Paris Alston hosts this weekly series that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy. GBH News Rooted is based in Boston, Massachusetts with a perspective that ranges from communities around the corner to issues and ideas resonating across the globe. This is the place to hear from people who make the news and people who make sense of the news — including you.
Previously Say Brother, and then Basic Black, this new iteration of the longest-running weekly program on public television focusing on people of color was launched with the help of community listening sessions across Massachusetts.
Find GBH News Rooted on the GBH News YouTube channel. You can also watch GBH News Rooted Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 12:30 pm on GBH 2, Fridays at 7:30 pm on GBH 44, and below on gbh.org. You can find an audio version of GBH News Rooted on your favorite podcast platform, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
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Episode 23, Season 1 - Joy as Resistance: Embrace Con Salsa & the Power of Celebration
Paris explores how to celebrate communities of color as threats by ICE loom. -
Episode 22, Season 1 - How to make inclusive elder care for the BIPOC LGBTQ+ community?
Paris unpacks the inequities that the BIPOC queer senior citizens face. -
Episode 21, Season 1 - NPR’s first race correspondent reflects on a trailblazing career & what’s next
Phillip Martin joined Rooted to reflect on his groundbreaking career and share his retirement plans. -
Episode 20, Season 1 - Why this economist says Black women's unemployment is the real recession indicator
Paris speaks with Anna Gifty abut her new book, The Double Tax. -
Episode 19, Season 1 - Has Hip-Hop Lost The Plot?
Paris speaks with Jenee Osterheldt, Dart Adams, and Daniel Laurent on today's rap messaging. -
Episode 18, Season 1 - Morehouse & Johnson C. Smith Face-off In the Essence HBCU Kickoff
Paris speaks with Michele Ghee and John Borders IV about the Essence HBCU Kickoff -
Episode 17, Season 1 - What Does 'Sanctuary' Mean to Black Immigrants?
Paris Alston speaks with Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune on immigration reform. -
Episode 16, Season 1- No Shade, But Why Aren't The Kids Reading?
Paris Alston interviews GrubStreet Black Teaching Fellows, Jonathan Todd and Toni Bee. -
Episode 15, Season 1 - A night of music and culture with Farayi Malek
Boston-based vocalist Farayi Malek joins Paris Alston for a special jazz performance. -
Episode 14, Season 1 - Rooted Remembers: Alice Walker
Paris Alston revisits a conversation with Alice Walker, acclaimed author of The Color Purple.
