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SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words (2)
Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was born January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in …
“Memory is the Active Agent of Collective Social Progress”: Randall Robinson on His New Novel Makeda (2)
“Makeda,” the new novel by TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, is set at the dawn of the civil rights era. The book follows a young man coming of age in …
On Eve of MLK Day, Michelle Alexander & Randall Robinson on the Mass Incarceration of Black America
On this eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, we host a wide-ranging discussion with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson and author Michelle Alexander about the mass incarceration of …
On Eve of MLK Day, Michelle Alexander & Randall Robinson on the Mass Incarceration of Black America (2)
On this eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, we host a wide-ranging discussion with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson and author Michelle Alexander about the mass incarceration of …
Bill Moyers: Occupy a Cause (2)
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Bill Moyers: Occupy a Cause
(Image: Moyers & Co.) What’s the common cause behind Occupy protesters? The Moyers & Company team visited the Occupy Wall Street site several times between …
Bill Moyers: Lessons on Democracy From Woody Guthrie
With a center being built in Tulsa devoted to the work of Woody Guthrie, Bill looks back at the singer-songwriter’s life and work, finding many points of irony and …
Ex-FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on Media Consolidation, Broadband Expansion, Threats to Journalism (2)
Michael Copps served two terms with the Federal Communications Commission. Now the staunch supporter of an open internet and opponent of media consolidation has retired. In a wide-ranging discussion, …
Bill Moyers on Democracy (2)
Also see: Bill Moyers: He’s Back, Just as Curious as Ever
Melissa Harris-Perry on The Colbert Report
Author Melissa Harris-Perry deconstructs stereotypes of African American women and considers the consequences of a white male-centered perspective on the American story.