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Listening in on the national conversation about race, on Twitter and beyond. Plus, the re-release of a satirical novel about bi-racial identity, and upheaval at Reddit. (episode)
It's been two years since the origin of the movement and slogan, born the night George Zimmerman was acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin. We hear how it happened and what's changed.
The LA Times just hired a reporter to cover Black Twitter. Dexter Thomas discusses his new assignment and what the media usually get wrong about this nebulous space in the Twitterverse.
One year after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, there's been a big push for a national conversation on race and policing. WNYC's Brian Lehrer actually hosted one.
The resignation of Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has prompted extensive discussion about the future of speech on the web.
“Oreo,” Fran Ross’s 1974 novel about a biracial teen’s search for her father, was a misfit for its times. More than 40 years later, are audiences finally ready for this satirical tale?