All Episodes

All of the episodes from the First Name Basis Podcast.

The Untold Story of “The Star-Spangled Banner”

You probably learned in school all about the story of Francis Scott Key watching the “rockets red glare” and “bombs…

We’re packing our boxes and leaving the dry Arizona heat for the suburbs of Washington, D.C.! This move has been…

As a Black bi-racial person, learning about slavery growing up was so hard for me for so many reasons —…

I’ve always thought Mildred and Richard Loving’s last name was kismet: Mildred was a Black woman and Richard was a…

When a family member or friend chooses to come out to you, it is an extremely vulnerable moment for them,…

If you’ve been here for a while, you’ve probably heard me say about a million times that race is a…

As a former teacher and a mom, I have a recurring nightmare that I’m sure many of you share: a…

Think back to when you were a kid. Remember when you’d be playing a game and you were about to…

I recently received a question from a parent in our First Name Basis fam that boiled down to: what do…

If you are not Muslim, perhaps you’ve seen Ramadan listed as holiday on your calendar but don’t really know what…