This Pride month, WNYC's community partnerships desk has been asking New Yorkers what Pride means to them, some of whom you've heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Ahead of New York City's Pride March this weekend, George Bodarky, our Community Partnerships editor, joins to discuss the project, listen to voices he recorded, and take your calls to hear about what Pride means to you.
As Pride Month comes to a close, we speak to the team behind the NYC Queer History Walking Tour. They give guided tours of the Lower East Side and the East Village, featuring venues of importance that played a part in shaping LGBTQ+ life in the city, including theaters, bookstores, and nightclubs. Katie Vogel of the Henry Street Settlement, as well as Jimmy Fay and Salonee Bhaman of the Close Friends Collective join us to discuss.
Today is the last of day of school in New York City public schools. To kick off summer vacation, let's listen to some music for families! Lucy Kalantari is a Grammy-award winning musician who specializes in children's music. Her new album, Creciendo, is her first full-length project in Spanish, inspired by her Puerto Rican and Dominican identity. Kalantari joins us in studio to perform live, and talk about her process as a songwriter for the new "Dora" series.
Today we are celebrating the last day of school in New York City public schools! Karina González is a Brooklyn-based picture book author and bilingual speech-language pathologist. She joins us in-studio to discuss her latest book, Churro Stand, which celebrates the food vendors of New York and the working parents who serve their community.
Today is the last day of school for New York City public schools, so as we head into summer vacation, we're celebrating with stories for kids! Journalist and author Karen Good Marable has written a new picture book, Yaya and the Sea, about a girl named Yaya who takes the A train with her mom and aunties down to coastal New York City, and learns about growing up in the process. Marable tells us more about her inspiration for the book and does a special reading!