Continuing her National Poetry Month series for April, today Ali Muldrow gets to have the very best kind of book club with poet Jasmine Mans about her latest collection, Black Girl, Call Home, which some readers have called “the Black Girl Bible.” They have a rich conversation about the power of poetry to mimic memory, […]
Having Impossible Conversations through Art
“When difference is an inextricable truth of our reality, how can the art of conversation become a strategy for survival?” This is the question at the heart of Primer for an Impossible Conversation, a new dance performance coming virtually to Madison this week that has been described as “a collage of imagery, movement, humor, and […]
Bridging the Racial Homeownership Gap
According to research done by the Urban Institute, “The gap in the homeownership rate between black and white families in the US is bigger today than it was when it was legal to refuse to sell someone a home because of the color of their skin.” To break this down for us, Ali speaks with […]
Madison school board approves employee handbook changes
The Madison school board voted four to three last night to approve changes to the district’s employee handbook. The changes mean a switch to how the district reviews its teachers for personnel decisions. Notably, the changes remove seniority as the sole factor determining which teachers get laid off first. Under the new policies, seniority would […]
LGBT+ Legislation and the Fight for Trans Equity in Wisconsin
Earlier this month, trans rights activists gathered outside the state capitol to protest the Protect Women in Sports Act, which would ban transgender athletes in K–12 sports. On today’s show, Ali discusses this legislation along with a bill prohibiting conversion therapy and the fight for trans equity in Wisconsin with Megin McDonell, executive director of […]
In Conversation with Leesa Cross-Smith
It’s another edition of Ali’s Book Club! Today, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow spends the hour with Leesa Cross-Smith to discuss her latest novel, This Close to Okay, which explores topics like mental health and the importance of human connection through the story of two strangers who spend a healing weekend together. Leesa Cross-Smith is a […]
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