Although around 50% of Connecticut’s population have received at least one vaccine shot, there are still significant racial disparities. White people are nearly twice as likely as Black people to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. There’s a push to address the conditions that create vaccine hesitancy in Black and brown communities – but there’s […]
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CNN’s Don Lemon Talks To His Friends About Racism ; Changing Perceptions Of Asians In America
This week, a Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s death a year ago prompted calls to end police violence, and usher in broader social change. And now, even with the guilty verdict, many continue to question the meaning of justice. This hour on […]
Rethinking Theater In A Post-Pandemic World
In the last year, we’ve seen two disruptions prompt real reckonings about what theater is, and what theater can be. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced theaters around the world to close their doors, artists and organizations had to find creative ways to reach their audiences. And racial uprisings prompted theaters to question their relevance beyond […]
Disruptors: Young Connecticut Activists Speak Out
This hour on Disrupted, meet three young Connecticut disruptors. These activists are all in their early 20s and they’re finding their voices and power to speak out for issues that are important to them – from racial justice, to transportation, and environmentalism. GUESTS: Katharine Morris – scholar-activist focusing on environmental justice, Masters of Public Policy […]
A New History Of African America; Untangling The Complexities Of Rights In America
This moment in American history can feel unprecedented. But white supremacist violence and debates over whose rights really matter are hardly new. This hour on Disrupted, we talk to two authors who provide crucial historical and theoretical context to this moment. Keisha N. Blain co-edited Four Hundred Souls, A Community History of African America. The […]
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