Author Traci Scott, a former journalist, staffer on Capitol Hill and a civilian who spent time in Iraq during the height of the Iraq war, talks about her crazy, amazing story in this book. It's called... "Take Off Your Hoop Earrings Before You Put on Your Gas Mask: A Civilian Chick's Guide to Surviving a War Zone Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

 Kao Kalia Yang, an award-winning Hmong author, tells the emotional story of her family's immigration to the U.S, "A mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author’s incredible mother who survived, and helped her family escape, against all odds." Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

New York Times writer Karen Zraick, discusses some really interesting research about what we can expect to see in the next census and why it matters to everyone right now.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Christine Brennan, an award-winning  writer for USA Today and a frequent analyst on CNN and ABC News, says the NCAA dropped the ball in allowing the University of Utah women's basketball team to be exposed to vicious racism in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.   Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Matt Kaufax, host of Matt About Town on WTOP talks about what he see in his travels around the DMV.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Tasha Klusmann, Board President of the Our Family Skate Association breaks down why Roller-skating is so important to communities of all races.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Brian Morales of La Mera Mera radio station joins Colors to discuss his background, and the blending of his music and his heritage on air.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Nissa Rhee, Executive Director of Borderless Magazine, speaks professionally and personally about the complexities of race in Chicago and immigration in America.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Community Historian Shatha Najim, tells us about the history and purpose of the museum; and what her job entails. She also talks about her own family roots and history.  Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more

Givhan, Sr. critic-at-large for the Washington Post, made some interesting observations about Willis, her demeanor, her testimony, and the entire spectacle in the courtroom. She talks about that, and a few other, unrelated, but none-the-less interesting things she's written about. Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com ..read more