Jami Floyd appears in the following:
The Life and Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Monday, September 21, 2020
WNYC's Jami Floyd discusses Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's approach to interpreting the Constitution, and her commitment to advancing equal rights over several decades.
A Court On The Edge
Monday, September 21, 2020
Voting rights cases are moving fast. The Affordable Care Act faces yet another life or death hearing. And that’s before we even get to the fight over who’ll replace Justice Ginsburg.
COVID-19 Has Highlighted Racial Disparities In Health Care —And The Need For More Black Doctors
Thursday, September 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted racial disparities in health care, including the need for more Black doctors.
WNYC's Plan to cover Race, Class and Social Justice
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Jami Floyd, senior editor for race and justice at WNYC, talks about her new job leading WNYC's unit that plans to cover the news through the prism of race, class, and social justice.
Jami Floyd Talks About the New Race & Justice Unit
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
Today WNYC Launched a new Race & Justice Unit. Jami Floyd drops by ATC to speak with Sean Carlson about what inspired the unit, and what reporting it will bring to WNYC.
The Designers Of An "It-Bag" In The Fashion World Are Trying To Make A More Equitable Market
Friday, September 04, 2020
Telfar has introduced a program for its hottest item that aims to combat online resellers who charge triple the price.
While Some Arts Institutions Flounder, One Found A Way To Pivot
Friday, September 04, 2020
The 92nd St Y has made $3 million from its online offerings during the pandemic.
Jami Floyd Leaves ATC For Next Mission At WNYC
Friday, September 04, 2020
After five years as the local host of All Things Considered on WNYC, Floyd will step into a new role at the station.
Is New York's Covid Infection Rate Artificially Low?
Thursday, September 03, 2020
New York is one of the most aggressive states in the country at encouraging people without symptoms of the virus to get tested. Is that what's making the percentage of positives so low?
Federal Court Question Trump's Plan To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From A Key Census Count
Thursday, September 03, 2020
A panel of federal judges aggressively questioned the Trump administration about its plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census tally used to determine congressional seats.
Mayor Delays Opening of NYC Public Schools
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
New York City will require random, monthly Covid tests at all public schools.
Weekly Music Roundup: Gregory Porter and Death Valley Girls
Monday, August 31, 2020
New Sounds
This week, Gregory Porter takes flight; Matthew Dear takes a test drive; Death Valley Girls get airborne on Earth, and Chief Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's live record, 'Axiom.'
NYCHA Leaders Stump For Trump, But They Don't All Support Him
Friday, August 28, 2020
The Republican National Convention included a short video of public housing residents and leaders.
Young Protesters At The March On Washington Say It Links Them To Their Elders
Friday, August 28, 2020
New Yorkers traveled to Washington, D.C. to mark the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March for Jobs and Freedom.
Republicans and Race
Thursday, August 27, 2020
What Republicans get right, and what they get wrong, on race and racism.
Eric Trump Makes Time To Stump For His Dad, But Not To Speak With New York's Attorney General
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to enforce a subpoena against Eric Trump and the Trump Organization.
New York City's New Suffragist Monument Comes With Controversy
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Plans for a new Central Park statue originally only included Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Soujourner Truth was added after a public outcry.
Nikki Haley Tells Republicans That America Isn't Racist
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Drawing on her experience as a "brown girl in a black and white world," Haley assured Republicans that America still works.
NYCHA Chairman Proposes Massive Borrowing Against Future Government Payments
Monday, August 24, 2020
Greg Russ describes his proposal to borrow from the bond market to pay for repairs to 175,000 apartments.
Weekly Music Roundup: Nubya Garcia, Lea Thomas, and Pharrell Williams
Monday, August 24, 2020
New Sounds
Pharrell Williams celebrates Black entrepreneurs, sax player Nubya Garcia celebrates her Afro-Caribbean roots, and electro-composer Dan Deacon celebrates Extreme Dog Grooming.
