Shanta Covington

We continue Black.Queer.Rising. with entomologist Dr. Samuel Ramsey, founder and director of the Ramsey Research Foundation, about his love of insects and why his work is so crucial.

At least 25,000 people have gone missing on the journey through the Mediterranean Sea in the last decade.  

There's a need to change our concept of what’s “good” and “healthy” when the traditional constructs are harmful to Black women.

We talk with the directors of the docuseries "Murder in Big Horn" about the disturbing epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.

The Family and Medical Leave Act was groundbreaking for its time, but also limited. Now Democratic lawmakers are renewing their push to expand the policy to include paid leave.

While people with disabilities are more likely overall to experience financial difficulties, that is particularly true for people of color with disabilities.

Last year, a stunning upset in a late winter Louisiana special election made history. That history maker – Commissioner Davante Lewis – joins for our series: Black.Queer.Rising.

The plans to build a controversial $90 million dollar, 85-acre police training facility in Atlanta's South River Forest has sparked a movement about race, land, and power.

The documentary The Big Payback shows that reparations in the U.S. are more than possible. 

From Rosewood to St. Paul, the fight for reparations continues. 

In the new book Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past, a group of historians take on how the myths of our past affect our present.

On January 1st an important national drug policy went into effect: seniors on Medicare will not have to pay more than $35 monthly for insulin.

How did the country find itself witnessing the erosion of faith in democracy, and what can be done to reverse course?

One of the Fall’s highly anticipated films was The Woman King starring Viola Davis.

The Buffalo massacre and other recent racially motivated attacks call to mind the racist violence that targeted Black communities in the early 20th century.

We're kicking off Black.Queer.Rising with Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins.

After the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision many wondered: What can I do in the fight to protect abortion access? Enter Lizz Winstead and Operation Save Abortion.

It's one of the most buzzed about books of 2022, and now it's part of The Takeaway Holiday Book Club. What book did we choose?

Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ death brings a renewed focus to mental health challenges in Black and Latino communities. We discuss the challenges and offer solutions.

 Today’s topic: the ongoing legal battle against Torey Lanez who Megan Thee Stallion alleges shot her in 2020 after a Hollywood party.