Anita Johnson
- Username: Anita Johnson
- PRX Member
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Recent Pieces from Anita Johnson
The Way Home
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
What does food mean to identities struggling against colonialism and displacement? First, we visit the Blackfeet Nation in Montana as members of Indigikitchen harvest bison ...
Escape to Cairo from Kerning Cultures
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
This week, we bring you a story from our partner Kerning Cultures about Patrice Lumumba’s children, and their escape to Cairo.
How to Hold Back the Ocean
(28:56)
From: Making Contact
More and more coastal communities want to build sea walls to prevent catastrophic flooding because of rising sea levels. But do they work? We talk about the risks of the ...
White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer, and Politics
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
On today's episode anti-racism activist and author Tim Wise examines the concept of Whiteness and what he describes as the psychological wage of whiteness. Wise provides ...
Escaping The Narcissism of The American Dream
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
Next, a conversation with Tiffanie Drayton, author of the new book Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of The American Dream. Drayton examines the intersection of ...
The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon (ENCORE)
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She traces the history of the ...
re:Work - Redemption
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
This episode explores the story of Billy Taing, a Cambodian refugee who got caught up in the US criminal justice system at a young age.
70 Million: When a State Treats Drug Addiction Like a Health Issue, Not a Crime
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
A year ago, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession. The goal is to reverse some of the negative impacts of the War on Drugs by approaching drug use ...
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State
(29:00)
From: Making Contact
While wages have flatlined for most working class people, rents have reached new highs, leaving most people struggling. But it’s not just in the US. The rising cost of living ...
