Emmy award-winning journalist and former San Francisco TV anchor, Dion Lim, joins Keva White and John Kepner for a wide-ranging discussion about anti-Asian racism and the appalling rise of anti-Asian hate and violence in America, amplified in her new book.

Emmy award winning journalist and former San Francisco TV anchor, Dion Lim, joins Keva White and John Kepner for a wide-ranging discussion about anti-Asian racism and the appalling rise of anti-Asian hate and violence in America, amplified in her new book.

Keva White and John Kepner look back to the tumultuous 1960’s in this interview with Dr. Alford A. Young, Jr., University of Michigan Professor of Sociology, Afroamerican and African Studies and Public Policy about his paper entitled Revolt of the Privileged: The Coming Together of the Black Community at Wesleyan University – 1965-1975, written years later while attending Wesleyan.

We talk to Verna Williams—a former dean and law professor and now CEO of Equal Justice Works—

about the urgent need for access to legal aid and the role of public interest law in

advancing equity for people without means.

Join us for a presentation to the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. recorded live on 3/5/26. Hear the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY and HOW behind our podcast, what we have learned so far and our ideas to expand its reach.

Emma Hertz, CEO, HealthSpark Foundation, explains how her philanthropic

organization acts as a change agent to empower disenfranchised

communities to thrive through innovative grant-making, mission-aligned

investing, focused advocacy and collaboration with local government,

businesses and other community stakeholders.

Ramisha Rafique, consultant and professor at Nottingham Trent University in

England, explains her advocacy work to move higher education

organizations and work forces beyond performative diversity, equity and

inclusion initiatives to meaningful, measurable action related to

Islamophobia, decolonization and inclusive policy change.

Michael Langley, Executive Director of the Florida Justice Institute, offers a primer on how his organization uses litigation and other means to combat systemic injustices that impact homeless, incarcerated and disabled citizens.

Our first international guest, Dr. Ingrid Waldron, describes how racism impacts

mental health. Our wide-ranging discussion includes multiple perspectives

from her recently published book, "From the Enlightenment to Black Lives

Matter", which traces experiences of racial trauma in black communities in

Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

Adjoa Jones de Almeida and Sunanda Ghosh talk about their Philadelphia-based

Forman Arts Initiative’s efforts to cultivate artists and empower communities

to work together to advocate for justice and equity in creative new ways.