Q&A | Colorlines

Show Art for the podcast "Stolen: The Search for Jermain" next to an image of investigative reporter and podcast host, Connie Walker

Colorlines Q&A: Where is the Data on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

Investigative journalist, Connie Walker, of the Okanese First Nation in Canada, discusses her work, the media’s lack of response and her podcast, Stolen: The Search for Jermain.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Mar 17, 2021 10:00AM EDT

One Drop book on left, author Yaba Blay, brown skinned dark woman with close cut hair, white sweater and beautiful smile with gap in teeth

Colorlines Q&A: Yaba Blay on Colorism, Racial Identity and Her Book 'One Drop'

“ ‘One Drop’ was about me literally trying to dig into the other side of Blackness.”

Ayana Byrd Feb 12, 2021 1:45PM EST

Kerry Washington. Black woman with big dark hair.

Kerry Washington on 'American Son' and How it Reflects Today's National Grief

“To have some of these names be said in the play, like for Philando Castile’s name to be part of our theatrical canon and to see it in Samuel French, also felt like a service to the legacy of trying to find justice on this issue,” says Washington.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jul 8, 2020 12:45PM EDT

Tina Tchen. Laughing Asian woman with clasped hands.

Q&A With Tina Tchen, The New President of Time's Up

An attorney and former chief of staff for Michelle Obama, Tchen centers women of color in the fight for workplace equity.

Ayana Byrd Nov 1, 2019 8:00AM EDT

Book cover with blue, starry sky and silhouette of a Black girl's head with a pastoral image superimposed on her dress

Author Q&A: How Hard History and Healthy Friendships Will Save Us All

In “Zora and Me: Cursed Ground,” author T.R. Simon holds a mirror up to young Black people so that they can bear witness to their own courage, strength and magic.

Shani Saxon Oct 12, 2018 12:15PM EDT

Asian woman with black hair in pink sweater at grey desk in black room

3 Questions With 'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Tan Kheng Hua

Colorlines talks to the Singaporean actress about her relationship with Asian America and why representation matters.

Sameer Rao Jun 8, 2018 12:22PM EDT