The Sheletta Show

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8-22-20 - The Sheletta Show - Poltical Ramp-Up.mp3 Aug 22, 2020

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Are Kanye West's political aspirations just a ploy to help one side of the Presidential race? Star Tribune political reporter Torey Van Oot looks into that and reviews this past week's Democratic National Convention.

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8-22-20 - The Sheletta Show - Voting Rights Rollback.mp3 Aug 22, 2020

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Could your voting rights ultimately be taken away if you peacefully protest. David Plazas, Opinion & Engagement Director for the USA Today Network newsrooms, tells us about his reaction to a recently-passed Tennessee law regarding that topic.

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Justice for Breonna Taylor Aug 15, 2020

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Activist and columnist T. Price joins The Sheletta Show to talk about Oprah's contributions to get justice for Breonna Taylor.

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Penumbra gets a new name and mission Aug 15, 2020

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Sarah Bellamy joins The Sheletta Show to chat about St. Paul's legendary Penumbra Theater's new name and new mission to help heal Minnesota.

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Supporting black restaurants Aug 15, 2020

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Pioneer Press restaurant writer Jess Fleming tells Sheletta about all the St. Paul black owned restaurants where she enjoys dining that could use the support of new customers.

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Educating kids about racism Aug 15, 2020

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Social justice activist Blair Imani tells Sheletta if black children are old enough to experience racism, white children aren't too young to be educated about it.

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8-1-20 - The Best of The Twin Cities Aug 01, 2020

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Sheletta has fun chatting with her friends Mike Mullens and Emily Cassel from City Pages as they go through the list of winners from the annual "Best Of" edition.

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8-1-20 - Why Can't Black Women Be Ambitious? Aug 01, 2020

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Sheletta brings in Andre Perry from The Brookings Institute to find out why it is that every other person in America can be ambitious except black women. In Senator Kamala Harris' quest to be Joe Biden's VP pick, it's seen a negative characteristic and not a positive one.

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8-1-20 - CBS Reporter Michelle Miller Talks Race in America Aug 01, 2020

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CBS reporter Michelle Miller joins The Sheletta Show to talk about the issue of race has impacted her family and the role her father played to integrate the country and how his fight for civil rights made a difference in her community.

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7-18-20 - The Sheletta Show - 8 PM Hour.mp3 Jul 18, 2020

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Dr. Comorrow Phyllis Jones explains why racism should be deemed a public health threat. UT-San Antonio professor Sonya Aleman talks about her upcoming course on the music and career of the late Mexican-American singer Selena. Dr. Josie Johnson reminisces on the life and lessons of the late Rep. John Lewis.

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