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Black and white. ((bionicgrrl/flickr))
As we look at the politics and psychology of “passing,” we’ll hear from a mixed-race writer who identified as white at school and black at home while growing up and about one woman who thought she was all white until a family secret was revealed. Also, listeners react to Gov. Spitzer’s budget proposals, and Senator Biden's remarks regarding Barack Obama.
Reform Minded
Jennifer Cunningham, a political consultant who represents 1199 Service Employees International, the largest local union of health care workers in the country, and Michael Kink, legislative council to Housing Works, an advocacy and service organization for people with AIDS, discuss Eliot Spitzer's plan to tame Medicaid ...
Trader George
Gretchen Morgenson, business columnist for the New York Times, talks about George Bush's address about the state of the economy.
Black and White
Alice Pifer, director of professional education, Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and co-editor of The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity (Columbia University Press; Bk & DVD edition, 2006) and David Matthews, author of Ace ...
They're Out and Running
Errol Lewis columnist for the New York Daily News, discusses Senator Joe Biden's remarks on Barak Obama and his column on focus groups and the democratic presidential pool. Also, Craig Charney, president of Charney Research, talks about his focus group showing that Hillary Clinton has no ...
David Matthews
David Matthews, author of "Ace of Spades: A Memoir", discusses his book detailing his struggles with racial identity on The Brian Lehrer Show, ...
Alice Pifer
Alice Pifer, director of professional education at Columbia's School of Journalism, and co-editor of "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and ...