In a new essay, NPR host Ayesha Rascoe writes about how Howard University helped shape her into the person she is today. The essay is part of a collection that she edited called 'HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience' and features contributors like Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams and comedian Roy Wood Jr. This hour, she tells us about the book and her career, discussing everything from self doubt to sounding different from the hosts that NPR listeners are used to.

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Ayesha Rascoe: host of NPR’s 'Weekend Edition Sunday' and one of the hosts of 'Up First.' She edited and wrote the introduction to the new book 'HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience'

In a new essay, NPR host Ayesha Rascoe writes about how Howard University helped shape her into the person she is today. The essay is part of a collection that she edited called '<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ayesha-rascoe/hbcu-made/9781643753867/">HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience</a>' and features contributors like Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams and comedian <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted/2023-08-09/a-candid-conversation-with-comedian-roy-wood-jr">Roy Wood Jr.</a> This hour, she tells us about the book and her career, discussing everything from self doubt to sounding different from the hosts that NPR listeners are used to.
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Ayesha Rascoe: host of NPR’s '<a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/">Weekend Edition Sunday</a>' and one of the hosts of '<a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first">Up First</a>.' She edited and wrote the introduction to the new book '<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ayesha-rascoe/hbcu-made/9781643753867/">HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience</a>'
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Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.

From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted">Disrupted</a>, host and political scientist <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/khalilah-brown-dean">Khalilah Brown-Dean</a> unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.
From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

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NPR host Ayesha Rascoe celebrates what it means to be 'HBCU Made'

Both Democrats and Republicans are hoping immigration policy will win them votes in 2024. This hour, we take a look at immigration laws from the past and present. Atlantic Staff Writer and 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winner Caitlin Dickerson talks about Biden and Trump's records on immigration and tells us who is immigrating to the U.S. today. We also hear from a group that supports immigrants through community organizing in Bridgeport and Hartford, and we learn about a restrictive immigration act that was signed 100 years ago.

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Caitlin Dickerson: Staff Writer for The Atlantic. In 2023 she won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the U.S. policy of separating migrant children from their families.


Barbara López: Director of Make the Road Connecticut


Mae Ngai: Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University. Her most recent book is The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics.

For more on the history of U.S. immigration policy, you can listen to our episode on Chinese American exclusion and resistance.

Both Democrats and Republicans are hoping immigration policy will win them votes in 2024. This hour, we take a look at immigration laws from the past and present. Atlantic Staff Writer and 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winner <a href="https://www.caitlindickersonjournalist.com/">Caitlin Dickerson</a> talks about Biden and Trump's records on immigration and tells us who is immigrating to the U.S. today. We also hear from a group that supports immigrants through community organizing in Bridgeport and Hartford, and we learn about a restrictive immigration act that was signed 100 years ago.
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Caitlin Dickerson: Staff Writer for <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/caitlin-dickerson/">The Atlantic</a>. In 2023 she won a <a href="https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/caitlin-dickerson-atlantic">Pulitzer Prize</a> for her work on the U.S. policy of separating migrant children from their families.
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Barbara López: Director of <a href="https://www.maketheroadct.org/">Make the Road Connecticut</a>
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Mae Ngai: Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University. Her most recent book is <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393634167">The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics</a>.
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For more on the history of U.S. immigration policy, you can listen to <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted/2023-09-13/the-long-history-of-chinese-american-exclusion-and-resistance">our episode on Chinese American exclusion and resistance</a>.

Immigration policies that have shaped the U.S. from 1924 to 2024

As election day steadily approaches, we hear two conversations about voting. Back in March, Khalilah hosted a live event with MSNBC Legal Analyst Charles Coleman Jr. We take a listen to that event and learn how Black voters can make a difference in their communities. The discussion was part of The Legacy Foundation of Hartford's Black Excellence Speaker Series.

Then, Jacqueline De León, Senior Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, talks about a 2020 report on barriers to voting access that Native Americans face and how those could impact the 2024 elections.

GUESTS:


Charles Coleman Jr.: MSNBC Legal Analyst, Civil Rights Attorney and Co-Host of 'Black Men in America: Road to 2024,' which aired on MSNBC in February


Jacqueline De León: Senior Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund and co-author of the report Obstacles at Every Turn: Barriers to Political Participation Faced by Native American Voters. She is an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo.

As election day steadily approaches, we hear two conversations about voting. Back in March, Khalilah hosted a live event with MSNBC Legal Analyst Charles Coleman Jr. We take a listen to that event and learn how Black voters can make a difference in their communities. The discussion was part of <a href="https://legacyfoundationhartford.org/">The Legacy Foundation of Hartford</a>'s Black Excellence Speaker Series.
Then, <a href="https://narf.org/profiles/jacqueline-de-leon/">Jacqueline De León</a>, Senior Attorney with the <a href="https://narf.org/">Native American Rights Fund</a>, talks about a <a href="https://vote.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/obstacles_at_every_turn.pdf">2020 report</a> on barriers to voting access that Native Americans face and how those could impact the 2024 elections.
GUESTS:
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Charles Coleman Jr.: MSNBC Legal Analyst, Civil Rights Attorney and Co-Host of '<a href="https://www.nbc.com/black-men-in-america-road-to-2024">Black Men in America: Road to 2024</a>,' which aired on MSNBC in February
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<a href="https://narf.org/profiles/jacqueline-de-leon/">Jacqueline De León</a>: Senior Attorney with the <a href="https://narf.org/">Native American Rights Fund</a> and co-author of the report <a href="https://vote.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/obstacles_at_every_turn.pdf">Obstacles at Every Turn: Barriers to Political Participation Faced by Native American Voters</a>. She is an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo.
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BIPOC voters face difficult questions and barriers to access in 2024

Seventy years ago, Brown v. Board of Education outlawed racial segregation in public schools. This hour, we look at the historic Supreme Court decision — and some of the inequities that still exist in education today.

We speak with the Executive Director of a youth development organization in Hartford working to close education opportunity gaps.

And later, we talk about the legacy of Ellen Peters, the first woman appointed Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. She wrote the opinion in Sheff v. O’Neill, a landmark school desegregation case here in Connecticut.



GUESTS:

Kathy Trusty: Independent historian and children’s author.

Andrea Williams: Executive Director, ConnectiKids.

Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson: Chief Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court.

Richard Palmer: Former Connecticut Supreme Court Justice, Chairman of the state Public Defender Services Commission.

Seventy years ago, Brown v. Board of Education outlawed racial segregation in public schools. This hour, we look at the historic Supreme Court decision — and some of the inequities that still exist in education today.
We speak with the Executive Director of a youth development organization in Hartford working to close education opportunity gaps.
And later, we talk about the legacy of Ellen Peters, the first woman appointed Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. She wrote the opinion in Sheff v. O’Neill, a landmark school desegregation case here in Connecticut.
 
GUESTS:
Kathy Trusty: Independent <a href="https://dehumanities.org/speaker/kathy-trusty/">historian</a> and <a href="https://blackprops.blackhistoryedzone.com/">children’s author</a>.
Andrea Williams: Executive Director, <a href="https://ct-kids.org/">ConnectiKids</a>.
Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson: Chief Justice, <a href="https://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/justiceRobinson.htm">Connecticut Supreme Court</a>.
Richard Palmer: Former Connecticut <a href="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/justice6.html">Supreme Court Justice</a>, Chairman of the state Public Defender Services Commission.

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