Refugees struggle with racism while trying to flee Ukraine - a podcast by KCRW

As Russia escalates its attacks on Ukraine, Africans and other foreign residents there face racism while struggling to escape.

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. The Senate is holding four days of confirmation hearings. How might the proceedings unfold?

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies, and the U.S. isn’t importing Russian oil, journalist Graeme Wood says Saudi Arabia can produce more or less oil at will and thus manage the world’s energy markets.

“Summer of Soul” is Questlove’s new film about a 1969 summer-long concert series in NYC featuring Nina Simone, BB King, and other major musicians at the time.

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