Veralyn Williams appears in the following:
Keep Calm and Check Your Bias
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Research shows that racism and other prejudices are most acute when the stakes are high, so Kai talks with Dr. Gail Christopher about how to control for that reality, during a pandemic.
40 Acres in Mississippi
Thursday, January 30, 2020
We fact check a family legend about "40 acres and a mule," and find a story about the promise and peril of the American Dream at the end of Reconstruction.
America For Someone Like Me
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
While many in the U.S. assume it's a better life with more opportunities, Radio Rookie Mame wonders whether that's true for her. She moved to America from Senegal in 2017.
When Did You Realize You Were Black?
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Radio Rookie Arame Sene says she didn't realize she was 'black' until she moved to America from Senegal.
When We See Each Other: Black Americans, African Immigrants
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Radio Rookie Arame Sene came from Senegal almost three years ago. She is now constantly confronted by questions of identity she never had to consider before moving here.
Social Media When You're a Refugee
Thursday, September 05, 2019
Radio Rookie Thaina Rezil has, at times, struggled to stay present in her new life in New York, especially when her home country of Haiti is in crisis.
Making Friends When You're Shy
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Ndioubou Sarr wants a group of close friends to have fun with and be supported by. But her shyness gets in the way of finding connection, until one classmate makes the difference.
The Stakes: 'Giving Birth While Black'
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Veralyn Williams & Linda Villarosa discuss the massive disparity between mortality rates for white and black mothers and babies.
Giving Birth While Black
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Black women and their babies are dying at shockingly high rates during and after child birth. One big reason is the implicit bias of doctors. So what do we do about it?
Gentrification: Feeling Like an Outsider in Your Own Neighborhood
Monday, November 14, 2016
For kids growing up in fast-changing neighborhoods, the change can be destabilizing. Rookie reporter Corinne Bobb-Semple shares what the changes in Bed-Stuy have meant to her.
Seven Schools Later, One Student's View of Segregation
Friday, November 04, 2016
It’s frustrating that so few students know there are differences between predominantly black and white schools. My older sisters and I know. We lived them.
Digital Waves Festival Live Chats
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Feel free to bounce between the three chats or stick with the one that most interests you. You can log in at the bottom of each chat using your Facebook or Twitter account.
Born In Sierra Leone, Young Woman Documents Her Final Steps On Path To Citizenship
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Born In Sierra Leone, Young Woman Documents Her Final Steps On Path To Citizenship
Op-Ed: My Own Path to Citizenship
Thursday, February 14, 2013
"The ceremony took hours, but it wasn't until I walked out with my citizenship certificate that I finally felt claimed."
Teens and Guns: Reflections from Radio Rookies
Thursday, January 31, 2013
During a press conference last week, President Obama with Vice President Joe Biden by his side, announced his plan to implement 23 executive actions, to prevent gun violence nationally.
Obama Speaks to “Dreamers," Rookie Response: Deferred Action is not enough
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Since his first term in office Obama has promised a path to citizenship for the estimated 1.76 million undocumented immigrants, who were brought to the U.S. as children.
The Evolution of Teen Gossiping and Bullying: Told by Radio Rookie Reporters
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
The Evolution of Teen Gossiping and Bullying: Told by Radio Rookie Reporters
American Dream - Minus My Mom
Thursday, December 13, 2012
At 17-years-old Tangeneka Taylor moved to the U.S from Guyana with her dad and sister. Along with having to adjust to a new country, she’s had to adjust to life without her mom.
Sickle and Me
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Nearly 100,000 Americans suffer from a disorder called Sickle Cell Anemia. Radio Rookie Bree Person hates talking about Sickle cells – but she put together this report nevertheless.
