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October 8, 2012 – Segment 1

You may remember the film, Daughters of the Dust, about the Geechee (sometimes called Gullah) people, Creole-speaking descendents of West African slaves who have lived on Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia for the past 200 years.

 

November 6, 2012 – Segment 3

We start with a commentary from Maryland State Senator James C. Rosapepe related to the response to Hurricane Sandy in Baltimore. We then revisit a conversation we began yesterday, about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on New York City.

Roundtable on the State of the Union

February 13, 2013 – Segment 1 – A roundtable of analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum to talk about the speech. The panel includes: DeWayne Wickham, Chair of the Communications Studies Department at Morgan State University and columnist for USA Today; Tony Campbell, professor of Political Science at Towson University; Dr. Margaret Flowers, co-director of It’s Our Economy US and co-host of the radio show Clearing the Fog; and Imara Jones, economic justice contributor for Colorlines.com.

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National News Roundtable

August 30, 2013 – Segment 1 – We begin with out weekly roundup of national and international news. This week we discuss the situation in Syria, President Obama’s speech at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, marijuana legislation and more.

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Government Shutdown

October 1, 2013 – Segment 1 – Last night at midnight, the federal government shut down. We host a roundtable to discuss the politics that led to this and the potential ramifications.

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The War On Poverty: A Two Hour Special

January 13, 2014 – Segment 2 – Last week marked the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s declaration of a war on poverty. We kick-off the week with a 2-hour special on how far we have – and haven’t – come in the fight against poverty over the past 50 years.

LGBTQ Politics After Stonewall

June 30, 2014 – Segment 3 – The Stonewall riots are considered by many to be the start of the LGBTQ* political movement. Now, we look at LGBTQ* politics 45 years after Stonewall.

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Attorney General Eric Holder Resigns

September 26, 2014 – Segment 3 – We turn to the news that Attorney General Eric Holder will step down from his post and will leave the Justice Department as soon as his successor is named. Our guests are: Imara Jones, host of CaffeineTV and economic justice contributor for Colorlines.com; and Michael Higginbotham, Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and author of Ghosts of Jim Crow: Ending Racism in ‘Post-Racial’ America.

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Democracy in Crisis: Healthcare and Russia

March 31, 2017 – Segment 3 – We hosted the newest episode of Democracy in Crisis. Baynard Woods and I talked with writer and analyst Imara Jones about what’s next for healthcare and investigations into Russian involvement in the presidential election.

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Democracy In Crisis: Dissaray at 100 Days

April 27, 2017 – Segment 1 – We hosted the latest episode of Democracy in Crisis. Baynard Woods and I talked with Imara Jones about the new direction of the Democratic Party and the state of the Trump administration 100 days in.