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 6 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.
In this episode of Dialogue, host Kennedy Vincent explores the reclamation of the word "fat" as a neutral descriptor and examines the impacts of fatphobia, particularly in college environments. The show features in-depth conversations with two expert guests: Dr. Roushanda Breeden and Dr. Shaciarra Hamilton.
After a two-year campaign, DeShawn Williams will be the first Black mayor of Urbana. Hear what he has in store as he prepares to be sworn in.
What does it take to lead one of the top public universities in the country? Chancellor Robert Jones shares what he's learned during his time at the university.
As measles cases rise in the U.S., public health experts are raising concerns. What steps can you take to stay safe and help prevent the spread of the disease?
How does Alzheimer's disease impact Black families, and what challenges do they face in care and diagnosis?
Some are marching, others are boycotting. But is anyone really silent? Rabbi Sandra Lawson joins us to discuss race, protest and the power of choosing when and how to show up.
What if swimming could reconnect you to your roots? A local swim instructor and doctoral student in Champaign is doing more than teaching Black kids how to swim. They're helping families reclaim a legacy lost to segregation and fear. Hear how one local program is using the pool to change history.
How can rest be a form of resistance? We sat down with Ujima Retreat Center in Urbana and discussed how they are reclaiming nature.
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.
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