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June 11, 2014
Vietnam
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June 11: This Day in History

June 11, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including Nelson Mandela being sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly attempting to sabotage the white South African government, the death of David Brinkley, and the self-immolation of of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc in a busy Saigon intersection in protest of the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
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June 10, 2014
Bryant Terry
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Sound Bites: Eating Wildly with Ava Chin | Bryant Terry’s ‘Afro-Vegan’

June 10, 2014 - Segment 3 - On the newest edition of Sound Bites we bring you two fascinating conversations around creative food gathering, preparing, and eating. First we talk with writer and forager Ava Chin, who joins us to talk about her memoir Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love, and the Perfect Meal. Then, chef and food justice activist Bryant Terry tells us about his newest book Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed.
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June 10, 2014
Labor Unions and Environmentalists
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Labor Unions & Environmentalists: Ensuring the Future for Generations to Come

June 10, 2014 - Segment 2 - We host a dialogue between labor unions and environmental organizations, addressing the question: How do we ensure the future of our earth for generations to come? With: Joe Uehlein, Jim Strong, Mike Lewis and Mike Tidwell.
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June 10, 2014
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Attorney General Candidate Del. Aisha Braveboy

June 9, 2014 - Segment 5 - We speak with Maryland State Delegate Aisha Braveboy, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Maryland Attorney General in the June 24th primaries. She represents the 25th District in Maryland's House of Delegates.
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June 10, 2014
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Remembering the Six Day War/al Naksa

June 9, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss the 47th anniversary of the Six-Day War between Israel and several Arab nations and the beginning of 47 years of occupation. The war is known as al Naksa, or "the setback," by Palestinians.
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June 10, 2014
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International Roundtable: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Defense Spending, Syria

June 9, 2014 - Segment 2 - We host a national and international news Roundtable! Our topics include the controversy around the deal that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Obama's European visit and his proposal to spend $1 Billion for European defense, and Syria.
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June 6, 2014
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Ralph Nader on His Book “Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State”

June 6, 2014 - Segment 4 - We speak with consumer advocate, lawyer, author, and former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who discusses his newest book Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State.
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June 6, 2014
OOH
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Remembering Derrick “OOH” Jones

June 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon the too-brief life and ongoing legacy of activist and youth advocate Derrick Jones, who co-founded #SaveADopeBoy, a youth job readiness and employment program located in Baltimore City targeting teens with non-traditional backgrounds. Jones died earlier this week at the age of 38. Our guest is Bobby Marvin Holmes, local activist, filmmaker and producer of Live Young Blood, and producer of The Anthony McCarthy Show on WEAA.
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June 6, 2014
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Remembering Yuri Kochiyama

June 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - We remember Japanese American human rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, who died Sunday. We are joined by Diane Fujino, associate professor and Chair of Asian American Studies and an affiliate faculty member of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara, and author of Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama andSamurai Among Panthers: Richard Aoki On Race, Resistance, and a Paradoxical Life.
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June 6, 2014
james
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June 6: This Day in History

June 6, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the shooting of James Meredith when he was marching from Memphis to Jackson for the vote, the births of Roy Innis and Marian Wright Edelman, the deaths of Carl Jung and Stan Getz.
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June 6, 2014
Ernestine Shepherd
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Health and Fitness with Chauncey Whitehead and Ernestine Shepherd

June 5, 2014 - Segment 4 - We have our monthly Health and Wellness conversation with fitness trainer and activist Chauncey Whitehead and Ernestine Shepherd, fitness trainer and the world's oldest female competitive body builder.
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June 6, 2014
RFK
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June 5: This Day in History

June 5, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the beginning of the Six Day War in Israel/Palestine, the birth of Art Donovan, the death of Ronald Reagan, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
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June 4, 2014
David Craig and Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
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Maryland Gubernatorial Race: David Craig & Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio

June 4, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with Harford County Executive David Craig, who is running to become the Republican nominee for Governor of Maryland, and his candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Del. Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio.
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June 4, 2014
19th Amendment to the US Constitution
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June 4: This Day In History

June 4, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Massachusetts established a minimum wage (becoming the first state to do so), the day the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, and the day Herb Reed passed away.
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June 4, 2014
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Sound Bites: The Meat Racket-The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business

June 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - We have a special episode of Sound Bites! We listen in on the informative and lively town hall meeting that took place on May 15 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, featuring my interview with Christopher Leonard about his new book The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business.
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June 4, 2014
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Local Roundtable: Gubernatorial Debate, Black Guerilla Family, City and State Politics

June 3, 2014 - Segment 2 - We hear a national news roundtable. The topics include last night's gubernatorial debate, the Black Guerilla Family arrests, and the emerging conflict between African American and Latino youth in Baltimore. Our panel of guests include: Melody Simmons, independent journalist and reporter for the Baltimore Brew with over 35 years of journalism experience; Marshall Bell, Host of Midday Magazine with Marshall Bell on WOLB-AM, managing partner of The Bell Group, LLC, and author of the novel Baltimore Blues: Harm City; and Jason Rodriguez, Technical and Editing Manager for DMV Daily.
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June 4, 2014
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June 3: This Day In History

June 3, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots, when white US Navy soldiers clashed with Latino youth in LA, the births of Memphis Minnie, Raul Castro and Curis Mayfield, and the deaths of author Franz Kafka and Jack Kevorkian.
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June 2, 2014
The September 1966 Cicero protest against housing discrimination was one of the first nonviolent civil-rights campaigns launched near a major city. (Associated Press)
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Debating Reparations: Exploring the Politics & Economics

