Kaleidoscope
CBS News
Host and CBS News Radio correspondent Allison Keyes goes deep into social justice issues across the nation. Each week, Keyes has crucial conversations on topics including race, gender, disability, income inequality and beyond. Kaleidoscope examines current systemic inequities from violence against Asian Americans to the continued police killings of Black men, the increasing murders of law enforcement and the rise in food insecurity as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. New episodes every Friday.
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United States
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News & Politics Podcasts
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CBS News
Description:
Host and CBS News Radio correspondent Allison Keyes goes deep into social justice issues across the nation. Each week, Keyes has crucial conversations on topics including race, gender, disability, income inequality and beyond. Kaleidoscope examines current systemic inequities from violence against Asian Americans to the continued police killings of Black men, the increasing murders of law enforcement and the rise in food insecurity as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. New episodes every Friday.
Language:
English
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http://cbsnewsradio.com/
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CNDRadioWeb@cbs.com
Episodes
Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes is Moving to CBS News Roundup
3/6/2023
Now you can get the Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes and all the major headlines you need to know daily on the CBS News Roundup podcast. On weekday mornings Steve Kathan delivers the “World News Roundup” and every evening you can catch up on all the day's news with Jennifer Keiper on the “World News Roundup: Late Edition”. Then, every weekend the CBS News team in Washington goes deep into the major stories on “Weekend Roundup'' hosted by Allison Keyes. Each episode features a “Kaleidoscope”...
Duration:00:01:39
Maryland Governor Wes Moore
3/3/2023
This week on "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a conversation with Maryland's new Governor, Wes Moore. He is only the third Black governor elected in the nation's history and referenced African American history repeatedly in his inauguration speech. Oprah Winfrey spoke at his swearing-in ceremony, and Moore visited what was once a regional slave port that very morning. He discusses what this means to him and to the nation, and his "rock star" status among Democrats who are already talking...
Duration:00:14:43
Black Twitter
2/24/2023
This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a discussion with CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan on her new CBS Reports documentary, "Black Twitter: The Twitterverse That Changed a Generation".
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Duration:00:10:02
Director Sheldon Epps American Theater
2/17/2023
On this episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", Allison takes a look at American theater and race. Veteran Director Sheldon Epps speaks with Allison about his new book, "My Own Directions", and what it has been like navigating the theater community as a Black man.
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Duration:00:13:25
African Artist President Lincoln Cottage
2/10/2023
On this week's episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a conversation about an intriguing art installation at President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, DC. It is Black History Month, and the African artist, Georges Adéagbo, uses sculpture and found objects to examine themes of freedom and bondage in the space where President Lincoln lived, and developed the Emancipation Proclamation. Allison speaks with the CEO and Executive Director of the Cottage, Michael Atwood Mason, about how the...
Duration:00:08:45
African American Studies
2/3/2023
This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, the controversy surrounding the College Board's pilot curriculum for Advanced Placement African American Studies courses. A revised official version was unveiled this week after Florida's governor and other conservatives attacked a leaked draft - labeling it "woke indoctrination". But hundreds of African American studies faculty wrote an open letter defending the educational value of the course, and decrying what they call "censorship". Allison...
Duration:00:13:18
Asian American Mass Shootings
1/27/2023
On this week's episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a look at how the community is doing in the wake of the mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. Allison speaks with John Kim at Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, about how people already traumatized by racism are handling these latest tragedies in a space where emotional health issues are often seen as a stigma, and there have been hateful calls to hospitals from some. threatening more violence.
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Duration:00:12:07
San Francisco Reparations
1/20/2023
On this episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, Allison speaks with Sheryl Davis, Executive Director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, for a discussion about reparations. Davis provides details about the proposed $5 million lump sum payments and total debt forgiveness to longtime Black residents of San Francisco over what it calls decades of "systemic repression."
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Duration:00:11:37
MLK Birthday National Turmoil
1/13/2023
In this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss the meaning of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's birthday amid the political and economic upheaval in the nation. Howard University Afro American Studies and Law professor Greg Carr talks about everything from the distortion of Dr. King's narrative to what he calls the ongoing war over the memory of Dr. King to the legislative fight over trying to keep schools from teaching slavery and equality.
