Fridays at 7:30 on GBH 2, Callie Crossley hosts a lively panel on Basic Black, the longest-running program on public television focusing on the interests of people of color.
Our show this week will look at 2022 and the year ahead. 2021 is gone but Covid-19, along with the Delta and Omicron variants are still with us. Consumer good prices are up. Over 4 million people quit their jobs in November. In politics, more people of color emerged and won races in cities like New York, Pittsburgh and here in Boston, with Michelle Wu becoming Mayor. Debate over voting rights, implementation of President Biden’s infrastructure bill and the US Capitol investigation continues.
It’s been more than a year since the murder of George Floyd, that caused the world to stop, watch and listen to issues about police violence and structural and systemic racism. But Covid, racial reckoning and economic loss has impacted communities of color greatly, making 2021 not one but three pandemics for people of color to battle. So, as we enter 2022, will the events of last year motivate or spark positive change in 2022 for people of color?
Tune in GBH 2 tonight at 7:30.
