Race
DeRay Mckesson - Race and Justice in a Divided America
Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson is a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter Movement and a co-founder of Campaign Zero. He has been praised by Barack Obama for his work as a community organizer… Audio
Meng Foon NZ’s new Race Relations Commissioner
Gisborne's mayor Meng Foon has been announced as the next Race Relations Commissioner, but minority advocates says he'll need to stop being a politician and start fighting the battle against racial… Audio
Three Minutes Max: Peter Elliott on what we should call ourselves
Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Actor Peter Elliott on a topic that has been nagging away at him for a while now - what people from this country should… Audio
A powerful history of Whiteness and race: 'Scene on Radio'
Over 14 episodes of 'Seeing White' from 'Scene on Radio', former radio reporter turned academic John Biewen enlists prominent historians, thinkers and writers (including his friend Dr. Chenjerai… Audio
DNA testing: Why it doesn't define culture
It's pretty easy now to find out where you came from. Spit in a tube and send it off to a DNA website and you get back a breakdown of your ancestry. But do these tests do more harm than good? Audio
David Chariandy - I've been meaning to tell you
Canadian Writer and academic David Chariandy has written two critically received novels. Brother, published in 2017, won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction prize, the Toronto Book Award and was named a… Audio
Calling out racism
Alongside the tremendous grief being felt in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, much discussion has turned to the wider theme of race in New Zealand. Audio
Not all black and white. Re-thinking identity
Gender. Sexuality. Religion. Race. Nationality. Class. Culture. These are just some of the key facets of identity that help us define who we are, which often involve labels, stereotypes and ideas… Audio
Starbucks to shut over 8000 US cafes for race training
Coffee chain Starbucks is to close more than 8,000 company-owned branches in the US for an afternoon next month to carry out "racial bias" training.
Beyond face value: re-shaping our thinking about diversity
As ethnic and cultural diversity increases in New Zealand, psychologists discuss their work and the challenges posed by this increasing diversity. Audio
Beyond face value: re-shaping our thinking about diversity
As ethnic and cultural diversity increases in New Zealand, psychologists discuss their work and the challenges posed by this increasing diversity.
AudioOur Changing World for 22 February 2018
Sonia Sly meets three psychologists investigating aspects of cultrual diversity,and discovers that we should look for commonalities rather than differences. Audio
High Fliers
Country Life heads to the top of Mount Murchison for the 2018 Hang Gliding Nationals. Audio, Gallery
High Fliers
Country Life heads to the top of Mount Murchison for the 2018 Hang Gliding Nationals.
AudioDigital blackface, and the death of memes
Chicago-based Lauren Michele Jackson is a writer and PhD candidate focused on the intersections of race, gender, music and technology. Her articles have appeared in The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Complex… Audio
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Reni Eddo-Lodge is a UK writer and journalist. In 2014, The Guardian listed her as one of the 30 most exciting people under 30 in digital media. She has also been listed in Elle magazine's '100… Audio
Conversations about race
Bryan Crump asks US racial equity specialist Glenn Singleton why talking about race is so important and why it is so hard. Audio
US writer Paul Beaty's satire on race wins Man Booker Prize
American author Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize with his novel The Sellout.
Just 7 Pakeha attend innovative decile one Auckland school
Tamaki College in Auckland is a decile one school; it has a roll of 550 students and just 7 of them are Pakeha. Parents not wanting to send their children there are instead enrolling out of zone. Audio
Hautahi Kingi and Anton Blank - Unconscious Bias and Education
Dr Hautahi Kingi recently graduated from Cornell University with a PHD in economics. He joins Maori health advocate Anton Blank to talk about the comparative experiences of Maori and African American… Audio