Podcast: 2019-05-16 School Segregation is Getting Worse 65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education

The Takeaway

School Segregation is Getting Worse 65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education 

The number of intensely segregated minority schools has tripled since 1988 with New York and California having some of the highest rates of school segregation. 

‘The Unsung Heroes:’ Military Kids Resilient, but Face Extra Challenges

Common realities of being in a military family, like having a parent deployed or moving around a lot, can be stressors for children. 

Creating an Advice Show By and For People of Color

KQED’s podcast “Truth Be Told” is an advice show designed to give people of color a space to talk among themselves that’s not framed through whiteness.

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