Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, there was a flood of youth activism coming out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 

Congresswoman Robin Kelly on what she is trying to do in Congress to curb gun violence, why it means so much to her, and why so little has gotten done.

This year marks 10 years since the rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

The Takeaway examines the psychological toll of school shootings both on the survivors and on all young people, who go to class everyday aware of the risks of gun violence in schools.

Far-right demonstrators, self-described as the “Freedom Convoy,” have been protesting for the past two weeks in Ottawa, Ontario against the Canadian government’s vaccine mandates.

San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez joins us to discuss his election as the first openly gay Black man elected to office in Texas as part of our series, Black.Queer.Rising.

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the GOP-drawn electoral maps violated the state’s constitution.

The Supreme Court blocks Alabama's lower federal courts from redistricting to more accurately represent Black voting population.

For the next installment in The Takeaway's series Black.Queer.Rising., we talk with former NFL player, and current Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, Wade Davis.

Does the NFL have a problem hiring and retaining Black coaches? 

Why are prison populations rising while early release programs are succeeding.

For decades, women over 30 have been largely invisible on the big and small screen. 

The MLB is in a lockout for the first time since 1995 and its threatening to delay the start of spring training as well as the regular season.

Patrisse Cullors joins us to discuss her new book, “An Abolitionist’s Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World.”

Although the Paycheck Protection Program was designed to forgive most loans if small business owners used them for specified expenses, some are struggling to have their loans forgiven.

According to music-analytics firm MRC Data, new music only makes up 30 percent of the current music market. 

Alicia Garza, principal at the Black Futures Lab and Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network joins us as part of the series Black.Queer.Rising.

The Takeaway looks at how different countries have been responding to the oppressive treatment of Uyghurs in China amid the backdrop of the Olympics. 

Shawntee Burns-Simpson from the New York Public Library and author Jason Reynolds discuss the rise in book banning initiatives and the value of book accessibility.

Behavioral Scientist Michelle Drouin joins us to discuss her new book Out of Touch: How to Survive an Intimacy Famine.