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39 Episodes 2016 - 0
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 1, 2017 27 mins
The black experience is discussed in this series. First up: Ford Foundation president Darren Walker on eliminating inequality in America.
Episode 2
Sun, Jan 8, 2017 27 mins
Spoken-word poet and activist Staceyann Chin discusses her life of activism, art and motherhood.
Episode 3
Sun, Jan 15, 2017 28 mins
Courtney B. Vance is interviewed.
Episode 4
Sun, Jan 22, 2017 28 mins
Racism is discussed with Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture).
Episode 5
Sun, Jan 29, 2017 27 mins
Documentary filmmaker June Cross ("Wilhemina's War") is interviewed.
Episode 6
Sun, Feb 5, 2017 27 mins
Former NYC mayor David Dinkins and former Tuskegee airman Roscoe C. Brown Jr. discuss the future of black America.
Episode 7
Sun, Feb 12, 2017 30 mins
Education issues are discussed with Jahana Hayes, Connecticut's 2016 Teacher of the Year.
Episode 8
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 28 mins
Dr. Martia Goodson ("Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women in the Powell Era") is interviewed.
Episode 9
Sun, Feb 26, 2017 28 mins
Vanessa K. De Luca, the editor in chief of Essence magazine, is interviewed.
Episode 10
Sun, Mar 5, 2017 28 mins
Social media is discussed with Twitter Moments managing editor Marcus Mabry.
Episode 11
Sun, Mar 12, 2017 28 mins
Tonya Pinkins is interviewed. Topics include "colorism," her influences and "Gotham."
Episode 12
Sun, Mar 19, 2017 28 mins
Documenting African-American history through photography is discussed with Dr. Deborah Willis, who's authored over 30 books on photography and produced the documentary "Through A Lens Darkly."
Episode 13
Sun, Mar 26, 2017 28 mins
Racial and gender equality are discussed with YWCA USA CEO Dara Richardson-Heron.
Episode 14
Sun, Apr 2, 2017 28 mins
BYP100 director Charlene Carruthers discusses the group's work for justice and freedom.
Episode 15
Sun, Apr 9, 2017 28 mins
Ballerina Misty Copeland is interviewed.
Episode 16
Sun, Apr 16, 2017 27 mins
Demos senior fellow Bob Herbert discusses the election; the Obama presidency; the draw of African-American Women to Hillary Clinton; and his work as an author and columnist.
Episode 17
Sun, Apr 23, 2017 28 mins
Penn professor Salamishah Tillet, co-founder of A Long Walk Home, is interviewed. Topics include sexual violence; Beyonce's "Lemonade" project; and Nina Simone.
Episode 18
Sun, Apr 30, 2017 28 mins
Wendy Hilliard, the first black woman to represent the U.S. on the Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team, is interviewed. Topics include body image, the top five women in sports, and equality.
Episode 19
Sun, May 7, 2017 28 mins
NYU journalism professor Pamela Newkirk is interviewed. Topics include the state of journalism in regard to the black experience; and her books "Beyond the Veil" and "Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga."
Episode 20
Sun, May 14, 2017 28 mins
Michaela Angela Davis (MAD Free) is interviewed.
Episode 21
Sun, May 21, 2017 28 mins
Christina Swarns, the litigation director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, discusses the criminal justice system and death penalty.
Episode 22
Sun, May 28, 2017 28 mins
Rashad Robinson (Color of Change) is interviewed about the new civil rights movement.
Episode 23
Sun, Jun 4, 2017 28 mins
WAM! executive director Jamia Wilson is interviewed. Topics include being a black feminist; and her work with WAM!
Episode 24
Sun, Jun 11, 2017 28 mins
Activist Kevin Powell discusses the need for a men's movement to save black men and black women; his book "The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey Into Manhood"; and how such male idols as Muhammad Ali and Prince influenced him.
Episode 25
Sun, Jun 18, 2017 28 mins
Michael J. Garner (100 Black Men) discusses the foundation of his organization, the schools they have developed and how they are grooming young men to be future leaders. Also: How young black men should deal with anger.
Episode 26
Sun, Jun 25, 2017 28 mins
National Book Foundation director Lisa Lucas is interviewed. Topics include the cultural value of great writing; and how the foundation recognizes literary excellence.
Episode 27
Sun, Jul 2, 2017 30 mins
Women and depression are discussed with Benilde Little, author of "Welcome to My Breakdown."
Episode 28
Sun, Jul 9, 2017 30 mins
Alzheimer's disease is discussed.
Episode 29
Sun, Jul 16, 2017 30 mins
Morehouse professor Marc Lamont Hill, author of "Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond," is interviewed.
Episode 30
Sun, Jul 23, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 31
Sun, Jul 30, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 32
Sun, Aug 6, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 33
Sun, Aug 13, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 34
Sun, Aug 20, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 35
Sun, Aug 27, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 36
Sun, Sep 3, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 37
Sun, Sep 10, 2017 30 mins
The black experience in America is discussed.
Episode 38
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 30 mins
Episode 39
Sun, Oct 8, 2017 30 mins
Tracey Norman, the first transgendered model of color, discusses her career.