June 2, 2014 - Segment 3 - Our distinguished panel of guests will discuss and debate the issues raised in essayist Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Case for Reparations," while exploring the politics and economics of reparations.
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June 2, 2014
The Case for Reparations
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Case for Reparations

June 2, 2014 - Segment 2 - In the cover story for the June issue of The Atlantic, essayist Ta-Nehisi Coates makes "The Case for Reparations." Coates argues that Black Americans as a group - because of slavery, segregation, and Federal housing policy - have been prevented from building inter-generational wealth.
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June 2, 2014
Bo Diddley
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June 2: This Day In History

June 2, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day The Quartering Act was enacted, the day President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States, and the day songwriter and guitarist Bo Diddley died.
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May 30, 2014
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901 Arts, A Community-Based Youth Arts Center in Better Waverly

May 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - We pay a visit to 901 Arts, a community-based youth arts center dedicated to providing art and music programs to the children and teens of the Better Waverly neighborhood. We hear the voices of young people involved in the visual and performing arts, as well as their instructors and parents, about what it means to have this center in their neighborhood.
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May 30, 2014
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Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman?”: African American Women & Feminism

May 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - May 29 marked the 163rd anniversary of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. Center for Emerging Media cultural correspondent Lea Gilmore joins us for a reading of that speech. Then, we discuss African American women and feminism.
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May 30, 2014
Move That Dope
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Is Hip-Hop Killing Black Youth?

May 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - Our panel of guests discusses an article by author, filmmaker and Coppin State University teacher D. Watkins, How Glamorizing Drugs Is Killing Black Kids, which considers a connection between youth, Hip Hop, and drug dealing.
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May 30, 2014
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May 30: This Day In History

May 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Nigeria banned same-sex marriage, the day composer and bandleader Sun Ra passed away, and the day Joan of Arc was burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.
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May 30, 2014
Michel Martin
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With NPR Canceling ‘Tell Me More,’ What’s the State of Black Media?

May 29, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to our discussion of the state of Black media, especially in light of NPR's cancellation of Tell Me More, with Farai Chideya, Dr. Jared Ball, Dr. James Peterson, and Tavis Smiley.
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May 30, 2014
Sojourner Truth
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May 29: This Day In History

May 29, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares information about some of what happened on this day in history, including the day the Tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy signed a treaty with the English in Virginia, the day Sojourner Truth delivered her infamous "Ain't I A Woman?" speech to the Ohio Women's Rights Convention, and the day guitarist Doc Watson passed away.
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May 28, 2014
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Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy

May 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - David Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation magazine, joins us to talk about his book Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy. Zirin will be speaking at Red Emma's on Thursday evening.
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May 28, 2014
Elliot-Rodger
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Elliot Rodger, Male Entitlement, Misogyny and Violence

May 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the tragic killing rampage last week in California by 22-year old Elliot Rodger. The latest reports indicate that he acted in part out of an intense frustration over rejection by women. We discuss male entitlement, misogyny and violence against women.
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May 28, 2014
Good Food Gathering: Teaching Well
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Sound Bites: Good Food Gathering on ‘Teaching Well,’ Part 2

May 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - In a new segment of our series about the food we eat, Sound Bites, we broadcast the second part of a fascinating and inspiring panel discussion and town hall meeting held two weeks ago at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore. The meeting is part of a series called Good Food Gatherings, produced in conjunction with Johns Hopkins' Center for Livable Future Food & Faith Project and Interfaith Power & Light.
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May 27, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder
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We’re Dreaming if We Think We’ve Dealt With Racism

May 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with columnist and political analyst Edward Wyckoff Williams about the piece he recently wrote for The Root: "We're Dreaming if We Think We've Dealt With Racism." Williams is Contributing Editor at The Root and a contributor to Al Jazeera America. He appears on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS Washington and national syndicated radio.
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May 27, 2014
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Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate: Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

May 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - With the Maryland primaries less than a month away, Democratic Candidate for Governor Lt. Governor Anthony Brown joins me in-studio to tell you about his vision for the state and answer your questions.
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May 27, 2014
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May 27: This Day In History

May 27, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Ernest Green graduated from Little Rock's Central High School with six hundred white classmates, the day Australians voted to count Aborigines in the census, and the day Virginia had its first significant battle between Indians and European settlers.
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May 26, 2014
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Conversation With Eddie Conway

May 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen to tape from a special evening Marc hosted with Eddie Conway last week at Red Emma's. Eddie Conway is a former Black Panther who was released from prison earlier this year after being incarcerated for 44 years. He discusses his time in prison, his work with young men inside and outside prison, and Friend of a Friend, a mentoring project he started with American Friends Service Committee. We also hear from Green Bay, one of the young men Eddie mentored who is part of Friend of a Friend.
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May 26, 2014
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May 26: This Day In History

May 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - We hear about some of the events that happened on this day in history, including learning about Decoration Day and the African American roots of Memorial Day from Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliate Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland and author of the new book, "Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis."
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May 23, 2014
DEBBIE Doesn't Do It Anymore
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Walter Mosley: Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore

May 23, 2014 - Segment 2 - Walter Mosley joins us to talk about his newest book: Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore! Mosley, who has been a guest on The Marc Steiner Show many times, is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins.
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