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Produced live at WGBH Studios in Boston, Basic Black is the longest-running program on public television focusing on the interests of people of color. The show, which was originally called Say Brother, was created in 1968 during the height of the civil rights movement as a response to the demand for public television programs reflecting the concerns of communities of color. Each episode features a panel discussion across geographic borders and generational lines with the most current stories, interviews and commentaries.

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Episodes

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    The history and legacy of the holiday. Biden later makes Juneteenth a legal holiday.
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    It’s been a year since the killing of George Floyd. His death was on display in an endless loop on social media and the news, leaving many traumatized and terrorized over the brutal death. His family was awarded a $27 million settlement with the Minneapolis police department and former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of his murder, but what has changed? Have police policies improved, do people feel safer? Is there hope for better conversations on racism or as a society, are we further apart?
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    Young, Gifted and Stressed
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    How are race relations and cultural identification changing after the murder of George Floyd? Is there a climate of racial reckoning? And how does one group or groups make space for others as they may adopt and imitate? How do you reframe/reclaim the cultural identity that are beloved by groups after being adopted by others?
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    Domestic and Sexual Violence Month
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    Chauvin Trial & Police Shootings
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    How do employees define a workplace, company dynamics and how do societal issues influence companies and its culture? Recently, there have been a number of articles raising the issue of women specifically Black women in the workplace and the issues around fitting in, acceptance, microaggressions and discrimination. Several articles also popped up about misogynoir, a loathing of Black women and how it plays out in the workplace. In the wake of the pandemic people are reexamining how and the way and where they will work. soon to be college graduates are out and about looking for job opportunities. Why is cultural fit so important? How does cultural fit determine your success or failure in the workplace?
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    Essential workers? Employee Protections// Stimulus
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    Asian American Violence
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    Issues from how they are seen to housing, work issues, and Transgender deaths.