CUNY TV's Black America

Deborah Santana, Editor of "All the Women in My Family Sing” discusses this vital collection of essays by women of color that was designed to empower underrepresented voices.

Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, Author of "Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women" talks to Carol Jenkins this week with Rhonda Dormeus, mother of police brutality victim Korryn Gaines.

Nearly a thousand black women from all over the country gathered for the Power Rising Summit held in Atlanta, GA in February. The event has been called the largest political gathering of Black Women in the country.

Ruby Nell Sales, Human Rights Activist, Public Theologian, Social Critic, and Civil Rights Activist joins Carol Jenkins to discuss gentrification, racism in America, social depression and Politics.

Aimee Allison, Pres. of Democracy in Color, an organization that focuses on race, politics & the New American Majority discusses why she believes black women are the best hope for this country, her "Get in Formation" launch & the Women's March.

In a society where body shaming is so prevalent amongst adults as well as our youth, Sonya Renee Taylor joins Carol Jenkins to discuss her book, "The Body is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-love".

Co-Founder of Higher Heights, Kimberly Peeler Allen discusses the plan to move 1 million black women to the polls, raise $1,000,000 to support black female candidates and why some black women feel as if they're carrying the country on their backs.

The "Me Too" campaign was birthed from a conversation in 1997, but took on a personality in 2017 that created a voice for many victims to share their stories of sexual harassment & assault on social media. Founder, Tarana Burke tells us how and why.

Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens is an Author & Asst. History Professor at Queens College/CUNY. She joins us to discuss her book “Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology".

Carol Jenkins is joined by Walter Mosley, the highly acclaimed, multi-award winning Author that many admired from his mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins and now his latest book, "Down the River Unto the Sea".