JJ Green and guest host, Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post national security reporter, talk with Michelle Lee, President of the Asian American Journalists Association. They discuss the difficult year Asian American journalists have experienced both professionally and personally; and how the nation can move forward after a year of racial strife.

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Jeffrey Kessler, Co-lead attorney in the case NCAA v Alston Et Al, joins COLORS's to explain the overall significance of the ruling that the NCAA cannot prohibit small payments to student-athletes; and why it's an important step in addressing a racial injustice.

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Tom Hucker is President of the Montgomery County Council in suburban Washington D.C. He discusses efforts to increase transparency in the police department, new laws decriminalizing marijuana and efforts to improve quality of life.

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This immigrant from El Salvador ignored those who said "do not come" and she came to the U.S. for a better life. And she found it! Follow @podcastcolors for exclusive details, you'll only find there.

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Joseph Detrani joins us as a guest host. Francesco Sisci, an Italian journalist living in China says many Chinese there don't really care about discrimination against African Americans. But he says they are concerned for the safety of Asians living in the U.S.

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St. Petersburg, Florida is wrestling with how to responsibly redevelop properties in this "boom town". Racial history plays a big role. Josh Solomon, a reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, joins us to break down the issues.

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Maen Areikat, who grew up in the West Bank, has fought for justice for Palestinians all his life. He now lives in the U.S. and is still fighting for Palestinian justice in the Middle East and here in the U.S.

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After George Floyd's murder, Matt Fogal, the D.A. in Chambersburg, Pa. wrote "Black Lives Matter. Period. Full Stop". His political party didn't like it and tried to punish him. But the former military vet, shrugged it off and kept fighting.

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Patrick Skinner, is now a beat cop in Savannah, Georgia. He's urging people to stop calling 9-1-1 for everything and police officers who don't want to abide by the rules of democracy, fairness and decency, "to quit". Also, check out the analysis after this great interview.

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Tyeastia Green is the Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Burlington, Vermont. She's very well-liked by a majority of residents. The rest have been loud and clear, they don't want her there. But she's on a mission. Hers is a story of sacrifice and commitment.

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