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Khalilah L. Brown-Dean

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As seen in: Connecticut Public, Disrupted (Podcast), NBC News
Covers:  Voting Rights and Elections; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics; American Politics; Criminal Justice; Civic Engagement; Public Policy; Identity Politics; Public Policy; Leadership; Diversity; Education
Professor & Executive Director @Wesleyan_U Host, #DisruptedCT @WNPR Author, Identity Politics in the United States GoGo 🎶 Enthusiast. #UVA #OSU #AKA1908
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Clint Smith traces U.S. history through sites of slavery in 'How the Word is Passed'

Clint Smith traces U.S. history through sites of slavery in 'How the Word is Passed'

Connecticut Public — After a statue of General Robert E. Lee came down in his hometown of New Orleans, Dr. Clint Smith began visiting sites like Monticello Plantation and Angola Prison to learn more about the ramifications of slavery in the United States today.
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How children's television has evolved since 'Sesame Street'

How children's television has evolved since 'Sesame Street'

Connecticut Public — Children's programming has evolved significantly since Sesame Street first debuted on PBS in 1969. This week on Disrupted,we revisit our conversation with actor Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on Sesame Street for more than 40 years. And we talk to a child psychologist who consulted on the creation of kids shows like Bear in the Big Blue House and Gullah Gullah Island.
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For U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, community engagement is critical

For U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, community engagement is critical

Connecticut Public — Vanessa Robert Avery became the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut just two months ago. But she's already changing the way her office connects with the public. This week, we talk with Avery about what it's like being the first African American woman in the role and her goals for her tenure.
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Barriers to the beach: access to coastal New England past and present

Barriers to the beach: access to coastal New England past and present

Connecticut Public — This hour on Disrupted, as summer heats up, people across New England are flocking to the beach. But there's been a long battle in CT, for access to the shoreline. We'll learn about the history of exclusion on the Long Island sound.
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As we near our 100th episode, we look to the show's past and future

As we near our 100th episode, we look to the show's past and future

Connecticut Public — 'Disrupted' debuted on Connecticut Public on October 7, 2020. At the time, the 2020 general election was still weeks away. The world was less than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. And, the United States was grappling with the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement.
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Consumerism and inequality are shaping our relationship with technology

Consumerism and inequality are shaping our relationship with technology

Connecticut Public — This week on Disrupted, we look at how technology influences us and how we influence technology. We speak with journalist Karen Hao about the ways artificial intelligence is mirroring historical European colonial practices. Policy expert Dr. Nicol Turner Lee joins us to talk about the state of digital privacy in post-Roe America.
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How astronaut Leland Melvin is using the lessons he learned in space back here at home

How astronaut Leland Melvin is using the lessons he learned in space back here at home

Connecticut Public — This week on Disrupted, we hear from two Black Americans who helped pave the way for the next generation of NASA astronauts and administrators. We'll speak to NASA director Greg Robinson about the revolutionary James Webb space telescope and Astronaut Leland Melvin.
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The forgotten and the powerful: A look at First Ladies and their influence

The forgotten and the powerful: A look at First Ladies and their influence

Connecticut Public — The First Lady of the United States is not an elected position. But even so, the office plays an important role in our government. This week on Disrupted, an Art Historian talks about the powerful First Ladies of American history who don't get the recognition they deserve.
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Op-Ed: The 2020 election did not kill off identity politics. Instead, the strategy was reborn

Op-Ed: The 2020 election did not kill off identity politics. Instead, the strategy was reborn

Los Angeles Times — Despite reports to the contrary, identity politics isn't dead - it's been born again. Identity politics is both an electoral strategy and a governing strategy designed to protect power. Even as a newly emerging nation affirming its freedom from the British crown, the United States restricted citizenship based on race, gender and religious identity.
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This robotic cop could make traffic stops safer for motorists and officers alike

This robotic cop could make traffic stops safer for motorists and officers alike

NBC News — A California man has built a robot that he hopes will take some of the danger out of traffic stops - those anxiety-provoking and potentially deadly encounters between police officers and motorists that play out on American roads more than 50,000 times a day.
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