Liz Polay-Wettengel
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Tobey or Not to Be
Apr 29, 2011What's in a name? As a child growing up in Queens, NY, comedian Hari Kondabolu was regularly told by his mother to sign his name, "Hari K. Kondabolu" to avoid any confusion with other potential Hari Kondabolus. In this video blog, the one and only Hari K. Kondabolu ponders race relations via a white child named Tobey and the child's ironic connection to a man who famously resisted that same appellation.
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Word From the World
Apr 28, 2011Al Letson gets into it with comedian/blogger Hari Kondabolu and producer/blogger Zadi Diaz. A three way free-for-all on race, identity and art in this edition of Word From the World with members of the WORLDcompass.org video blogging team.
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Al Letson: The Skin I'm In
Apr 26, 2011 To help us kick off our new site, Al talks about some of his experiences with skin color. more info...
Bi-racial Hair
May 6, 2011 Lisa Russell's Emmy Award winning short film is a satirical look at the racial tension experienced by young African American's of mixed ethnic backgrounds.From the WGBH Lab in collaboration with the National Black Programming Consortium more info...
