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Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Nelson Diaz – who has authored a book about his remarkable life. Coming up from poverty – he went on become the first Puerto Rican to receive a law degree at Temple University. He was elected a common pleas judge. And those are just a few of the highlights. But as a Puerto Rican Diaz found in this country he wasn’t “ American” enough and in Puerto Rico not “Boricua” enough. His journey is the subject of a new autobiography Not From Here, Not From There/No Soy de Aqui de Alla. http://tupress.temple.edu/book/20000000009163

If you live in a low income neighborhood or if you live in a newly gentrifying one you’ll want to hear this interview. Loraine speaks with James Elliot – coauthor with Scott Frickel of Site Unseen Uncovering Hidden Hazards In American Cities. The book looks at industrial sites that contain contaminated land that are now residential and how citizens can take action.
https://www.russellsage.org/publications/sites-unseen

Loraine speaks with Carolyn Crawford from the National Youth Foundation about a writing competition on the subject of colorism.
http://www.nationalyouthfoundation.org/colorism/