Julián Castro served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas before joining the Obama administration as housing secretary. And he was briefly in the race for president, the only Latinx candidate in the 2020 Democratic primary. But he admits he still

Ira Madison III Keeps It, Kay Oyegun Gives It

Jun 30th, 2020 45m 30s

As a struggling screenwriter, Twitter was exactly what Ira Madison III needed to get noticed. More than 200k followers later, he’s writing for Netflix (“Daybreak” and the upcoming “Q-Force”). He tells host Rebecca Carroll, “I think that by virt

Waubgeshig Rice Saw This Apocalypse Coming

Jun 23rd, 2020 27m 7s

Waubgeshig Rice is a Canadian journalist and bestselling author (Moon of the Crusted Snow) from the Wasauksing First Nation, who grew up in an Anishinaabe community. He hopes COVID will be a wake-up call to a crisis that has been going on for d

Ava DuVernay Takes Us Online, Desmond Meade Leads Us to Vote

Jun 16th, 2020 33m 38s

Ava DuVernay was a young teenager when she went to a U2 concert and encountered a flier for Amnesty International that changed her life. She tells host Rebecca Carroll, "it was just that little piece of something that said, 'There's more than y

Gabrielle Union is Raising Black Daughters and Learning As She Goes

Jun 9th, 2020 33m 58s

Gabrielle Union is a force. But before she became an actress, activist, and businesswoman, Gabrielle was a Black girl from Omaha trying to find Black community, belonging, and love in a largely white suburb in California. After years of difficu

Don Lemon is a Soldier for The Army of Truth

Jun 2nd, 2020 34m 15s

Over the past several years, we’ve watched Don Lemon go from a semi-conservative broadcast journalist to an emotionally expressive, openly opinionated public figure. The CNN anchor has even drawn the ire of President Trump. And Lemon is OK with

Bassey Ikpi Didn’t Enter the World Broken

May 26th, 2020 44m 28s

Author Bassey Ikpi always struggled with a certain kind of heaviness and worry growing up. In 2004, she was able to put a name to those feelings when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She joins Rebecca Carroll to talk about the particula

Elie Mystal: Call It a Lynching

May 19th, 2020 38m 15s

On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was jogging in his suburban neighborhood when two white men, a father and son, decided Arbery might be the culprit of a suspected robbery. They got in their truck, chased him, and ultimately shot him. News re

Walter Mosley Believes in Freedom of Speech. Period.

2 May 12th, 2020 27m 59s

Does Freedom of Speech have limits in the workplace? Walter Mosley was working as a writer on a TV show. One day, in the writers' room, he shared with his colleagues the story of his disturbing encounter with a police officer who used the n-wor

Jeff Yang on the Hard Work of Allyship

May 5th, 2020 36m 43s

Journalist Jeff Yang was stunned after experiencing a racist attack at the grocery store. Now, he’s finding himself asking some tough questions about what allyship looks like in the age of Covid-19. He joins Rebecca to reflect on the disturbing

Robin DiAngelo Wants to Be a Little Less White

Apr 28th, 2020 39m 46s

Author and educator Robin DiAngelo wants white people to ask themselves “What does it mean to be white?” Her bestselling book White Fragility lays out the many ways white people both reinforce and benefit from racism -- often without even reali

Issa Rae is Still Rooting for Everybody Black

Apr 21st, 2020 27m 12s

As usual, Issa Rae is out here doing the most. She joins Rebecca Carroll to talk about the return of Insecure, how she’s supporting the next generation of black artists, and why black audiences matter the most to her. And how cookie dough is ge

Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Activism in Crisis

Apr 14th, 2020 34m 16s

Rebecca Carroll talks to activist and organizer Brittany Packnett Cunningham on the small and big ways we can live in community during the coronavirus pandemic -- even though we’re forced to be apart. From how we shop at the grocery store to ho

How Bishop T. D. Jakes Keeps the Faith

Apr 7th, 2020 27m 37s

Bishop T.D. Jakes leads the Potter’s House Church in Dallas and has millions of followers worldwide -- but these days, he’s been outspoken in urging them to keep the faith at home. Even before the pandemic hit, we were living in scary times: ra

Dr. Camara Jones Saw the Tsunami

Apr 7th, 2020 25m 56s

It’s Come Through’s first episode and we’re kicking it off with what’s on everyone’s mind: the pandemic. For decades, epidemiologist Dr. Camara Jones has been studying how race and racism impacts the health of people of color. When she read the

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Introducing Come Through with Rebecca Carroll

Mar 19th, 2020 3m 31s

It’s an election year, and whether people want to admit it or not, race is at the center of every issue -- healthcare, jobs, climate change, the media, and more. Join host Rebecca Carroll for 15 essential conversations about race in a pivotal m

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