Joe Plourde appears in the following:
What 9/11 Did to One Family
Thursday, September 09, 2021
Grief, conspiracy theories, and a family’s search for meaning in the two decades since the attacks.
A Uyghur Teen’s Life After Escaping Genocide
Thursday, August 19, 2021
The Uyghur refugee Aséna Tahir Izgil escaped the genocide of her people in China. Now she’s trying to be a teenager in America.
Desegregation By Any Means Necessary
Monday, April 05, 2021
A gun-toting Black Power advocate was made principal of a Marin County, California school during efforts to desegregate 50 years ago. As they try again, we recount his radical legacy.
How to End the Dominion of Men
Monday, March 29, 2021
Andrew Cuomo’s just the latest. Why is masculinity so often conflated with domination? And how do we separate the two? Kai turns to a historian and to a novelist for answers.
The Missing History of Asian America
Monday, March 22, 2021
We’ve been here before: A time of national stress, Asian Americans made into scapegoats, and violence follows. The community saw it coming. So why didn’t everybody else?
Collective Loss, Collective Care
Monday, March 15, 2021
We’re looking back at a year with Covid-19 to reflect on our tremendous losses and the remarkable ways communities have come together to take care of themselves.
Capitalism vs. Time
Monday, March 08, 2021
As Amazon workers conclude a historic unionization drive, we consider the history of collective action -- and the struggle to shield our humanity from the demands of productivity.
Actor Daniel Kaluuya’s Road to Revolutionary
Thursday, March 04, 2021
Kai talks to the “Judas and the Black Messiah” star about his award-winning portrayal of Fred Hampton and the legacy of the Black Panther Party.
The Secret Tapes of a Suburban Drug War
Monday, March 01, 2021
A cop in Westchester, NY, was disturbed by what he saw as corruption. He started recording his colleagues -- and revealed how we’re all still living with the excess of the war on drugs.
Blackness (Un)interrupted
Monday, February 22, 2021
Our Future of Black History series concludes with conversations about self-expression. Because when you carry a collective history in your identity, it can be hard to find yourself.
Nobody Wants To Work With The Trumps Anymore
Friday, January 15, 2021
Andrea Bernstein talks to David Fahrenthold and Zach Everson about what's next for President Trump's private businesses. Plus: An announcement on the future of Trump, Inc.
Lessons From a Year in Isolation
Monday, December 28, 2020
A first draft of history for 2020, told through three very personal efforts to find -- and keep -- human connection amid a pandemic.
15. Julián Castro's Common Census
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Julián Castro says checking a box on the U.S. Census form could transform your neighborhood. Plus, why would anyone want to run for president?
14. Ira Madison III Keeps It, Kay Oyegun Gives It
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Ira Madison III on how Twitter launched him beyond the internet. And Kay Oyegun on writing the story of one of the most popular families on American TV.
13. Waubgeshig Rice Saw This Apocalypse Coming
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
For Waubgeshig Rice and his community, the climate crisis is all too familiar: “It is already part of the indigenous experience... the ending of a world.”
12. Ava DuVernay Takes Us Online, Desmond Meade Leads Us to Vote
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Ava DuVernay launches the online learning initiative she wishes she had as a teenager. And Desmond Meade makes the case for why every vote counts.
11. Gabrielle Union is Raising Black Daughters and Learning As She Goes
Tuesday, June 09, 2020
Gabrielle Union is inspired by her daughter Zaya: “She's very clear about who she is, what she wants to say, how she wants to say it...I wish I knew that at 12!”
10. Don Lemon is a Soldier for The Army of Truth
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
In the era of “fake news,” CNN anchor Don Lemon says reporters need to beware of the “objectivity trap” set by the Trump administration.
9. Bassey Ikpi Didn’t Enter the World Broken
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Author Bassey Ikpi struggled with a certain kind of heaviness and worry growing up. In 2004, she was able to put a name to those feelings when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
8. Elie Mystal: Call It a Lynching
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
News reports have referred to the death of Ahmaud Arbery as a “shooting,” a “murder,” and a “killing.” But commentator Elie Mystal says it’s clear it should be called a “lynching.”