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amathers / iStockphoto Its been said over and over and over again: 2020 has been a year like no other. So, as a team, we decided to look back at the episodes weve worked on over the past year and reflect on what theyve meant to each of us. We remain in awe of just how much has happened — how many stories we were able to cover, and how many were still itching to tell. We have a boatload of fascinating episodes in the works — so stay tuned. But before we venture into the uncharted water...

Code Switch team, where she helps produce and edit for the Code Switch podcast, blog, and newsletter. She created the "Ask Code Switch" series, where members of the team respond to listener questions about how race, identity, and culture come up in everyday life. Donnella originally came to NPR in September 2015 as an intern for Code Switch. Prior to that, she was a summer intern at WHYYs Public Media Commons, where she helped teach high school students the ins and outs of journalism and fi...

Home/News from NPR/Code Switch Selects Our Favorite Episodes Of 2020 Our team is looking back at some of our favorite episodes to work on this year, and what made them so meaningful. And oh, what a year it has been. Code Switch Selects Our Favorite Episodes Of 2020 By Leah Donnella  December 15, 2020 It’s been said over and over and over again: 2020 has been a year like no other. So, as a team, we decided to look back at the episodes we’ve worked on over the past year and reflect on what...

Press Release – Auckland Pride Festival The first wave of the open-access programme from Auckland Pride Festival 2021 has just gone live, with an incredible range of community created events spanning right across the city. Extending to the full month of February for the very first time, … The first wave of the open-access programme from Auckland Pride Festival 2021 has just gone live, with an incredible range of community created events spanning right across the city. Extending to the ful...

Press Release – Auckland Pride Festival The first wave of the open-access programme from Auckland Pride Festival 2021 has just gone live, with an incredible range of community created events spanning right across the city.Extending to the full month of February for the very first time, the community has embraced the 2021 theme – ‘Karanga Atu, Karanga Mai’ – responding with calls of activism, celebration, inclusivity, representation and more. After a searing premiere at the NZIFF 2020...

/ On the Code Switch podcast, we often use the term "people of color." And its not something we thought a ton about until the Black Lives Matter protests reignited in May, and we saw a refrain across social media, particularly among Black people: Stop calling me a person of color. Many felt that people using the term POC were (intentionally or not) sidestepping the truth: that certain effects of racism — things like mass incarceration, police violence, inability to access good health care —...

NPR Originally published on December 11, 2020 1:10 pm NPR assembled a team of journalists in 2013 to plow new ground at the intersection of race and culture. In 2016, the Code Switch team launched a podcast. Last week, Apple named the show the podcast of 2020. Rightly so. Perhaps no other news team was better prepared to address all three of the years biggest stories: the fourth year of President Donald Trumps term in office, a global pandemic that disproportionately kills people of colo...

VIDEO: Is POC Outdated? Maybe. But It Also Has A Measurable Superpower NPR On the Code Switch podcast, we often use the term "people of color." And its not something we thought a ton about until the Black Lives Matter protests reignited in May, and we saw a refrain across social media, particularly among Black people: Stop calling me a person of color. Many felt that people using the term POC were (intentionally or not) sidestepping the truth: that certain effects of racism — things like mass...

And aspirations of black americans. >> its interesting, because i think thats an experience that a lot of people of color, especially men of color, have, even though they may not be biracial, right? you have to sort of code switch in order to gain confidence or make other people comfortable even though its not fair that one has to do that. it must be an interesting experience to have to do it as a president. >> i think thats exactly right. as an immigrant i see that on the one hand you have to a...

The iphone videos and trayvon martin and all that, i think he found a more comfortable place where he could be both half white and half black, where he could speak to the frustrations and aspirations of black americans. >> its interesting, because i think thats an experience that a lot of people of color, especially men of color, have, even though they may not be biracial, right? you have to sort of code switch in order to gain confidence or make other people comfortable even though its not fair...