The ninth edition of the Webster World Report, the discussion linking Webster University’s global operations, features in-depth interviews this week from Accra and St. Louis to discuss racism, race and its relation to the coronavirus pandemic. The program also deals with various reactions to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man in Minneapolis by police. This program includes interviews with: Christa Sanders, director of Webster University Ghana; and Dr. Jameca Woody Cooper, an adjunct professor for the School of Education. The news segment of the program features an excerpt from the podcasting project on global citizenship produced by Webster University’s Leiden campus and the excerpt features Prof. Nives Rumenjak, Chair of the International Relations program in Leiden.  The Leiden podcast project was produced by Adam Frick-Verdine.

Executive Producer/Host: Rick Rockwell. Staff: Jennifer Gammage, associate producer; Jim Singer, announcer/engineer; Tierra Gray, newscaster.

The photo accompanying this podcast is from the Office of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) of Minnesota and is in the public domain.