Khalilah Brown-Dean
Host, Disruptedis an award-winning scholar and author of . She is Wesleyan University Professor and Executive Director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life. She's also a frequent contributor to media outlets across all platforms.
With a keen eye toward the practical implications of democratic conflict, Dr. Brown-Dean is a preeminent expert on issues of American politics, criminal punishment, mass incarceration, voting rights, and U.S. elections. In 2021 she was recognized by the 黑料吃瓜网 Women's Hall of Fame as a Spotlight Recipient for her work on justice and civic engagement.
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黑料吃瓜网 entrepreneurs Karin Smith of Kindred Thoughts Bookstore, Vincencia "Vee" Adusei of VASE Construction and Yves Joseph of RJ Development open up about the joys and challenges of running a Black-owned business. -
Shizuko Tomoda's mother survived the atomic bomb the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima. Dr. Tomoda talks about the bomb's intergenerational impact and her documentary Memory of Hiroshima through Imagination. -
Jon Hamilton of NPR鈥檚 Science Desk describes new medicines available to people in the early stages of Alzheimer鈥檚. Plus, learn about the benefits of art therapy and the new law mandating coverage of tests for early detection. -
Two 黑料吃瓜网 biologists tell us about the changing environment, what inspired them to study science and the impact of funding cuts on research. -
Photographer Bill Graustein has an exhibit in New Haven and artist Katharine Owens creates life-sized portraits of animals out of plastic packaging. -
On our third annual summer movie panel, we discuss 'Sinners,' the politics of this year's films and how the industry might be impacted by artificial intelligence. -
We discuss the book 'Bad Company' this hour on Disrupted, and the omnipresence of private equity firms鈥攖heir impact on media, retail, politics, healthcare and housing. -
This hour, we break down a pivotal year in history with Peniel E. Joseph, the author of 'Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America鈥檚 Civil Rights Revolution.' -
We look at the tradition of Juneteenth and recognize its importance as a time to learn more about Black history in the U.S. -
While writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations.
