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We Asked You To Tell Us About 'Your' America. Here's What You Said

An illustration of a woman staring at a brick wall. Images are overlaid showing black artists, suburbs, farms, weaved baskets, and a sign reading 'Power to the People'; photo credit Susannah Lohr, STLPR
Susannah Lohr
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St. Louis Public Radio

ON THIS EPISODE ... We take a break from public policy and social systems, and instead explore different perspectives about what "My America" means to our listeners.

Several weeks ago, we started asking you to complete this sentence: "My America is ..."

Some responses were short and sweet, and some made us want to dig a little deeper. The responses also took us to some unexpected places ... like to the home of a St. Louis County woman trying to figure out how she can get involved in social justice, and to a local library where two St. Louis mothers from We Stories pick out diverse children's books for hundreds of families striking to teach their kids about race.

And, we team up with the Mash Up Americans podcast for a frank discussion about the businesses trying to target and market diverse audiences.

BONUS CONTENT:

Looking to jump-start the conversation about race with your kids? Check out suggestions from We Stories here.

Kameel Stanley co-hosted and co-produced the We Live Here podcast—covering race, class, power, and poverty in the St. Louis Region—from 2015 to 2018.
Tim Lloyd was a founding host of We Live Here from 2015 to 2018 and was the Senior Producer of On Demand and Content Partnerships until Spring of 2020.