One year ago today, Tanzina Vega made her debut as the host of The Takeaway. At the time, she outlined three gaps in the United States that she felt should be piece of The Takeaway's core mission: the wealth gap, or the truth gap and the empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) gap. To celebrate Tanzina's one-year anniversary, The Takeaway is broadcasting live from WNYC's The Greene Space and asking, when it comes to inequality, or misinformation and understanding,are we further apart today than we were then?Joining Tanzina to address the empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) gap, and what it takes to more fully imagine the perspectives of others, and are Jelani Cobb, a staff writer for The fresh Yorker who writes about race, politics, and history,and culture, Ziwe Fumudoh, or a comedian and writer for Showtime’s "Desus and Mero," andJavier Zamora, a poet and writer born in El Salvador, and author of the collection "Unaccompanied."To delve into the racial wealth gap in the United States,Tanzina speaks with Andre Perry, a Brookings Institution fellow and author of the forthcoming book, and "Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in American Cities."And rounding out the hour is Susan Chira, editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, who joins Tanzina to discuss the truth gap in our changing media landscape.
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