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Guests:Marita Palavicini, co-manager of Vlima's Boutique.Chenita Daughtry, president of AKA Boston Chapter.April Effort Eugene, former Debutante. Kathy Lucas, vice president of Boston Pearl Foundation.

Callie and the guests talk about LGBT communities - what challenges do they face? What should the focus be? Healthcare, Housing, and Policing are among the issues discussed.Guests- Dwayne Steward, director of community affairs at Fenway Health.- Madina Agenor, assistant professor of social behavioral sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. - Chastity Bowick, director of Transgender Emergency Fund- Neelam Vashi, director of the Boston University Center for Ethnic Skin. Dr. Vashi is also the assistant professor of dermatology at BU's School of Medicine.

Mental Illness and Communities of ColorGuests-Christine Crawford, M.D., M.P.H., child psychiatry resident at MGH/McLean Psychiatry. -Kwame Dance, clinical psychology doctoral student at William James College.-Xenia Johnson Bhembe, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.-Carolyn Reynolds, mental health and substance therapist at Whittier Street Health Center.

Basic Black discussed the first year of the Trump presidency for communities of color. Panelists: Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice; Dr. Saida Grundy, Assistant Professor, Boston University; Dr. Paul Watanabe, Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston; Kim McLarin, Associate Professor at Emerson College.

This week, Basic Black discusses the Second Amendment, African-American gun ownership, and gun violence in communities of color. Panelists: Ayanna Pressley, Boston city councilor at-large; Dr. Chaitan Narsule, trauma surgeon at Boston Medical Center; Rachael Rollins, attorney and former prosecutor; and William Roach Jr., a certified firearms instructor at the Boston Gun and Rifle Association.

This week, Basic Black covers the Boston Globe Spotlight team's much-discussed series on racism in Boston. Panelists: Akilah Johnson, reporter and member of the Boston Globe's Spotlight team; Renee Graham, Boston Globe opinion columnist; Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston NAACP; and Phillip Martin, WGBH News senior investigative reporter.

This week, Basic Black discusses legendary playwright Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote 'A Raisin in the Sun.' Panelists: Lisa Simmons, director of the Roxbury International Film Festival; Tracy Heather Strain, producer of 'Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart,' a documentary about Hansberry; Kim McLarin, associate professor at Emerson College; and Michael Jeffries, associate professor at Wellesley College.

Basic Black discusses the #MeToo movement within communities of color. Panelists: Isa Woldeguiorguis, executive director of the Center for Hope and Healing; Dr. Cherita Cloy, crisis intervention counselor at Boston University; Carla Reeves, employment attorney; Duane de Four, senior prevention specialist at MIT and member of the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

Basic Black discusses the Massachusetts legalization of weed and how across the country few people of color have access to the cannabis industry. Tina Martin is joined by Brandon Banks, Saida Grundy, Rahsaan Hall and Shanel Lindsay talk about the community moving forward in the industry.

Guest host Chris Collins hosts a discussion on the politicization of sports in the era of Trump and anthem-kneeling. Panelists: Renee Graham, Boston Globe opinion columnist; Kim McLarin, Associate Professor at Emerson College; Gary Washburn, NBA writer for the Boston Globe; and Robert Lewis Sr., founder of The BASE, a non-profit that provides student-athletes with baseball and academic training.