This week, Basic Black covers the Boston Globe Spotlight team's much-discussed series on racism in Boston. Panelists: Akilah Johnson, reporter and member of the Boston Globe's Spotlight team; Renee Graham, Boston Globe opinion columnist; Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston NAACP; and Phillip Martin, WGBH News senior investigative reporter.

This week, Basic Black covers the Boston Globe Spotlight team's much-discussed series on racism in Boston. Panelists: Akilah Johnson, reporter and member of the Boston Globe's Spotlight team; Renee Graham, Boston Globe opinion columnist; Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston NAACP; and Phillip Martin, WGBH News senior investigative reporter.

The Boston Globe's Spotlight Series on Race

Paris Alston hosts this weekly series that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy.  Rooted covers Black news and culture from down the block to around the diaspora. In a global news cycle that’s always cooking up new headlines, Rooted brings you the recipes you don’t want to lose: the stories, the voices, the dialogue that keep us connected. Tell us what you think and what you’d like to hear on future episodes at <a href="mailto:Rooted@wgbh.org">Rooted@wgbh.org</a>. Find more content and subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gbhnews">YouTube channel</a>.

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Paris Alston hosts this weekly series that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy. Rooted covers Black news and culture from down the block to around the diaspora. In a global news cycle that’s always cooking up new headlines, Rooted brings you the recipes you don’t want to lose: the stories, the voices, the dialogue that keep us connected. Tell us what you think and what you’d like to hear on future episodes at Rooted@wgbh.org. Find more content and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Paris Alston hosts this weekly series that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy.&nbsp; Rooted covers Black news and culture from down the block to around the diaspora. In a global news cycle that’s always cooking up new headlines, Rooted brings you the recipes you don’t want to lose: the stories, the voices, the dialogue that keep us connected. Tell us what you think and what you’d like to hear on future episodes at <a href="mailto:Rooted@wgbh.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rooted@wgbh.org</a>.&nbsp;Find more content and subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gbhnews" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a>.&nbsp;

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