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Duration:00:13:21
Opportunities for Change in Public Schools
1/6/2023
This week, a look at the staggering loss of at least 1.2 million public school students in the nation since 2020. Allison speaks with Jeanne Allen, CEO and founder of the non-profit Center for Education reform, about how this affects teachers and students, and what it could mean for education innovations that could bring seismic change to how young people are learning.
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Duration:00:10:52
Abortion Rights Battle
12/30/2022
This week, a look back at the emotional battle over abortion rights in the nation in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Allison speaks with pro and anti-abortion rights advocates about what this means for women, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the National Right to Life Committee. We also hear from the Black Conservative group Project 21, and from a sociology professor about the effect on the LGBTQ community.
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Duration:00:11:12
Descendant Last Known Slave Ship to U.S.
12/23/2022
This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a discussion with Joycelyn Davis. She is a descendant of one of the 110 people illegally brought to the U.S. on the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S. People aboard the ship, which landed 52 years after importing slaves was declared to be a federal crime, founded a community known as Africatown, near Mobile, Alabama. The Netflix film Descendant, focuses on their journey, and the issues which continue to impact residents...
Duration:00:08:55
Students to TikTok for Banned History
12/16/2022
On "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", this week is a look at why some students are going to TikTok to learn about everything from LGBTQ issues to Black History, as several states have passed laws regulating discussions over such subjects. Former teacher Isis Spann, who runs the educational company "FUNdamentals of Learning", explains why it is important for young people to have access to such information and what it means for their belief in themselves, and their vision for their...
Duration:00:12:50
Danger in Haiti
12/9/2022
Allison examines the deteriorating situation in Haiti, where people are trying to survive amid a shortage of food, disease and deadly gang violence. This week, the Biden Administration broadened the Temporary Protected Status program, which will allow tens of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S. to continue to reside and work here without fear of deportation. Guerline Jozef, co-founder of the advocacy group Haitian Bridge Alliance, joins us with reaction, and what people there need.
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Duration:00:14:56
World AIDS Day
12/2/2022
On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at the global HIV/AIDS situation and also some of the challenges U-S patients are facing as those with the virus are getting older. Allison speaks with Dr. Cesar Nunez, director of the UNAIDS New York Office, about its report finding that inequalities are hampering the battle against AIDS. She also speaks with Rev. Jimmy Gibbs, national chair of the National Center for Aids Research CAB Coalition, about the need for fairness...
Duration:00:18:56
Holiday Homeless Hunger
11/23/2022
On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at how both people and nonprofits are dealing with hunger as Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season. At the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville, Texas, Assistant Director Belinda Bradford tells Allison many are short of food, particularly seniors. She discusses the trouble multi-service agencies like hers are having coming up with supplies this year. But Bradford also talks about the joy she get from helping...
Duration:00:14:17
Introducing Missing Justice
11/22/2022
Christy Woodenthigh’s family rushed to her home on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation when they got the shocking news that the 33-year-old mother was dead. They arrived to find no police officers, no approaching sirens, and no sign of Christy. ”Missing Justice”, a new 6-episode limited series hosted by CBS News reporters Cara Korte and Bo Erickson, takes you inside what really happened that night and how the issues in Christy’s case connect to the larger Missing and Murdered Indigenous...
Duration:00:02:33
Transgender Killings
11/18/2022
On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a deep dive into a report from the Human Rights Campaign finding that at least 32 transgender and non-gender conforming people have been killed in the U.S. so far this year. The LGBTQ advocacy group's state legislative director, Cathryn Oakley, tells us most of the victims are people of color. She also discusses the results of the midterms, and the community's hopes for legislation in 2023. This is Transgender Awareness Week, and...
Duration:00:17:03
Election Firsts
11/11/2022
In this weekend's Kaleidoscope, Correspondent Steve Dorsey fills in for Allison Keyes. We hear from Mark Hanis, co-founder of Inclusive America, on some historic and diverse wins for candidates for state and federal offices. We also examine a Supreme Court case that centers on Native American adoptions and foster care.
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Duration:00:07:04
Campaign 2022 Issues
11/4/2022
In the Kaleidoscope this weekend, CBS News correspondent Steve Dorsey fills in for Allison Keyes. However, Allison still has a report on abortion rights and how it affects minority communities. Steve talks about rising crime with Rachael Eisenberg at the Center for American Progress. Correspondent Cristian Benavides reports on the Latino vote in Florida.
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Duration:00:08:31