Race & Ethnicity

"Modern Korean cuisine doesn't know any kind of stricture. It really is expanding at the speed of light."

from Good Food

Protests over the war in Gaza have engulfed college campuses across the country. Faith leaders offer guidance in these contentious times.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Is the media’s coverage adding to the difficulties of Donald Trump’s criminal case? Where does protest cross the line into hate speech?

Trump tries to maintain party peace as trial begins

Is the media’s coverage adding to the difficulties of Donald Trump’s criminal case? Where does protest cross the line into hate speech?

from Left, Right & Center

USC has barred valedictorian Asna Tabassum from speaking at commencement next month. The school’s reasoning: safety concerns after groups criticized her pro-Palestinean views.

USC cancels speech from Muslim valedictorian, citing security threats

USC has barred valedictorian Asna Tabassum from speaking at commencement next month. The school’s reasoning: safety concerns after groups criticized her pro-Palestinean views.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Even in a place as small as the Gaza Strip, there's plenty of micro-regional variation in the food, says Laila El-Haddad.

How Laila El-Haddad keeps the cuisine of Gaza alive

Even in a place as small as the Gaza Strip, there's plenty of micro-regional variation in the food, says Laila El-Haddad.

from Good Food

OJ Simpson, 76, died on Wednesday. Thirty years ago, his murder trial and acquittal became a flashpoint of celebrity, race, and jurisprudence.

OJ Simpson dies — his trial was a national conversation on race, class

OJ Simpson, 76, died on Wednesday. Thirty years ago, his murder trial and acquittal became a flashpoint of celebrity, race, and jurisprudence.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.

Lost Notes, Season 4 - Ep 4: Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection

Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.

from Lost Notes

Journalist Shane Mitchell won two James Beard Awards for shining a light on the exploitation in America's onion fields.

Warning: The exploitation of onion field workers will make you cry

Journalist Shane Mitchell won two James Beard Awards for shining a light on the exploitation in America's onion fields.

from Good Food

Atlantic writer Franklin Foer examines rising antisemitism from the political left, and why what he describes as a “Golden Age for American Jews” is over.

‘Golden Age for American Jews’ is ending: Franklin Foer

Atlantic writer Franklin Foer examines rising antisemitism from the political left, and why what he describes as a “Golden Age for American Jews” is over.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Japanese American community in LA’s South Bay is taking pride in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ star Japanese players this season.

Japanese American Dodgers fans have a little more to root for

The Japanese American community in LA’s South Bay is taking pride in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ star Japanese players this season.

from KCRW Features

Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

Ebony Beach Club: Will Silas White’s descendants get restitution?

Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Beyoncé topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with a single from “Cowboy Carter,” but the album has drawn backlash over who’s qualified to make country music.

Pioneering Black artists laid the groundwork for ‘Cowboy Carter’

Beyoncé topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with a single from “Cowboy Carter,” but the album has drawn backlash over who’s qualified to make country music.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Flexitarian Pamelia Chia canvases Asian chefs for show-stopping vegetarian recipes.

Pamelia Chia builds vegetarian dishes with Asian flavors, accents, and techniques

Flexitarian Pamelia Chia canvases Asian chefs for show-stopping vegetarian recipes.

from Good Food

“High & Low” chronicles John Galliano’s rise with Givenchy and Christian Dior, then his downfall due to alcoholism and anti-Jewish remarks.

‘High and Low’: John Galliano’s comeback after alcoholism and racist rants

“High & Low” chronicles John Galliano’s rise with Givenchy and Christian Dior, then his downfall due to alcoholism and anti-Jewish remarks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Peanuts gang’s 50-year journey with Franklin goes from controversy to redemption in “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin.” The new special is about acceptance.

Franklin gets the love he deserves in new ‘Peanuts’ special

The Peanuts gang’s 50-year journey with Franklin goes from controversy to redemption in “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin.” The new special is about acceptance.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inaccessibility of professional hair care is leading Black college students at predominantly non-Black schools to provide discounted services from their dorms.

Black college students turn dorms into hair salons across LA

Inaccessibility of professional hair care is leading Black college students at predominantly non-Black schools to provide discounted services from their dorms.

from KCRW Features

In Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson recounts stories and recipes from five generations of Black Appalachian cooks.

The hidden history of Black Appalachian foodways

In Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson recounts stories and recipes from five generations of Black Appalachian cooks.

from Good Food

Intrepid food writer Bill Esparza shows us where to find Dominican food in Los Angeles.

Where to find Dominican food in Los Angeles

Intrepid food writer Bill Esparza shows us where to find Dominican food in Los Angeles.

from Good Food

Author Marie Arana, former book editor and columnist for the Washington Post and the inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress, joins today’s episode of Scheer…

"LatinoLand": Complex, resilient and powerful

Author Marie Arana, former book editor and columnist for the Washington Post and the inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress, joins today’s episode of Scheer…

from Scheer Intelligence

“Wandering Stars” is a new novel by Tommy Orange that explores how addiction and trauma, such as the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, ripple through a family for generations.

‘Wandering Stars’: Trauma follows Native American family in Oakland

“Wandering Stars” is a new novel by Tommy Orange that explores how addiction and trauma, such as the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, ripple through a family for generations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand