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METROFOCUS: March 1, 2021Episode
March 01, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Tonight we dive into the latest COVID headlines and forecast other late-breaking local and national news you can expect to hear about this week. Weighing in are Executive editor of City Limits Jarrett Murphy, Republican Strategist and Founder and Chairman of The Conservative Color Coalition Joseph Pinion, and Rutgers University Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Saladin Ambar.

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METROFOCUS: February 25, 2021Episode
February 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm

60% of New Yorkers believe Governor Cuomo may have done something unethical or even illegal by undercounting the number of coronavirus deaths in New York nursing homes. New York State Assemblyman and nephew to one of the COVID nursing home casualties, Ron Kim says he should be held accountable. Also, Historian Michael Henry Adams joins us tonight with an important lesson on honoring our history.

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February 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm

In the mid-19th century, 227 Duffield Street was owned by abolitionist couple Harriet and Thomas Truesdell and there is reason to believe that their home may have served as a temporary stop for those escaping slavery on the underground railroad. Historian and preservationist, Michael Henry Adams explains why this small brick home in Brooklyn should be honored as a historic landmark.

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METROFOCUS: February 23, 2021Episode
February 23, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Board member Chris Kwok is here to discuss a report published by the Asian American Bar Association detailing the disturbing increase in incidents of targeted racism, discrimination and violent hate crimes against Asian Americans. Also, award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen tells all about the untold stories of his decades at America's most iconic news show.

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February 23, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Tonight, the Asian American Bar Association is hoping to explain why hate crime against Asian Americans has risen. As part of our Exploring Hate initiative on the and rise of antisemitism, racism, and extremism in America, Board member Chris Kwok is here to discuss a report they recently published detailing the disturbing trend.

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Funders

MetroFocus is made possible by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Sylvia A. and Simon B. Poyta Programming Endowment to Fight Anti-Semitism, The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Janet Prindle Seidler, Jody and John Arnhold, the Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Judy and Josh Weston and the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation.

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