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Brentin Mock Talks Voter Suppression on MSNBC’s ‘PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton’

by Rebekah Spicuglia on August 25 2012, 10:17AM

Colorlines.com Investigative Reporter Brentin Mock appeared on MSNBC Al Sharpton to Discuss True the Vote’s Voter Growing “Poll Watcher” Network

Topics: Colorlines Press, /NOW Blog

Jamilah King Speaks On WNYC About Sports, Race, Class, and Fashion In Sneaker Culture

Jamilah King Speaks On WNYC About Sports, Race, Class, and Fashion In Sneaker Culture

by Nia King on August 24 2012, 5:16PM

Jamilah King speaks on WNYC’s “The Takeaway with John Hockenberry” about sneakers, race, and advertising.

Topics: Colorlines Press

Kai Wright Discusses America's Demographic Shifts on Minnesota Public Radio

Kai Wright Discusses America’s Demographic Shifts on Minnesota Public Radio

by Nia King on July 31 2012, 5:03PM

Kai Wright appeared on Minnesota Public Radio to discuss America’s shifting demographics.

Topics: Colorlines Press

Rinku Sen Discusses Role Of Race On The Immigration Debate At Culture Project Impact Festival 2012

Rinku Sen Discusses Role Of Race On The Immigration Debate At Culture Project Impact Festival 2012

by Nia King on July 18 2012, 4:19PM

Rinku Sen discusses race and immigration with with Define American founder Jose Antonio Vargas, Karen Kaminsky (New York Immigration Coalition Deputy Executive Director), Iyaba Ibo Mandingo (poet/painter/performer), and Cristina Jimenez (United We Dream Managing Director).

Topics: Colorlines Press

Kai Wright Discusses Black Unemployment And Presidential Politics on The Brian Lehrer Show

Kai Wright Discusses Black Unemployment And Presidential Politics on The Brian Lehrer Show

by Nia King on July 9 2012, 5:24PM

Colorlines Editorial Director Kai Wright appeared on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” to discuss politics and the economy.

Topics: Colorlines Press

LatinoUSA: Seth Wessler on SB1070 Supreme Court Decision

LatinoUSA: Seth Wessler on SB1070 Supreme Court Decision

by Rebekah Spicuglia on July 2 2012, 11:02AM

Colorlines.com’s Seth Freed Wessler produced a segment on the SB 1070 decision for NPR’s LatinoUSA.

Topics: Colorlines Press

Jamilah King Speaks About The Term

Jamilah King Speaks About The Term “Minority” CUNYTV’s “Independent Sources”

by Nia King on June 6 2012, 6:01PM

Jamilah King discusses why the word “minority” is going out of style on CUNYTV’s “Independent Sources”.

Topics: Colorlines Press

RELEASE: New Study Offers Insights about Young Progressives’ Views on Activism and Race

by Rebekah Spicuglia on May 24 2012, 9:54AM

May 24, 2012 (New York, NY) — Through a series of focus groups in key cities with Occupy participants and other activists aged 18-30, the Applied Research Center today released findings on young people’s motivations for engaging in activism, concerns…

Topics: Colorlines Press

'Minorities'? It's Not Even Accurate. Try 'People of Color'

‘Minorities’? It’s Not Even Accurate. Try ‘People of Color’

by Rinku Sen on May 18 2012, 11:11AM

“People of color” is now commonly used far beyond political circles, as “minority” fades into the category of things that used to be true. It is past time for the media and the general public to embrace the phrase.

Topics: Census, Colorlines Press, Media, Rinku Sen

Seth Wessler Acceptance Speech: 2012 Hillman Prize for Web Journalism [VIDEO]

by Rebekah Spicuglia on May 15 2012, 1:38PM

Colorlines reporter Seth Freed Wessler was awarded the prestigious Hillman Prize for his work on Shattered Families investigation, which found at least 5,000 U.S. citizen children are in the foster care system today due to the detainment or deportation of…

Topics: Colorlines Press, Media

Seth Wessler Talks Deportation and Shattered Families [VIDEO]

by Rebekah Spicuglia on May 11 2012, 11:20AM

“The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann” invited Colorlines.com reporter Seth Freed Wessler to discuss the Shattered Families report: “Children are being ripped from the arms of their parents at an alarming rate today in America. 5,000 American children are in…

Topics: Colorlines Press

Tea Party Confab Plans Voter Intimidation at the Polls [Audio]

by Rebekah Spicuglia on May 11 2012, 10:30AM

A Tea Party group who gained notoriety in recent elections for harassing and intimidating Houston voters has spun off into an organization called “True the Vote.” It plans to swarm polling stations nationwide on election day, with claims to be…

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Colorlines Press

Seth Freed Wessler Discusses Shattered Families on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann

Seth Freed Wessler Discusses Shattered Families on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann

by Nia King on May 9 2012, 3:41PM

When parents get deported, the children often end up in foster care. Seth Freed Wessler discussed the impact of ICE tearing apart immigrant families on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann.

Topics: Colorlines Press

Seth Freed Wessler Discusses Arizona's SB 1070 on Democracy Now

Seth Freed Wessler Discusses Arizona’s SB 1070 on Democracy Now

by Nia King on April 26 2012, 5:52PM

Seth Freed Wessler discusses the significance of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070 coming before the US Supreme Court on Democracy Now.

Topics: Colorlines Press

Kai Wright Talks LGBT Housing Bias on MSNBC

Kai Wright Talks LGBT Housing Bias on MSNBC

by Jorge Rivas on April 16 2012, 11:29AM

Kai Wright, Editorial Director of Colorlines.com, joined the Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC to discuss the Obama administration’s recent updates to non-discrimination policies that now encompass sexual orientation and gender identity.

Topics: Colorlines Press, Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog

Seth Freed Wessler Wins Hillman Prize for Deportation Investigation

by Jorge Rivas on April 3 2012, 1:08PM

Colorlines.com investigative reporter Seth Freed Wessler wins the 2012 Hillman Prize for his “Shattered Families” investigation of the intersection of deportation and child welfare.

Topics: Colorlines Press, Immigration, /NOW Blog

Kai Wright on MSNBC Discussing Character Assassination of Trayvon [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on April 2 2012, 3:54PM

Colorlines.com’s editorial director Kai Wright was a guest on MSNBC’s “Up with Chris Hayes” on Sunday to discuss the racial tensions being played out in media coverage of the Trayvon Martin case.

Topics: Colorlines Press, Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Trayvon Martin

Univision News Interview: Jorge Rivas on Latinos and Social Media at SXSW

by Rebekah Spicuglia on March 13 2012, 4:00PM

Colorlines.com/NOW blogger Jorge Rivas talks Latinos and social media in interview with Univision News at the First Official SXSW Latino event….

Topics: Colorlines Press

MSNBC Looks at How Deportation Shatters Families [Video]

MSNBC Looks at How Deportation Shatters Families [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on February 20 2012, 4:00PM

Colorlines.com Editorial Director Kai Wright was a guest on MSNBC’s ‘Up With Chris Hayes.’

Topics: Colorlines Press, Immigration, /NOW Blog

Seth Freed Wessler Discusses East Haven Racial Profiling Scandal on Democracy Now

Seth Freed Wessler Discusses East Haven Racial Profiling Scandal on Democracy Now

by Nia King on February 13 2012, 5:06PM

The Department of Justice is investigating the East Haven Police Department for systematic racial profiling and harassment of the city’s Latino community. Seth Freed Wessler went on Democracy Now to discuss what he found there.

Topics: Colorlines Press