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Black Beauty

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Why does society look to European standards of beauty, emphasizing skin colors and hair types that exclude many black women? What are the impacts of the white standard on women, girls, and even men of color? Lilada Gee dives into Black Beauty today with three women from the local beauty scene that are creating Black […]

Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story

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This week marks the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. What happened after the bombing of Nagasaki? Today Minneapolis-based writer and teacher Caren Stelson joins Patty Peltekos to discuss her book, “Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story.” In August 1945, the atomic bombs released on the cities of Hiroshima and […]

Foxconn bill limits environmental regulations

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President Trump announced last week that Taiwan-based Foxconn is going to look at Wisconsin to create a 1,000-acre campus. Since then, legislators have laid out the benefits the state will gain from this, as well as the potential detriments. One area of concern as of late is the push back of environmental regulations presented in the […]

Vanessa McDowell Making History

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Lilada Gee is joined by Vanessa McDowell, who made notable history here in Madison by becoming the first Black CEO of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Madison in its 109-year history.  The YWCA was founded in 1855 in London by Emma Robarts and Mrs. Arthur Kinnaird in a period where slavery still existed. McDowell […]

“Democracy in Chains” examines roots of the radical right

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Nancy MacLean joins the program to discuss “Democracy in Chains,” the significant new book on the rise and influence of the anti-democratic libertarian right and how it has succeeded in shaping current debates, polices and politics. MacLean is a professor of history at Duke University. Her research is primarily focused on race, gender, labor history, […]