Enter West Africa Part 1: PIRATED PATTERNS
Ghana's once booming textile industry is on the verge of total collapse. In this video I report on how the 4 remaining factories that manufacture the country's iconic colorful wax prints are facing...
RAISING A GLASS
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HOMELESS IMMIGRANT LGBT YOUTH
It’s estimated that about 40% of homeless youth in New York City identify as Lesbian Gay, bisexual, or transgender. About 15% of that number immigrated to this country. In this clip you’ll see a...
SUICIDE WATCH
According to The Center for Disease Control, one in six Latinas attempted suicide between the ages of 11 and 17. I explore this issue in a studio interview with Elaine Rivera, a journalist who has...
TAKING BACK YOGA
When members of the Hindu American foundation noticed that Hinduism's relationship to yoga was becoming diluted here in the United States, they decided to take action. They launched the "Take Back...
HEALING HAITI
After the devastating earthquake ripped through Haiti on January 12, 2010, countless foreign aid groups flocked to the country to help provide food and medical attention. Dr. James Gordon, a...
ACT NOW
Act Now is a Brooklyn based non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the work of black actors and filmmakers. Since 2004, the group has been putting together stage productions and film...
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Jezebel.com reported that when last year's fall fashion week came to a close in February, only about 16% of the spots in the shows were booked by models of color. 85% of the models were white. I...
HOT GREASE RADIO
Radio host Nicole Taylor is trying to get more people talking about the good food movement. She stirs up the conversation every week on her half hour program called Hot Grease, which airs on Heritage...
NO LIFESTYLE MAGS FOR BLACK GIRLS
In recent years fashion and lifestyle magazines targeting young women of color between the ages of 18 to 34 have come and gone. Many of these publications were revered by the...