Janae Pierre appears in the following:
China's COVID Reversal
Monday, January 09, 2023
The Communist Party has done an about-face on their "Zero COVID" policy, and the country now finds itself in a medical, and economic crisis.
Weekly Music Roundup: Joy Oladokun, White Lung, Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Monday, December 05, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Joy Oladokun’s anthem for Rev. Al Sharpton; First Nations hip hop by Snotty Nose Rez Kids; and David Byrne’s oddball song about Santa. Plus, punk band White Lung's swan song.
Did NJ 7th District incumbent Tom Malinowski have to lose?
Thursday, November 10, 2022
NJ's 7th Congressional District was reconfigured last year in a redistricting process that shifted 30,000 more Republicans into the territory. That may have cost Tom Malinowski his seat.
A Look at Hurricane Severity and Climate Change
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Kasha Patel, deputy weather editor at The Washington Post, joins The Takeaway for a discussion about the relationship between hurricane severity and climate change.
#BlackAtSMU Highlights Racism on Campus
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
One short-listed film from this year's March on Washington Film Festival is the student-made documentary: “BlackatSMU.”
Residents of Color in Fort Myers Are Worried They’ll Be Left Behind in Hurricane Recovery
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Fort Myers, Florida was one of the hardest hit areas by Hurricane Ian, and in predominantly Black neighborhoods, many are concerned they won’t get the recovery assistance they need.
The Sound Revolution of Black Country Music
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
What’s the history between country music and Black people? That question and more is the subject of the new book, “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions,” by Francesca Royster.
The Supreme Court's Objectivity is Under Scrutiny
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
The Supreme Court begins another term this week with plenty of likely controversial cases ahead.
President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Hits Obstacles
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
In a reversal last week, The Biden Administration scaled back the program amidst legal challenges from several GOP-led states.
Unpacking Colombian President Gustavo Petro's UNGA Speech
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Camila Hernandez, Associate Director of the Latin America Center at the Atlantic Council, joins The Takeaway to talk about President Gustavo Petro and U.S.-Colombian relations.
The Presidential Election in Brazil Continues
Monday, October 03, 2022
We still don't know who the next president of Brazil will be, leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro head to a runoff later this month.
A 2022 Pot Politics Primer
Monday, October 03, 2022
It’s been nearly 10 years since Colorado and Washington became the first states to approve marijuana for recreational use, what states are considering the same this November?
Russia Illegally Annexes Four Regions of Ukraine
Monday, October 03, 2022
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of 4 territories of Ukraine. The move was widely condemned by the international community as illegal.
The inside story of how NYC schools spent $90 million on air purifiers that have stirred controversy
Monday, August 22, 2022
The company that sold 160,000 air purifiers to the Department of Education benefited from a lobbying campaign that reached high into the upper ranks of City Hall.
Weekly Music Roundup: Lee Fields, The Mountain Goats, Matthew E White & Lonnie Holley
Monday, August 22, 2022
New Sounds
Lee Fields gets sentimental; the Mountain Goats get vengeful; Matthew E White & Lonnie Holley get angry; and experimental folk band Heilung sings the oldest song in the world. (Maybe.)
Lebanon's Worsening Economic Crisis
Friday, August 19, 2022
Lebanon has been facing a deep economic crisis since 2019. According to the World Bank, it could be one of the “world’s worst economic crises since the mid-19th century.”
Uber Confirms Nearly 24,000 Gig Workers Were Threatened and Assaulted In the Last 5 Years
Friday, August 19, 2022
Uber reported more than 350 gig workers were carjacked, 28 killed, and 24,000 physically assaulted and threatened from 2017 to 2020.
An Interpreter's Escape from Afghanistan
Friday, August 19, 2022
In the new book "Always Faithful," Major Tom and Zak tell a story of brotherhood and loyalty in an escape from Kabul.
Weekly Music Roundup: Trail of Dead, Loyle Carner, Denitia
Monday, July 11, 2022
New Sounds
A Trail of Dead premiere, feminist folk from Chile, and Margo Price’s defiant statement of women’s rights. Plus, British hip hop artist Loyle Carner, and Denitia's country-folk.
Weekly Music Roundup: Moor Mother, Medicine Singers, Nick Zinner
Monday, July 04, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Moor Mother’s Afrofuturist take on jazz, Medicine Singers’ powwow rock, and Nick Zinner’s post-rock four seasons.
