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Colors Podcast

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

Colors is a frank discussion about race. Join JJ Green, who is black and guests of different racial backgrounds as they discuss the challenges the nation faces as it struggles to heal and make meaningful changes for racial equality. It’s a safe, non-judgmental, apolitical space to discuss race. Join us.

Latest Episodes

EP. 97 | Ukraine: Are we watching genocide unfold?
EP. 97 | Ukraine: Are we watching genocide unfold?
Yuri Sak, a Ukrainian Defense Advisor, entrepreneur Pradeep Goel, and Rachel Denber, Deputy Director, for the Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch talk about what's unfolding.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global ...
EP. 96 | Leading the U.S. Mission to the UN during a critical time
EP. 96 | Leading the U.S. Mission to the UN during a critical time
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and a Black woman, talks about the challenges of the Ukraine war, and more topicsTweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. ...
EP. 95 | Life in America for a professional, mixed race woman
EP. 95 | Life in America for a professional, mixed race woman
Ahnna Smith, Executive Director for the DC Workforce Investment Council, talks about growing up, her successes, challenges, and the state of race in America. Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. ...
EP. 94 | Escaping Ukraine. Yes, there are reports of racial discrimination
EP. 94 | Escaping Ukraine. Yes, there are reports of racial discrimination
Maurice "Mo" Creek, is a Black, professional basketball player from Oxon Hill, Maryland. The day the war started, he was packed and ready to leave, but something "came up". He talks about his difficult escape and other people of color who had ...
EP. 93 | Aimee Cho
EP. 93 | Aimee Cho
An up-and-coming reporter at NBC 4 in Washington, D.C. talks about the need for diversity in journalism and her contribution...Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe.Email ...
EP. 92 | The “China Initiative” is scrapped by the Justice Department
EP. 92 | The “China Initiative” is scrapped by the Justice Department
John Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice talks about how his group and others got DOJ to dump the controversial program that was widely viewed as an initiative that unfairly targeted Asians in the U.S. Tweet us ...
EP. 91 | Senator takes on Florida’s, “Don’t Say Gay”, Abortion and Black History legislation
EP. 91 | Senator takes on Florida’s, “Don’t Say Gay”, Abortion and Black History legislation
Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones says don't waste your time trying to "trying to legislate gay people away". He says we should spend our time on more productive exploits.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global ...
EP. 90 | Police Chief speaks speaks out against public complacency towards crime
EP. 90 | Police Chief speaks speaks out against public complacency towards crime
Montgomery County Maryland Police Chief Marcus Jones says it's not ok to record video of a crime, post it online and avoid calling the police.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on ...
EP. 89 | The demographics of America’s Black population are in the middle of a major shift.
EP. 89 | The demographics of America’s Black population are in the middle of a major shift.
Emmanuel Felton, race and ethnicity reporter at the Washington Post explains what's happeningTweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe.Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com. 
EP. 88 | The American Diplomat: A film about African American diplomats serving during the Cold War.
EP. 88 | The American Diplomat: A film about African American diplomats serving during the Cold War.
Filmmaker Leola Calzolai-Stewart joins us to discuss the important work and how her personal experience has shaped her life and her drive to do this work.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green ...