The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, discusses the state of the Pakistani government following the execution of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Then, novelist, John Updike talks about his latest book, Rabbit Angstrom. Finally, Bell Hooks, a distinguished Professor at the City College of New York, talks about racism in American and her new book, Killing Rage. watch
First, a conversation about race in America with author David Levering Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Chair in the history department at Rutgers University; Bell Hooks, distinguished professor of literature at City University of New York and author of the upcoming Killing Rage: Ending Racism; Michael Meyers of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; and Stanley Crouch, jazz historian, music critic and essayist. Then, Douglas McGrath talks about co-screenwriting, with Woody Allen, the new movie, Bullets Over Broadway. watch
"Black Is... Black Ain't" is an unabashedly frank and honest- and at times humorous- look at black identity in America. In his final project before losing his battle with AIDS, acclaimed director Marlon Riggs challenges the traditional definition of blackness while issuing a ringing call to African-Americans to celebrate diversity within the community so that the dream of unity can be achieved. A powerful and intelligent critique of racism, sexism, and homophobia, the film trains a bright spotlight on the exclusiveness and rigidity of the black institutions of family, church, and community. Incisive storytelling and commentary from prominent black intellectuals, including Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Cornel West, as well as Riggs' own hospital bed insights stir provocative debate and add reinforcement to Riggs' bold vision for a humanity that embraces all people. Likening black America to a batch of his grandmother's gumbo, a stew with "just a little bit of everything in it," Riggs ex watch
