Eight Forty-Eight for 08.29.12

August 29, 2012

View the story "'Eight Forty-Eight' for 08.29.12" on Storify'Eight Forty-Eight' for 08.29.12Wednesday on Eight Forty-Eight we have an RNC check-in, a conventions history quiz and how families talk about race.Storified by · Wed, Aug 29 2012 08:02:15First WBEZ talked with Becky Vevea about the potential for a Chicago Teachers strike.Chicago Teachers Union to file 10-day strike noticeThe Chicago Teachers Union plans to file a 10-day strike notice Wednesday, meaning a teacher walkout could begin after the majority of th...WBEZ reporters Tony Arnold and Al Keefe remain at large in Tampa. We get an update on last night's speeches and the IL delegation's plans for today.That's a wrap. Boehner's speech lasts about 6 minutes. #RNC #ilgopTony ArnoldBoehner: We're on offense on this campaign, pokes fun of his own name #RNC #ilgopTony Arnold@wbez Working hard... Hardly workin? @tonyjarnold #RNC2012 http://pic.twitter.com/DNYDHpdrAlex KeefeCurrently being interviewed by Alex Keefe of @WBEZ during breakfast at the @gopconvention....#2012TampaBayAshvin LadOne very enthusiastic delegate #rnc http://instagr.am/p/O40w-Zr-Zs/Tony ArnoldAnd speaking of the RNC, we'll have history blogger John Schmidt in-studio today to educate us on Chicago political convention history, along with NPR’s Ken RudinTo play, call 312.923.9239.The Smoke Filled Room at the 1920 Republican Convention ... - WBEZ2 days ago ... That makes it an appropriate time to recall a few historic Chicago conventions, this week the Republicans, next week the...A quiz on Chicago political conventionsTwo of public radio’s great scholars of political ephemera, NPR’s Ken Rudin and WBEZ history blogger John Schmidt, quiz liste...Sol Chaikin speaking at the 1968 ILGWU convention, May 1968Kheel Center, Cornell UniversityDirty tricks at the Wigwam: Chicago's first convention http://disq.us/8bgadrI'm on WBEZ ("848", 9-10 am) today, talking post and doing quiz.John R. SchmidtAnd finally, as part of our summer long Race Out Loud series, Richard Steele will join Eight Forty-Eight to talk about how parents discuss race with their children. Despite what some might hope or think, children are not color blind. African-Americans as young as three or four and white kids as young as five and six identify themselves by race. Steele is joined by Christia Brown, a child psychology expert at the University of Kentucky, in looking at how the child mind understands racial constructs. Does your family talk about race? To join the on-air conversation, call 312.923.9239 or tweet using #848. As I grew up, I was told I was American. I wasn't Mexican. So eventually, I defined myself as Latina. #848 #RaceOutLoud @WBEZChristina ElizabethAs I got older, I saw subtle insight that my fam had on black ppl or middle eastern ppl & it steered me in a diff direction. #848 @WBEZChristina Elizabeth@WBEZ The diff for #LATINOS is that we are a #culture, not a race. We are of all diff colors, but we're bridged by much more. #848 #RaceChristina ElizabethThe race talkThere’s a conversation that nearly all African-American families have had for decades. Children were told they had to be mindful of..."The only way to help kids not develop stereotypes is to talk about it" says psychologist Christia Brown #848 #RaceOutLoudWBEZOh, and, in unrelated news: Public radio kills the Internet star. @WBEZ defeats @ChicagoNow 18-11. Will play @WSJ in the media league championship tonight.Tim Akimoff