/tags/black-voices Black Voices en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:15:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-04-11/julia-bullock-and-terence-blanchard-are-changing-how-we-understand-opera We talk to legendary jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and classical singer Julia Bullock, two musicians who are changing the world of opera. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:15:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-04-11/julia-bullock-and-terence-blanchard-are-changing-how-we-understand-opera Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /news/2025-04-08/hartford-launches-new-program-to-increase-homeownership-among-black-and-brown-residents A new program in Hartford will transform vacant lots into new housing. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says the goal of the program is to boost homeownership opportunities among "Black and Brown" residents. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:54 GMT /news/2025-04-08/hartford-launches-new-program-to-increase-homeownership-among-black-and-brown-residents Abigail Brone /news/2025-04-03/gender-bias-suit-by-yale-professor-dismissed-over-lost-bid-to-be-top-pastor-of-famed-black-church The Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, a Yale Divinity School professor and former assistant pastor at Abyssinian, was among the candidates interviewed in the search for a successor to longtime senior pastor Calvin O. Butts III, who died in 2022. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:24:19 GMT /news/2025-04-03/gender-bias-suit-by-yale-professor-dismissed-over-lost-bid-to-be-top-pastor-of-famed-black-church David Crary / Associated Press /news/2025-04-03/complicity-in-injustice-new-haven-church-wrestles-with-its-connection-to-slavery-200-years-later A church connected to Lucy and Lois, documented as the final two enslaved people sold in New Haven in 1825, recently held a service to honor their stories and resilience. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:11:01 GMT /news/2025-04-03/complicity-in-injustice-new-haven-church-wrestles-with-its-connection-to-slavery-200-years-later Sujata Srinivasan /show/disrupted/2025-03-28/martha-s-jones-explores-racial-identity-by-looking-at-her-own-family-history While writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:46:28 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-03-28/martha-s-jones-explores-racial-identity-by-looking-at-her-own-family-history Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /show/disrupted/2025-03-21/covid-has-exacerbated-existing-inequities-in-race-and-disability We discuss the inequities that the pandemic exposed, from how COVID-19 impacted people with disabilities to a broader look at the history of health and race. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:20:15 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-03-21/covid-has-exacerbated-existing-inequities-in-race-and-disability Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /news/2025-03-07/ccsu-celebrates-african-diasporic-strength-and-culture The Center of Africana Studies at Central º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State University held its 31st annual conference Thursday, celebrating African strength, culture, and how people can help be an ally for the Black community. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:42:32 GMT /news/2025-03-07/ccsu-celebrates-african-diasporic-strength-and-culture Kaily Martinez /show/disrupted/2025-03-07/to-understand-homeownership-inequities-today-bernadette-atuahene-takes-us-back-generations We explore the way racist housing policies like redlining have impacted generations of Americans as law professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses her new book 'Plundered.' Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:23:56 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-03-07/to-understand-homeownership-inequities-today-bernadette-atuahene-takes-us-back-generations Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /show/disrupted/2025-02-28/what-black-history-month-means-in-todays-political-climate This hour, a panel discusses the significance of Black History Month in the context of President Trump's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:59:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-02-28/what-black-history-month-means-in-todays-political-climate Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /news/2025-02-28/60-years-later-the-voting-rights-acts-legacy-and-its-uncertain-future Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, its protections are under threat. º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's Khalilah Brown-Dean breaks down its impact, challenges and what’s at stake. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:54:18 GMT /news/2025-02-28/60-years-later-the-voting-rights-acts-legacy-and-its-uncertain-future John Henry Smith