Select Media appearances
“What’s Happened to Civility?”
June 30, 2021 - “Fights on airplanes, arguments over wearing a mask, white people calling police unnecessarily when a person of color shows up in their neighborhood and road rage incidents that end in gunfire.” Listen to Ralina join hosts Enrique Cerna and Matt Chan at around 15 minutes here.
“It Takes a Village: Critical Thinking & The Cultivation of Your True Self”
April 21, 2021
In conversation with Dr. Cornel West at the Northwest African American Museum.
Watch the video here.
hOW MENTORSHIP IMPACTS CORPORATE DIVERSITY
December 8, 2020
Dr. Ralina Joseph, a UW associate professor of communication and ethnic studies, explains how mentorship circles impact corporate diversity.
Watch the King 5 segment here.
Use Radical listening to move towards racial equity
June 5, 2020
SEATTLE - Professor Ralina Joseph from the UW Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity offered some insight into
Watch the King 5 segment here.
Interrupting privilege: A Q&A with Professor Ralina Joseph
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - The last time I spoke with UW Professor of Communication Ralina Joseph, she had been recently awarded an
Read the article here.
Interrupting privilege
June 6, 2019 - UW Professor of Communication Ralina Joseph is teaching people to talk about race across racial and generational lines.
Read the article here.
what now after racist social media post from issaquah student?
April 5, 2019 - UW professor shares 5 things everyone should think about after racist sign about Issaquah school dance stirs up strong emotions.
Watch the King 5 segment here.
how black women navigate race in the public eye
March 29, 2019 - When people underestimate University of Washington professor Ralina L. Joseph, she said she tends to laugh it off, instead of showing anger.
Listen to the KUOW radio story here.
Discussing the impact of Michelle Obama with race and media scholar Ralina Joseph
March 23, 2019 - Author of "Postracial Resistance," Ralina Joseph explores the experiences African American women face. KING 5's Jenna Hanchard spoke with Joseph about Michelle Obama, whose book tour is scheduled to bring her to Tacoma Sunday evening.
Watch the King 5 video here.
The Balancing Act Of Black Women
November 7, 2018 - Black women often find themselves in a no-win situation. Call out racism and risk being seen as an agitator, or stay quiet and feel like part of the problem. University of Washington, Seattle associate professor of communications Ralina L. Joseph joins us to talk about how prominent black women – and their everyday counterparts – walk this tightrope daily, the subject of her book “Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity” (NYU Press).
Listen to the KERA radio program here.
UW professor on 'This Is America' music video
May 14, 2018 - Dr. Ralina Joseph, founder of the University of Washington's Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity, discusses the new music video from Childish Gambino, "This Is America"
Watch the video on King5.