Khalilah Brown-Dean
Host, DisruptedDr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar and author of Identity Politics in the United States. 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 Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame as a Spotlight Recipient for her work on justice and civic engagement.
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We'll learn how Black and Native people have been portrayed in horror, and author P. Djèlí Clark will explain how his work as an academic historian informs his horror writing.
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This hour, we’re looking at changes in the death and dying space.
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Author and journalist Ari Berman discusses democracy and voting rights as we look at the 10 years since the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby Country v. Holder.
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The host of the PBS series 'America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston,' opens up about everything from from growing up with doubt to how the show has shaped his relationship with other people.
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This hour on Disrupted, we explore sports and mental health.
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Stowe Prize Winner Ruha Benjamin talks about 'Viral Justice.' We put the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in context with historian Adriane Lentz-Smith.
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We look at anti-Chinese racism, anti-Asian racism and how government policy has played a role in both. Guests include Mott Street author Ava Chin and Stop AAPI Hate Co-Founder Russell Jeung.
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This hour, we look at how dance has excluded people based on race and ability and how some people are fighting to change that.
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We discuss the decisions that the Supreme Court made on affirmative action earlier this year, including an interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
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Innovation is changing our food system. This hour, we talk about meat that comes from a single cell, turning food waste into energy and addressing food insecurity.