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The art of undoing, embracing us: The Natural Hair Movement
Today, Dialogue untangles the myths behind natural hair and dives into spaces made for the community by the community.
Dialogue
Each week Dialogue features interviews people across the region along with in-depth stories from the IPM News team about education, health, politics, arts, and more as it relates to local Black communities. Dialogue airs Saturdays at 11 am and Tuesdays at 7 pm on Illinois Soul FM 101.1 and streams live at illinoissoul.org and can be heard Wednesdays at 8 pm on WILL-AM 580.
Blue lines and Black lives, Urbana and Champaign’s police chiefs on Sonya Massey with, trauma researcher Alesha Lewis
The death of Sonya Massey revived a nationwide conversation on police brutality. What is law enforcement doing to ensure this never happens again?
How Champaign got its groove back; Inside the creation of ‘The Beat’
Nearly 2,000 attendees came out to the Market Street stage at "The Beat" this summer, a new extension of Champaign's entertainment district. But how is it giving back to our community?
Is it worth it? Black culture and its current crisis
The world watched as Megan Thee Stallion exited a Black SUV into police custody with a gunshot wound to the foot in a 2020 video that emerged on social media. The case went up in storms as fans took sides as to who the shooter was and the press stopped at nothing to display the ordeal headline after headline.
A Dialogue on culturally responsive education and the importance of mentorship
Seventy years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, there are still significant racial disparities in educational opportunities and a lack of resources for low-income and marginalized students. Nearly 7% of educators in the U.S. are Black, and with the number steadily decreasing, how do we change the system from within?
A Dialogue on the Black community’s fight against medical racism
Join us this week as Dialogue sits down with medical professionals and a Carle Illinois College of Medicine student to discuss the Black community's distrust in the US healthcare system.
A Dialogue on the inequalities in education and a UI student breaking barriers
Join us this week as Dialogue dives further into the inequalities within the education system. Then, hear how one UI student is making history at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A Dialogue on Maternal Healthcare in the Black community
Join us this week as Dialogue meets with experts to discuss maternal healthcare in the Black community. Then, learn about The Critical Engagement of Equity (CEE) Doula Training Program and finally, hear from Char Mitchell, a mother and recently certified doula.
A Dialogue with Congolese Community of Champaign County
Join us this week as Dialogue visits a local Congolese restaurant and dive into their cuisine!
A Dialogue with Ruby Mendenhall and Lamont Holden
Join us this week as Dialogue sits down with Urbana poet laureate Ruby Mendenhall and music producer Lamont Holden.
Kennedy Vincent is a host and producer from Las Vegas with West Indian roots. Specializing in news writing, audio, and video production work, she has earned her degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. Now based in Illinois, Vincent is focused on surrounding her work with collective BIPOC stories, universal rights, and community healing. Kennedy seeks to form deeper connections in her community through her work. She continuously pushes boundaries and reshapes how audio is viewed and believes sharing meaningful stories globally is what will unite us intentionally.
Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees news reporting, The 21st talk show, IPMnewsroom.org, and occasionally hosts and produces episodes of Dialogue. Reginald came to IPM in 2019 after serving as News Director at WKAR at Michigan State University. Before that, he had a long career as a local newscast producer and manager at the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth, where he earned seven Lone Star Emmy awards and multiple honors from the National Assn. of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald was adopted and grew up on the Eastern plains of Colorado. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado.
Zainab Qureshi is a Pakistani-American journalist for Illinois Public Media who has explored various roles within the newsroom, from traditional reporting to backend digital management to social media content creation. Deeply passionate about race, religion and climate, she spends her time considering the different ways these stories can be told — because to her, journalism is about more than just big headlines and breaking news; it's about understanding the shared humanity connecting us all. By examining this theme, she hopes to find the heartbeat of the world around her and plans to listen to it closely.