Counter Stories®

Discussions on race, identity, social justice and culture in a region grappling with demographic changes. With Anthony Galloway, Luz Maria Frias, Don Eubanks and Hlee Lee.

January 28, 2015 11:59 AM

Counter Stories: A conversation about Cosby

The story of Bill Cosby's fall from grace is at the intersection of race, class, gender and celebrity.

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January 19, 2015 3:08 PM

Counter Stories: How "Selma" reverberates

What it means to have a major motion picture depict the Civil Rights era through a black lens.

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December 20, 2014 4:18 PM

Counter Stories: How we celebrate the holidays

From collard greens to tamales, Celia Cruz Christmas albums to spontaneous four-part harmonies, Counter Stories crew members share their holiday traditions.

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December 16, 2014 12:26 PM

Counter Stories: Organized disruption

Anthony Newby, executive director of the Minneapolis-based "Neighborhoods Organizing for Change" joins the Counter Stories team to talk about the protests against police brutality.

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December 8, 2014 1:10 PM

Counter Stories: Breaking point or turning point?

Has the nation reached a turning point in its understanding of the problem of excessive force by police in communities of color?

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November 26, 2014 10:04 AM

Counter Stories: The model minority

In this installment, the price Asian-Americans pay for being viewed as 'the model minority.' And, cultural faux pas. Everyone's made them, including Counter Stories panel members.

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November 18, 2014 1:20 PM

Counter Stories: Executive action and immigration

In this installment, what executive action on immigration means for unauthorized immigrants, and what does it take to be a 'white ally?'

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November 11, 2014 3:19 PM

Counter Stories: 'Not Your Mascot'

David Glass, president of the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, joins the panel to discuss the "Not Your Mascot" march and rally. And, a gut reaction to #pointergate.

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November 7, 2014 5:52 PM

Counter Stories: Dear White People

Counter Stories panel members review the movie "Dear White People," and respond to an American Civil Liberties Union report on police arrests in Minneapolis.

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November 3, 2014 10:30 AM

Counter Stories: Confronting Ebola

Special guest and St. Paul schools employee Mariama Kpaka-Sengita describes her crusade to raise awareness of the Ebola crisis in her native Sierra Leone.

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