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Today on WNHH Radio

Courtesy GirlTrek.

Today’s programs on WNHH radio take on mass incarceration and Ava DuVernay’s 13th, encourage girls and women in the black community to take back the streets through physical fitness, delve into city politics and Bob Dylan, and introduce listeners to a new work of literature that has been getting some high praise. 

On Urban Talk Radio,” host Shafiq Abdussabur talks to Dr. Ronnie Dunn, professor of Urban Studies at Cleveland State University, about Ava DuVernay’s new documentary 13th and the phenomenon of mass incarceration in the United States. To listen to the episode, click on or download the audio above, or check out the Elm City Lowdown podcast on Soundcloud or iTunes.

Then Mornings with Mubarakah” continues on the theme of communities of color by shifting the focus to taking back” streets by stepping out onto them. With GirlTrek founder Morgan Dixon and Fit Haven Board President Adrianne Mayo about the importance of fitness, self-care, and wellness-based activity in the black community, and particularly for black women. To listen to the episode, click on or download the audio above, or check out the Elm City Lowdown podcast on Soundcloud or iTunes.

It’s Mayor … Wednesday? On Dateline New Haven,” Mayor Toni Harp speaks about the advantages of hiring a new police chief from within the ranks and about changes about the board of Ed, and weighs in on Hillary Clinton’s debate prep and Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out the Dateline New Haven podcast on Soundcloud or iTunes.

Books books books! On Book Talk,” host host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Boris Fishman about belonging, community, and notions of home; about fiction as a way to explore alternate lives; and about the American obsession with truth and transparency. Then guest readers Brad Ridky and Shifra Sharlin join her to discuss insiders and interlopers, others and outsiders, and what it means to drive versus what it means to be driven. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out the WNHH Arts Mix podcast on Soundcloud or iTunes.

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