A Dialogue for Understanding: MetroFocus Special
During a time of turmoil and personal pain, two friends, an Imam and a Rabbi, discuss the importance of faith and the challenge of hard conversations.
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Colleges Struggle with Their Response to the Israel-Hamas War
Governor Kathy Hochul has directed State Police to increase security at colleges and universities across New York.
Journey To Home: Stories from the War Zone in the Middle East
Conversation about what's happening in Israel and Gaza with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Ensuring New Yorkers Never Forget the Holocaust
There’s a new exhibition in the New York area focused on not only the horrors of the Holocaust but also the resiliency of the Jewish community where it was nearly annihilated.
The Importance of Transgender Day of Visibility
Since the beginning of 2023, nearly 350 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country.
Rev. Sharpton Reflects On Decades Long Fight Against Hate
Rev. Al Sharpton has spent his life speaking up, loudly, against racism and racial violence. The new documentary "Loudmouth" chronicles his path from a teenage preacher to a racial justice firebrand on the streets of 1980s New York City. Rev.…
New York’s LGBTQIA+ Community On Edge
Tonight, we talk to Kalima McKenzie-Simms, Manager of LGBTQ Programs at the New York City Department of Education, and Clark Wolff Hamel, Educational Programs Manager at PFLAG NYC about what’s being done to ensure NYC LGBTQIA+ youth continue to have…
The Normalization Of Antisemitism
Tonight, we are looking at the recent surge in anti-Jewish hate and why antisemitism is shifting from fringe to mainstream. Join us for this eye-opening conversation with contributing writer at "The Atlantic," Yair Rosenberg, author and historian professor Pamela Nadell,…
MetroFocus: Lessons From Parkland
We’re taking you inside the push to learn everything we can from heartbreaking tragedies like this and spread potentially life-saving lessons. To help spread these critical lessons to more communities, actress and Marjory Stoneman alum Cassie Scerbo has teamed up…
TIKTOK AGAINST ANTISEMITISM
TikTok influencer Montana Tucker joins us along with film producer Rachel Kastner, to discuss their TikTok series titled “How To: Never Forget." This conversation is a part of our Exploring Hate initiative.
EXPLORING HATE – LISTENING IN: “SPOTLIGHT ON ANTISEMITISM”
The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Joseph Pinion, is the first Black candidate nominated by either major party for the Senate in New York, and he joins us to share his vision for the state. Tonight, we listen in on…
EXPLORING HATE: “WHITE FEAR”
Nationally-acclaimed journalist Roland Martin discusses his new book, "White Fear: How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds." Martin argues the deep-seated fear that many white people currently feel — of losing power, economic standing, or…