Commentator and Journalist; who offers his views in the way finance works and how debt is actually a tool for oppression.
Punto de Vista | Marzo 5, 2020
Carlos Cabrera tiene como invitada a Donaida Castillo, quien promociona el panel "El rol más importante de la Mujer Actual". Luego, Carlos entrevista a la conferencista Yira Vermenton, autora del libro "El ABC de la Felicidad".
Raising Vibrations against Gender-Based Violence
From native American Sun Dances and Ghost dances, to Irish Ceilis and jazz dancing across-the-color line, people have danced to resist, as well as to celebrate. Around the world a whole lot of women are keeping that tradition alive with mass dancing in the streets on or around VDay, February 14th. ...
How ARK is Transforming Villages
In this episode, the Makillala Crew: Jen and Rachelle, with guest co-host Lenn Almadin-Thornhill; interview Ayesha Vera-Yu, CEO & Co-Founder of Advancement for Rural Kids; and Paolo Española Co-Founder at Hidden Apron. They share with us how a five cents food program can fight poverty and...
Census 2020
Hosted by C. Virginia Fields, President and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on Health, Inc. (NBLCH); with guests Phillip Thompson, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives; and Julie Menin, Director of NYC Census 2020. This is a very informative conversation about the Census...
The 2020 Census: Stand And Be Counted!
Today, “Both Sides of the Bars” will discuss the importance of the 2020 Census and what people can do to participate in it. The Fortune Society’s Andre Ward hosts guest Kathleen Daniel, field director of NYC Census 2020, an organizing initiative established to ensure a complete and accurate count of...
What to Watch for as Hochul's 45-Day Transition Period Ends
Governor Kathy Hochul's self-imposed transition period ends Friday. Hochul has already made a number of changes to the executive chamber and state policy -- but with the end of the 45-day interval she may reveal some key remaining personnel and policy decisions she has promised over the first weeks...
City Council to Pass Bill Requiring 'Citywide Climate Adaptation Plan'
The Council will vote on Thursday to approve the legislation, Intro. 1620, which will require the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to oversee the development of and publicly release an initial, holistic plan addressing the risks that climate hazards pose to the city.
Housing Group Offers Roadmap for Full NYCHA Funding
A new report from Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a nonprofit affordable housing financing company, seeks to cut through some of the noise and offer a concrete roadmap to finally secure the funding that NYCHA and its residents need.
It’s About Sweating the Small Stuff’: Council Member Brannan on Resiliency Oversight, Improving City Government, and Running for Speaker
Following the severe destruction across the city from Hurricane Ida, City Council Member Justin Brannan is urging immediate measures to better equip the city to withstand severe storms in the future and “our new climate reality.”