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Former CIA counterterrorism agent Michael Scheuer explains why Bin Laden has not yet been captured. Award-winning actress Ruby Dee discusses how racism impacted her early career and diversity in Hollywood today.
Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer
Toward the end of his 22 years in the CIA, Michael Scheuer's duties included helming the unit in charge of tracking down Osama bin Laden. Since resigning in '04, he's offered commentary on U.S. policy in the Middle East. A Senior Fellow with The Jamestown Foundation, Scheuer is an analyst for the online publication, Global Terrorism Analysis, and teaches a course on Al-Qaeda at Georgetown University. He's also the author of the New York Times best seller, Imperial Hubris, and Marching Toward Hell.
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Award-winning actress discusses how racism impacted her early career and diversity in Hollywood today. (3:50)
More than six decades after her stage debut, Ruby Dee continues to make her mark on the arts. She was the first Black woman to play lead roles at the American Shakespeare Festival and has won numerous awards and honors for her work, including an Emmy, a Grammy and, recently, a SAG award and first-time ever Oscar nod. She's also being honored at Essence magazine's "Black Women in Hollywood" luncheon. A breast cancer survivor of more than 30 years, Dee is a novelist, poet and longtime human rights activist.