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Making Contact
"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
On this edition of Making Contact, we rebroadcast a speech contextualizing the election results from Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University, and author of From Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation. Dr. Taylor had recently received death threats after a speech she had made at the Hampshire College graduation. From Dr. Taylor’s vantage point, the torrent of legitimized hate as consequence to President Trump is a threat that needs to be stopped by everyone. Fox News obtained Dr. Taylor’s speech, clipping from it and re-presenting it to their audiences. Soon after, Dr. Taylor received a barrage of threats on her life and her family, forcing Dr. Taylor to cancel several speaking events immediately following her speech.
Credits:
Host: R.J. Lozada
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Special thanks to KPFA for hosting and recording Dr. Taylor’s speech.
