How the NAACP is connecting with the next generation of social activists

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How the NAACP is connecting with the next generation of social activists

By James Szkobel-Wolff,

Zshekinah Collier, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Diane Orson

Published April 13, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT

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Attendees stand behind a sign with the NAACP's logo at a 2015 rally in Washington, D.C. The civil rights group is holding its annual convention in Baltimore this year.

For over a century, the NAACP has fought to protect civil rights for all Americans. Their work helped overturn Jim Crow Laws in the south, was the catalyst for the desegregation of public schools, and instrumental in securing voting rights. But now, after the rise of the BlackLivesMatter movement, what role does the NAACP play in our modern society? Plus, a look at how some are fighting the student loan debt crisis.

Guests:

Scot X Esdaile: President of the , National criminal justice chair, and 2022 NAACP Image Awards Activist of The Year
Anne Watkins: Founder of
Cristher Estrada Perez: Executive Director of The Student Loan Fund Borrowers鈥� Collective

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James Szkobel-Wolff

James Szkobel-Wolff is a producer for the 海角换妻 Radio鈥檚 weekly show 'Disrupted,' hosted by Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean.

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Zshekinah Collier

Zshekinah Collier is a producer for 海角换妻 Radio鈥檚 weekly show 'Disrupted.' Previously she was a Radio Production & Storytelling Intern and contributed to 'Audacious,' 'The Colin McEnroe Show,' 'Seasoned,' and 'Where We Live.'

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Khalilah Brown-Dean

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on 海角换妻.

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Diane Orson

Diane Orson is a special correspondent with 海角换妻. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now; and The World from PRX. She spent seven years as CT Public Radio's local host for Morning Edition.

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