NewsEverybody’s Gotta Eat
Parents spend a lot of time refereeing. No, you can’t have hot fries and ice cream for dinner. Yes, please, have some more kale. We go to the dinner tables of “natural parents,” who left city life behind to bring kids closer to their food source.
EventEvicted: An Evening with Matthew Desmond
MacArthur “Genius” and Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond (Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City) discusses his book and his work on housing access and affordability as well as broader, …
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EventSHELF LIFE: The Shadow King with Maaza Mengiste and Jill Bialosky
Author Maaza Mengiste discusses her latest novel, The Shadow King, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, with her editor, Jill Bialosky.
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EventWhen My Time Comes and Discussion with Diane Rehm
Peabody-award winner Diane Rehm offers a moving and informative examination of the right to die movement and the facts and the misinformation surrounding this controversial practice…
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NewsREPLAY: How To Go Clubbing
Remember going out dancing in the pre-pandemic world? This week, With Good Reason takes you to a few fabulous spots for togetherness.
NewsBlack Girls’ Journeys of Resilience and Community
This webinar, recorded October 6, 2020, features an inter-generational conversation of resilience and hope between Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott and Ka’myia Gunn. In a dialogue moderated by Ravynn K. Stringfield, they …
NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author Enrique Salmón
Get to know SHELF LIFE author Enrique Salmón…
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NewsReplay: Holocaust Memory
Everyone remembers things differently. WGR takes you from D.C. to Poland for the many ways of commemorating the Holocaust.
EventWorking with Immigrant/Refugee Children & Families: Session 1
Join us for the first in a series of teaching webinars in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education’s history and social science program. With engaging group discussions, visits from …
EventWorking with Immigrant/Refugee Children & Families: Session 2
Join us for the second in a series of teaching webinars in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education’s history and social science program. With engaging group discussions, visits from …
EventWorking with Immigrant/Refugee Children & Families: Session 3
Join us for the third in a series of teaching webinars in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education’s history and social science program. With engaging group discussions, visits from …
NewsHave a Drink with Nikki and Tressie
This video, recorded September 9 2020, features two powerful, creative women: Nikki Giovanni, award-winning poet, activist, educator, and one of Oprah Winfrey’s “25 Living Legends,” and Tressie McMillan Cottom, professor …
