LETS TALK ABOUT RACE (LTAR) :THINGS FALL APART-SEVERE WEATHER -BROUGHT ON MY CLIMATE CHANGE-BREAKS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

Let’s Talk About Race (LTAR)

Journalist Roundtable Topic: Things Fall Apart-Severe Weather -brought on my Climate Change-breaks our infrastructure
Talking Points:
'Indigenous peoples have been on the front lines of environmental racism for decades " Indigenous rights lawyer and activist Sherri Mitchell explains why all Americans should care about environmental justice and Indigenous issues
Is racism considered a public health crisis? Virginia lawmakers say it is, and so do educators in Hampton Roads.
Harriet Tubman Middle School Climate Justice
Flint, Michigan, tried to save money on water. Now its children have lead poisoning.
The urban heat island effect
In San Francisco, they call bike lanes, white stripes of gentrification
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Let's Talk About Race (LTAR), a new intergenerational, roundtable discussion of independent national journalists featuring rigorous conversations and analysis of news coverage and the role race plays in politics, government, economy, education, and health. LTAR currently airs on KBOO Community Radio in Portland, OR.
LTAR brings independent journalists from all over the country from Atlanta, Georgia to Texas and Pennsylvania with a home base in the Pacific Northwest. The hosts bring their own flavor, journalistic perspectives, and integrity.
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The roundtable line-up features: LaNita Duke, an award-winning audio and video producer who has written, directed, and produced political news and commentary for Grassroots NW and KBOO Radio for over 45 years. Dianne Johnson, a journalist from Texas co-host/musicologist on From the Grassroots, a political news magazine. Althea Billings, current News Director at KBOO Community Radio. Cecil Prescod, is a talk show host of local, national, and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa. Nia Gray, host and blogger of The Faith Report and The Woke Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And Michelle Melton, Associated Producer and Technology Reporter from Atlanta, Georgia