Commonspace is a collaboration by First Person Arts and WHYY.
Commonspace, a collaboration by WHYY and First Person Arts, shares remarkable true stories that speak to the pressing issues of our time. Whatever tomorrow’s news cycle may bring, we’ll be here with real life stories to put it all into context. This Commonspace is your springboard for processing today’s headlines, and feeling a bit more connected to the world.
From complicated pregnancies to raising children with special needs, these storytellers open up about being a mother in the face of difficult circumstances.
If achieving “The American Dream” is a game, how do you play the game? And what forces hold you back? Dr. Daniel Laurison expounds on wealth inequality and systematic class oppression.
Education, race, sex and age are only a few aspects that make up class in America. These storytellers recount their journeys using art to navigate the class system.