Shades of Progress: Recent Episodes
Paul Webster
Social issues of importance to people of color and those that support them. Discussions about diversity, inclusion and justice.
Live interviews with brothers and leaders of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity as they GOTV in Philadelphia, PA, in the days leading up to the 2020 Presidential election. How do Black Pennsylvanians feel about the elections and what issues are moving them to the polls.
An interview and discussion with journalist and best selling author, Jesse J. Holland, Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; and Saturday host of "Washington Journal," on CSPAN.
Holland, a longtime newsman at the Associated Press, is also author of several books, including "The Invisibles;" "Black Men Built the Capitol;" "Star Wars: Finn's Story;" and "Who Is The Black Panther."
An interview with Bronx-born author and young adult advocate Maureen Anderson, whose journey into her family's background in 2013, led her to my paternal grandfather, brother to her grandmother Rose. In this episode, I discuss Maureen's seven year journey and how it has led to a sweet reunion of more than 100 family members. These cousins, including me, grew up unaware of the others, although we all lived less than an hour away from each other in the NY / NJ metropolitan area. Join us for a listen.
Discussion with Jessica Wisneski, co-Director, Citizen Action of New York and co-Chair, Working Families Party of New York State (WFP), on the COVID-19 pandemic, the President and progressive politics in New York and across the nation.
With Bro Art Ware in Schenectady NY at the Farmers Market in front of Schenectady, City Hall.