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Trump signs COVID relief and spending bill after chaotic delay; Plus: Colorism and impacts of skin tone discrimination in Asian and African-American communities

0:08 – Trump signs COVID relief bill after lengthy, chaotic delay

John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation.

0:34 – COVID call-ins

John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

1:08 – Colorism is discriminatory treatment based on skin tone, with wide implications across communities worldwide. This hour we take a deep dive into colorism in the Filipino community and in the African-American community.

Joanne L. Rondilla is Assistant Professor of Sociology at San José State University and author of Is Lighter Better: Skin Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans.

1:34 – Colorism and its impacts on the African-American community

Dr. Natalye Pearson is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the effects of traumatic stress with over 15 years experience and a private practice in the East Bay.

Colorism is widespread and exists in all communities of color (Photo: NCCJ)

 

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