Kai Wright
Here’s why you should care if you don’t have any black friends
The conversation about events in Ferguson involves race, but maybe not in the way you think. While a new study showed that most white Americans don’t have non-white friends, many people say it shouldn’t be taken as an indicator of personal racism but rather large-scale issues that deserve the real attention.
Friday Follow: GOP, Affirmative Action, and Satan
The NYPD has been monitoring Muslims. Affirmative Action is under attack. A Koran was burned in Afghanistan sparks protests. The GOP primary race roles on, and Rick Santorum believes in Satan. These stories and more will be covered by our panel which includes Kai Wright, editor of Colorlines, Farai Chideya, a journalist and blogger at […]
Solving Black Unemployment in America
The national unemployment level continues to hover around 9 percent. But among African-Americans, that number shoots up to about 16 percent. On Friday’s program The Takeaway spoke with Robert Johnson, founder of BET and CEO or RLJ Companies. Johnson, who was the first African-American to become a billionaire, has a new idea for how to get […]
This week’s agenda: Obama’s bus tour, super committee, Perry’s bid
President Obama is departing today for his three-day bus tour through the Midwest. As the race to for the presidency kicks up a notch, a Congressional twelve-member ‘super committee’ will begin work on a debt-reduction strategy. Kai Wright joins us.
Are Blue Collar Jobs the Answer to the Shrinking Black Middle Class?
The public sector is the leading employer for African-American men, and the second-largest employer for African-American women – which means public sector lay-offs have disproportionately affected the black middle class. What is the solution?