November 02, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Tonight, Reporter Melissa Korn of "The Wall Street Journal," joins us to discuss the struggle colleges are having with their response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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November 02, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Tonight, Reporter Melissa Korn of "The Wall Street Journal," joins us to discuss the struggle colleges are having with their response to the Israel-Hamas war. Then, Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker, the co-directors of the HBO film, "The Stroll," join us for a preview which focuses on the legacy of transgender sex workers in New York.
October 13, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Tonight, we take a look back at a special conversation to promote healing and connections between communities with some of the founders and participants of the Interfaith Security Council - an initiative composed of more than 20 New York City-based faith organizations to increase security and speak out against violent extremism. The conversation is part of our Exploring Hate initiative.
October 12, 2023 at 6:30 pm
An Exploring Hate special report on the conflict in the Middle East. we talk with the mother of an 18-year-old who narrowly escaped the bombing with her life, but made it out of Israel and is now traveling halfway around the world to reunite with her family. Also, we discuss what is happening in Israel and Gaza with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
May 01, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Daniel Reingold, President and CEO of RiverSpring Living, along with Susan Chevlowe, RiverSpring's curator and museum director, discuss their exhibition “Missing Generations: Photographs by Jill Freedman.” Then, we listen in on New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein’s conversation on antisemitism.
May 01, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Daniel Reingold, President and CEO of RiverSpring Living, along with Susan Chevlowe, RiverSpring's curator and museum director, discuss their exhibition “Missing Generations: Photographs by Jill Freedman.”
March 30, 2023 at 6:30 pm
The Cooper Union is hosting an event called “Shine On" to celebrate "Transgender Day of Visability." Actress & activist Miss Peppermint and New York City Gay Men's Chorus soloist Jo Lee, join us to discuss the show.
February 27, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Dr. Ethan Mollick, an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss why he encourages the use of ChatGPT in the classroom, Joanna Schroeder discusses ways to protect young people from being indoctrinated into violent white supremacist groups.
January 05, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Rev. Al Sharpton has spent his life speaking up, loudly, against racism and racial violence. The new documentary "Loudmouth" chronicles his path from a teenage preacher to a racial justice firebrand on the streets of 1980s New York City. Rev. Sharpton joins MetroFocus to talk about his fascinating journey.
January 04, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Tonight, we talk to Kalima McKenzie-Simms, Manager of LGBTQ Programs at the New York City Department of Education, and Clark Wolff Hamel, Educational Programs Manager at PFLAG NYC about what’s being done to ensure NYC LGBTQIA+ youth continue to have safe, inclusive spaces, and what can be done to stem the rise in homophobia and transphobia in the culture.
December 07, 2022 at 6:30 pm
Tonight, we are looking at the recent surge in anti-Jewish hate and why antisemitism is shifting from fringe to mainstream. Join us for this eye-opening conversation with contributing writer at "The Atlantic," Yair Rosenberg, author and historian professor Pamela Nadell, and senior fellow at The Southern Poverty Law Center, Eric Ward.
November 28, 2022 at 6:30 pm
We’re taking you inside the push to learn everything we can from heartbreaking tragedies like this and spread potentially life-saving lessons. To help spread these critical lessons to more communities, actress and Marjory Stoneman alum Cassie Scerbo has teamed up with some of the most influential young actors in the country on the documentary, “Code Red: Youth of the Nation.”
