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On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", it's the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a federal civil rights law barring sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal funding. The Biden Administration is proposing sweeping changes to Title IX that would expand protections to LGBTQ students and increases colleges' obligations to address sexual misconduct. Bonnie Morris, a gender and sports scholar at U.C. Berkeley, joins to discuss what the law has meant and what it could mean in the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", the nation is preparing to celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas were finally free years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Keyes speaks with entertainer and minister Tye Tribbett on headlining the Juneteenth Unity Fest in Brooklyn, New York, as well as the intersection of the holiday and faith. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It is Pride month and many cities are holding parades, flying the Pride or Progress flags, and celebrating the LGBTQ community. But amid the joy, there is worry. Advocacy and civil rights organizations have been raising concerns over a spate of laws - mostly in Republican-led states - they say are attacking the LGBTQ community. Casey Pick of the Trevor Project, the world's largest suicide prevention and mental health organization serving LGBTQ young people, joins to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", the California Reparations Task Force's interim report that finds Black people are still being harmed by the effects of slavery. Task Force chair Kamilah Moore joins to discuss the details. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", Keyes speaks with Connie Shuck, a military mom, who is in the nation's capitol to honor fallen soldiers, as well as the troops still fighting for our nation. She says to be here, amidst so many other mothers of U.S. soldiers, helps them support each other. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss a racist attack on a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, where an 18-year-old white, suspected gunman opened fire and killed at least 10 people. This was after posting online that he planned to "shoot all Blacks". CBS News Chief National Affairs and Justice Correspondent Jeff Pegues brings us the latest on this investigation, including that the suspect allegedly planned to target far more than black people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss research showing that Black maternal mortality rose significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. It also finds that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Allison asks Director Kanika Harris at the non-profit Black Women's Health Imperative why this is - and what can be done about it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", we speak with Haitian American activist Marleine Bastien, head of the Family Action Network Movement about the treatment of Haitian refugees by the U.S. She says there is a race-based double standard in the way Black refugees and those from places including Ukraine are treated, and she is calling for a halt to deportations of Haitian refugees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss the National Urban League's 2022 State of Black America Report. The civil rights organization's president and CEO, Marc Morial, tells Allison that it details what it calls a coordinated attack on the voting rights of Black and Brown communities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we look at a University of Washington study finding that people of color are more likely to be exposed to poor air quality than whites. This even though pollution levels across the nation have dropped since 1990. We revisit Allison's conversation with corresponding study author Julian Marshall, who says he hopes the findings lead to change. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, we revisit a conversation with former white supremacist Sean Gillespie. He served sixteen years in prison for firebombing a synagogue in Oklahoma City in 2004. He is also featured in the six-part docu-series airing on Paramount Plus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," a discussion about research finding that girls characterized as "headstrong" and boys seen as "dependent" as children earn less than adults. University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy professor Robert Kaestner tells Allison it suggests that the roots of the gender wage gap are likely deeper than many think. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.