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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. 40 | Jamie Stockwell of The New York Times pulls no punches.
Ep. 40 | Jamie Stockwell of The New York Times pulls no punches.
She drops some thought provoking conversation about diversity, privilege and why media coverage of systemic racism "is more important than ever". And America, must do better on race relations. Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global ...
Ep. 39 | Shelby Steele: African-Americans, “stop wasting time protesting racism”. Whites dealing with “white guilt, grow up.”
Ep. 39 | Shelby Steele: African-Americans, “stop wasting time protesting racism”. Whites dealing with “white guilt, grow up.”
Dr. Steele, a conservative, African-American, scholar and writer, in a blunt, sometimes tense and funny exchange, says Black Americans have won the "good will" of the American people. Continually complaining about racism, he says, is a disservice to the race.Tweet us ...
Ep. 38 | Black farmers fight back against economic racism. Their struggle is getting nationwide attention.
Ep. 38 | Black farmers fight back against economic racism. Their struggle is getting nationwide attention.
Dr. John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association, once spat on by local government officials, is now embraced by U.S. Presidents as they struggle to prevent Black farmers from going extinct. This is the sobering story of their quest ...
Ep. 37 | Imagine being adopted by a family of another race and discovering later your sibling’s spouses are racist.
Ep. 37 | Imagine being adopted by a family of another race and discovering later your sibling’s spouses are racist.
Katie Musselman shares a deeply personal and troubling story about her discovery that her sisters' husbands "are racist". It's led her to question how her family feels about her.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global ...
Ep. 36 | How will a new President impact immigration to and life in the U.S. for the Latinx community?
Ep. 36 | How will a new President impact immigration to and life in the U.S. for the Latinx community?
Separated at the border, will migrant families ever be reunited and can the Biden administration improve their outlook? Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Assistant Professor at George Mason's Schar School of Policy and Government; and Alfred Corchado, Mexico-Border Correspondent for the Dallas Morning News break ...
Ep. 35 | African American History Month: Courtland Cox tells us how we got here
Ep. 35 | African American History Month: Courtland Cox tells us how we got here
He was an early member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and shares memories about how the organization was started, and the inception of Black History Month. He explains how people like Marion Barry, Stokely Carmichael, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan ...
Ep. 34 | Hank Aaron: He did just as much for civil rights as he did for baseball
Ep. 34 | Hank Aaron: He did just as much for civil rights as he did for baseball
Harold Reynolds, former MLB All Star and co-host of the MLB channel's Hot Stove LIVE and WTOP News anchor and baseball aficionado Shawn Anderson join COLORS to reveal little known details about Aaron's baseball career and his gigantic impact on civil rights ...
Ep. 33 | Security: The Capitol Riot vs BLM at Lafayette Sq. in Washington D.C.
Ep. 33 | Security: The Capitol Riot vs BLM at Lafayette Sq. in Washington D.C.
Rachel Chason of the Washington Post, who covered both the BLM protest and the Capitol riot joins the COLORS crew to discuss the very obvious differences in the security responses. Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, ...
COLORS –Ep. 32 | Black Girls Matter Too
COLORS –Ep. 32 | Black Girls Matter Too
WTOP News Anchor Stephanie Gaines-Bryant and Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of the National Black Women's Justice Institute explain how Black girls are marginalized and treated differently than white girls. They share solutions to an overlooked problem.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out ...
COLORS –Ep. 31 | Capitol Hill Chaos and the BLM Double Standard
COLORS –Ep. 31 | Capitol Hill Chaos and the BLM Double Standard
An emotional show probing the deadly riot on Capitol Hill and why the response was so different from the Black Lives Matter protests. Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please ...