Stories Unheard: Recent Episodes
Stories Unheard
Stories Unheard explores under-represented voices and topics in an effort to give the unknown a platform. The mainstream media fails to cover many pressing events happening in our world today — so tune in to hear about what doesn’t receive attention.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is still an urgent matter in the U.S., and the lack of an Arab ethnicity option in public health data collection prevents us from understanding how HIV impacts the Arab population. This episode explores how community organizations and recognition of the Arab ethnicity on Michigan’s HIV/AIDS Case Report Form improved Arabs’ access to HIV resources.
Additional Resources:
Epidemiologic Profiles of HIV in Michigan
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73970_2944_5320-36307--,00.html
ACCESS’s 2006 HIV/AIDS report
https://accesscommunity.org/sites/default/files/documents/access_report_2006.pdf
Mass shootings are a pressing matter in the U.S., but so is the more common gun violence against minorities in urban areas. This episode explores the lack of mainstream news coverage for gun violence in communities of color.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic often goes unnoticed by media outlets and the U.S. government. This episode delves into factors that contribute to the crisis, progress that's been made, and how you can help.