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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Join us this week as Dialogue visits a local Congolese restaurant and dive into their cuisine!
Join us this week as Dialogue sits down with Urbana poet laureate Ruby Mendenhall and music producer Lamont Holden.
Join us this week as Dialogue explores the award-winning work of the Invisible Institute, a non-profit news organization based on the South Side of Chicago.
Join us this week as Dialogue takes a deep dive with experts on mental health in the Black community. Then, an in-depth conversation about how depression affects young Black men and women. Finally, host Kennedy Vincent talks with Dr. Stephanie Cockrell, founder of The Well Experience.
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