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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

238 | Victoria Sanchez: Journalism, Identity, and the Responsibility to Tell the Whole Story
238 | Victoria Sanchez: Journalism, Identity, and the Responsibility to Tell the Whole Story
A substitute teacher once told her, “You’re in charge.” Years later, Victoria Sanchez reflects on heritage, newsroom bias, disinformation, and the duty to elevate every voice in America’s story. From a high school broadcast class to anchoring in Washington, she is ...
237 | The Noise War How to Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You
237 | The Noise War How to Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You
We are living through the most aggressive information war in history—and most people don’t even know they’re in it. It impacts people of all races, ages, identities and persuasions.The Noise War Handbook, written by Colors host J.J. Green. It is ...
236 | 400 Years Forward: Dr. Wanda Tucker’s Journey Home
236 | 400 Years Forward: Dr. Wanda Tucker’s Journey Home
In this episode, Dr. Wanda Tucker shares her extraordinary story as a direct descendant of the first African child born in the English colonies. From Hampton University to Angola, she retraces her family’s path from enslavement to resilience—revealing a legacy that reshapes ...
The Hate-Symbol Reversal That Shook Up the Military
The Hate-Symbol Reversal That Shook Up the Military
The U.S. Coast Guard has walked back a contentious policy change on hate symbols after public reporting revealed an internal draft that softened restrictions on displaying swastikas and nooses. Veterans, Jewish organizations, and members of Congress erupted in protest—forcing the service ...
Colors Wins the Belva Belva Davis Award from SAG-AFTRA’s American Scene Awards
Colors Wins the Belva Belva Davis Award from SAG-AFTRA’s American Scene Awards
We go behind the scenes. In this special episode of Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America, we reflect on an extraordinary milestone—winning the 2025 Belva Davis News and Broadcast Award from SAG-AFTRA's American Scene Awards. Born from heartbreak and driven by ...
233 | Targeted at Home: Natasha Ghoneim on Race, Roots, and Resilience
233 | Targeted at Home: Natasha Ghoneim on Race, Roots, and Resilience
When veteran international journalist Natasha Ghoneim returned to Iowa City, the town where she grew up as “the little brown girl,” she didn’t expect to be reminded what that label still meant. But at a neighborhood gas station, a simple misunderstanding turned ...
232 | UNDER THE GUN: The Albany Park Encounter
232 | UNDER THE GUN: The Albany Park Encounter
Illinois State Representative Hoan Huynh says on October 21, 2025, he was surrounded by six armed federal agents in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood after he tried to warn his community about a possible ICE raid. What happened next has sparked anger, fear, ...
231 | Tortured Justice: The Burge Legacy
231 | Tortured Justice: The Burge Legacy
For more than two decades, a shadow hung over Chicago’s South Side; a police commander named John Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.” Their legacy: more than 110 Black men tortured into confessions, decades stolen, and a city complicit in silence. ...
230 | Two Classes of Americans: Texas State House Rep. Gene Wu speaks out on Texas SB-17
230 | Two Classes of Americans: Texas State House Rep. Gene Wu speaks out on Texas SB-17
We’re joined by Texas State Representative Gene Wu, Minority Leader and Chair of the Democratic Caucus. In his thirteenth year in the House, Wu is sounding the alarm on Texas Senate Bill 17, a new law he says revives “anti‑alien land” restrictions ...
229 | “Plain Jayne”, Extraordinary Life: A Conversation with Jayne Kennedy – Part Two
229 | “Plain Jayne”, Extraordinary Life: A Conversation with Jayne Kennedy – Part Two
In Part 2 of our special Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America series, Jayne Kennedy opens up about the most difficult chapter of her life — a season of heartbreak, isolation, and doubt that nearly silenced her. But what makes her ...