Ethan Oberman

A recent investigation by ProPublic, NBC News, and The Marshall Project reveals harmful, punitive practices at Acadania Juvenile Detention Center in St. Martinville, Louisiana.

The Takeaway looks at efforts to combat continued hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Island communities, and the need for more education, research, and policies.

It’s been nearly a month now since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia. 

After more than a century of advocacy, Congress finally passed federal anti-lynching legislation. The Takeaway looks at the work that Ida B. Wells did to call attention to lynchings.

The Takeaway speaks with Mariia Sirychenko, a tech worker in Ukraine, about her experience in the days since the Russian invasion.

Previous studies have shown that Indigenous women are at least twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women. 

World leaders, including President Biden, have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of violating international law with his invasion of Ukraine

Two million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded two weeks ago. 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted how global dependency on fossil fuels and nuclear energy can create significant geopolitical issues in times of conflict.

The Women's National Basketball Association has fined the NY liberty organization $500,000 dollars for chartering flights for their team last season.

We speak with a former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine about what actions the U.S. and NATO should take to aid Ukraine and how the rest of the world can respond to Putin’s nuclear threats.

A conversation with Kristine Berzina, head of the geopolitics team for the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about concerns at home during the Ukraine invasion.

We dissected the issues he covered and the issues he left out with Pablo Manríquez, Capitol Hill correspondent for Latino Rebels and Michael Tomasky, editor for The New Republic. 

Amid the mass exodus from Ukraine, a number of accounts have emerged on social media and in various news outlets detailing discrimination experienced by people of African descent.

On Friday, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; she is set to become the first Black woman to ever serve on the court.

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres joins The Takeaway to discuss his path to becoming the first openly gay Afro Latino lawmaker elected to Congress in 2020.

The New Yorker Radio Hour producer Ngofeen Mputubele spoke about their upcoming episode "The Shape of Black Film."

The Takeaway speaks with producers Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar about bringing their iconic animated show back for this month’s revival “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.”

On Thursday morning, Russia attacked Ukraine resulting in dozens of deaths. 

For the Black.Queer.Rising series, The Takeaway chats with the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, who recently worked with artist Jonathan Lykes on the song "Ella Baker Shaker."