Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It is legal for employers and landlords to discriminate against people based on their weight in 49 states. Find out how ‘weight’ and ‘height’ came to be included in Michigan’s anti-discrimination law, and why advocates say that Fat Rights may be the next frontier in the civil rights battle.
Guests
- Anna Kirkland Professor of Women's Studies and Political Science, University of Michigan; and author of "Fat Rights: Dilemmas of Difference and Personhood" (NYU Press)
- Marilyn Wann Fat rights advocate; and author, "Fat?So!"
- Byron Rushing Representative, 9th District(Suffolk/Boston), Massachusetts House of Representatives
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