Race

Lawrence Blum, acclaimed philosopher and professor at the University of Massachusetts, taught a course on race and racism over four years at an ethnically and economically diverse high school in Cambridge, Mass. He's written a book about his surprising and sometimes humorous conversations with uninhibited teenagers -- the new face of America.

Today on The Lines Between Us, some people in Baltimore's nonprofit community tell us why they're moving the conversation about employment opportunities beyond "diversity" into "inclusion," and we'll learn what the difference is.

Then, the Celtic music group, Helicon, joins us for a preview of their 27th annual winter solstice concert.

Our series "The Lines Between Us" has turned its focus from fair housing to economic opportunity, with a look last week at the various ways Baltimore’s minority entrepreneurs found support for their ventures when banks were denying them commercial credit.

The biggest challenge,

Do conversations about race become confrontational?

Harry Johnson on developing a new generation of civic leaders

Danista Hunte on developing young leaders for defunct neighborhood ass'ns

The full, unedited interview.

After a couple months looking at the relationship between housing, wealth, and inequality, "The Lines Between Us" is turning its attention to equality of economic opportunity.

Lawrence Blum, acclaimed philosopher and professor at the University of Massachusetts, taught a course on race and racism over four years at an ethnically and economically diverse high school in Cambridge, Mass. He's written a book about his surprising and sometimes humorous conversations with uninhibited teenagers -- the new face of America. Blum, who speaks at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore Tuesday evening, is the author of "High Schools, Race and America's Future: What Students Can Tell Us About Morality, Diversity and Community."

Tim Wise, an author and lecturer on racism, looks at racial politics across the American landscape – from the recent presidential campaign, to the rise of the Tea Party to battles over immigration. His most recent book is, “Dear White America, Letter to a New Minority.” Original air date: August 21

A new report from nonprofit investigative news outlet ProPublica says the federal government has, for over four decades, blown its chance to help create more integrated communities across the country.

Nikole Hannah-Jones on what she thinks the Baltimore region would look like if it had "affirmatively further" fair housing.

Sheilah asks what George Romney's son, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has had to say about housing.

Nikole Hannah-Jones on why George Romney withheld HUD funds from three cities, including Baltimore.

Nikole Hannah-Jones on why Nixon's stopped Romney's efforts to be "affirmative" in fair housing efforts.

Nikole Hannah-Jones on what can communities do--and what guidance they get from HUD, to "affirmatively further" fair housing.