Sep 22 Commentary Strange Fruit: On ‘Queen Sugar,’ Pie Is More Than Just Pie A story line about pie sparks deeper political conversations about capitalism and appropriation. By Laura Ellis Sep 22 Commentary Strange Fruit: On 'Queen Sugar,' Pie Is More Than Just Pie Laura Ellis
Sep 16 Commentary Strange Fruit: Sam Sanders Gives Us A Minute Sam Sanders from NPR's It's Been A Minute, on authentic black & queer voices in public radio. By Laura Ellis Sep 16 Commentary Strange Fruit: Sam Sanders Give Us A Minute Laura Ellis
Sep 9 Commentary Strange Fruit: With Allies Like These… Nobody's perfect, but when you mess up, don't make it all about you. By Laura Ellis Sep 9 Commentary Strange Fruit: With Allies Like These... Laura Ellis
Aug 26 Commentary Strange Fruit: Toxic Black Fatherhood On TV Was your dad an Uncle Phil, or a Dr. Huxtable? Writer Kieran Scarlett says cruel and impatient TV dads reflect reality for many black sons. By Laura Ellis Aug 26 Commentary Strange Fruit: Toxic Black Fatherhood On TV Laura Ellis
Aug 18 Commentary Strange Fruit: It’s Funny Because It’s True (A Conversation With Dylan Marron) The "Every Single Word" series uses humor to point out the absurdity of racism in entertainment. By Laura Ellis Aug 18 Commentary Strange Fruit: It's Funny Because It's True (A Conversation With Dylan Marron) Laura Ellis
Aug 5 Commentary Strange Fruit: Expanding The Definition Of ‘American Boys’ Soraya Zaman's "American Boys Project" features portraits of transmasculine people throughout the country. By Laura Ellis Aug 5 Commentary Strange Fruit: Expanding The Definition Of 'American Boys' Laura Ellis
Jul 29 Commentary Strange Fruit: Honestly We’d Be Eating Chocolate Anyway Chocolate is even sweeter when its for a cause near to our hearts. By Laura Ellis Jul 29 Commentary Strange Fruit: Honestly We'd Be Eating Chocolate Anyway Laura Ellis
Jul 21 Commentary Strange Fruit: A Conversation With ‘Pose’ Co-Creator Steven Canals The groundbreaking show is set in the ballroom scene of 1987 New York City. By Laura Ellis Jul 21 Commentary Strange Fruit: A Conversation With 'Pose' Co-Creator Steven Canals Laura Ellis
Jul 14 Commentary Strange Fruit: Greeting Cards That Look Like Us Otis Richardson was tired of seeing row after row of greeting cards with pictures of white straight couples. So he made his own. By Laura Ellis Jul 14 Commentary Strange Fruit: Greeting Cards That Look Like Us Laura Ellis
Jul 7 Commentary Strange Fruit: Ricky Jones On James Baldwin (And Tucker Carlson) The Pan-African Studies chair appeared on Fox News to talk about Baldwin's famous quote calling white people "moral monsters." By Laura Ellis Jul 7 Commentary Strange Fruit: Ricky Jones On James Baldwin (And Tucker Carlson) Laura Ellis
Jun 30 Commentary Strange Fruit: How Watermelons Became A Racist Trope Historian Bill Black explains how watermelons became a racist trope. Plus a Carnegie Center exhibit tells the life story of Lucy Higgs Nichols, a formerly-enslaved woman who became a Civil War nurse. By Laura Ellis Jun 30 Commentary Strange Fruit: How Watermelons Became A Racist Trope Laura Ellis
Jun 24 Commentary Strange Fruit: Darnell Moore’s Memoir Tells The Story Of A Gay Black Survivor The title comes from one of several life-threatening experiences retold in the book, and on this week's show. By Laura Ellis Jun 24 Commentary Strange Fruit: Darnell Moore's Memoir Tells The Story Of A Gay Black Survivor Laura Ellis
Jun 16 Commentary Strange Fruit: Matthew Charles, Rehabilitated Then Re-Incarcerated Matthew Charles served his prison sentence, then built a life on the outside. But a judge said he had to go back. By Laura Ellis Jun 16 Commentary Strange Fruit: Matthew Charles, Rehabilitated Then Re-Incarcerated Laura Ellis
Jun 10 Commentary Strange Fruit: Whose Job Is It To Make Sure Louisville Seniors Don’t Live With Bedbugs? Nearly half of all Dosker Manor apartments have complained about bedbugs in the last two and a half years, but the problem persists. By Laura Ellis Jun 10 Commentary Strange Fruit: Whose Job Is It To Make Sure Louisville Seniors Don't Live With Bedbugs? Laura Ellis