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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.

Counter Stories: A call for a national conversation on reparations

The commemoration of 400 years since the first Africans were enslaved in the United States has reinvigorated efforts to change the hearts and minds of U.S. Congress and America about reparations.
by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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Counter Stories: How do you fix the diversity problem in film and TV?

In the wake of the #OscarsSoWhite movement and the lack of diversity in TV and films, there are some writers, actors, and directors from diverse backgrounds who are changing the narrative.
by Jo Erickson

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Counter Stories: Call me by my name

In this edition of Counter Stories the team looks at why people struggle to pronounce unfamiliar names and the effect on those whose names are regularly butchered.
by Jo Erickson

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Counter Stories: The migrant caravan

Counter Stories: The migrant caravan

In this episode of Counter Stories, the team discusses the migrant caravan making its way to the U.S., as well as concerns about voter suppression ahead of next month's midterm elections.
by Brandt Williams and Julie Siple

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Counter Stories: Trump's proposed immigration rule and the Kavanaugh hearings

Counter Stories: Trump's proposed immigration rule and the Kavanaugh hearings

How is the Trump administration's proposed new immigration rule affecting immigrants in Minnesota? And what do last week's Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh mean for women and people of color in America?
by Julie Siple and Jonathan Blakley

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