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Basic Black Podcast

Produced live at WGBH Studios in Boston, Basic Black *is the longest-running program on public telev

Episodes

Total: 179

Over the last few months everyone has been gripped by COVID 19, and now we are faced with a reckonin

It’s been a little over two months since Massachusetts’ stay at home advisory forced non-essential b

No longer up for debate communities of color have suffered the worst health and economic losses beca

The Paycheck Protection Plan or PPP was supposed to be a lifeline for small businesses struggling to

COVID 19 has revealed hard truths about America’s many divides --- none wider than the huge gap betw

Unemployment

2020/4/24

It’s an economic setback not seen since the Great Depression. Back then minority workers suffered hu

Over thirty thousand Massachusetts residents are infected and more than 1000 have died from the coro

COVID-19 has changed our daily lives. How should we balance our mental health during these uncertain

More than 3 million Americans applied for unemployment insurance this week, a number that experts sa

The number of people who have contracted the virus continues to rise in Massachusetts, around the co

Super Tuesday

2020/2/29

South Carolina voters will finally have their say tomorrow, Saturday. African Americans are one thir

Two giant historical figures in African American history who rose to prominence fighting for the rig

The N Word

2020/2/14

It’s recognized as one of the most vile slurs directed at African Americans. But the N word has a co

Nubian Square

2020/1/31

Nubian Square is the new name of the Roxbury community formerly known as Dudley Square. The change c

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

2020/1/24

Supporters of criminal justice reform have fought against policies promoting harsh sentences and mas

THE 2020 OUTLOOK

2020/1/17

A new decade and a new year. In 2020 America will experience a major demographic shift. Americans un

Nearly half of Americans report living without meaningful social interaction—they are lonely. Expert

This week, Massachusetts state legislators approved a big boost in K-12 school funding. Now awaiting

Will the impeachment hearings make a difference in the mind of citizens and will it impact the upco

The courting of the Black Women's vote. Both Democrat and the President are looking for votes fro