Jacklyn Martin

"TORN APART: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World" explores how the U.S. child welfare system tears Black families apart.

How powerful is a Los Angles County Supervisor? L.A. County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell is here to tell us.

What caused the collapse of Venezuela? Will the country's ties to Russia play a part in the current conflict with Ukraine?

In his new book, “Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants,” Noorani uses the stories of people and families fleeing their homes in different parts of the world.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and tv talk show host Tamron Hall on life, work and advice for young journalists.

We’re joined by New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz, the first Latina to hold that position.

For our ongoing series Black.Queer.Rising, we speak with the 17-year-old nonbinary DJ, music producer, and electronic musician Moore Kismet.

Why are the cases of missing Black women and girls not covered as extensively as other missing people? 

 Five decades of race, gender, and political power and how it all connects in the American midwest. 

The book “White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation’s An American Dilemma and the Making of a White World Order” examines the influential text and the powerful monied interests behind it.

A new CDC report shows that pregnancy related deaths for mothers rose in the first year of the pandemic. Black women continue to be disproportionately affected. 

Can there ever be true justice if most cases never make it to trial and instead are subject to plea bargaining?

The Women's National Basketball Association has fined the NY liberty organization $500,000 dollars for chartering flights for their team last season.

Richard Kim, the new Editor-in-chief of TheCity.nyc joins us to discuss his new position, the world of nonprofit newsrooms and how they can compete with their big money counterparts.

We dissected the issues he covered and the issues he left out with Pablo Manríquez, Capitol Hill correspondent for Latino Rebels and Michael Tomasky, editor for The New Republic. 

The cast of 'As We See It' discusses living with Autism and working in a neurodiverse-positive environment.

The Takeaway speaks with producers Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar about bringing their iconic animated show back for this month’s revival “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.”

The Ukraine border crisis entered a new phase on Monday when Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two separatist regions in Eastern Ukraine.

Congresswoman Robin Kelly on what she is trying to do in Congress to curb gun violence, why it means so much to her, and why so little has gotten done.

The MLB is in a lockout for the first time since 1995 and its threatening to delay the start of spring training as well as the regular season.