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FEATURES

  • Still Separate and Unequal?
    Fifty years after nine African American teenagers integrated Central High School in Little Rock, AR, the country continues to struggle with segregation and inequality in its schools and beyond.

    Check out a sampling of opinions and join the discussion.
    Wednesday, September 12, 2007

 

GUESTS

  • R. Dwayne Betts
    Thursday, September 17, 2009
    A Question of Freedom author and Campaign for Youth Justice national spokesperson reflects on his time in prison, his success after his release and the need to be more involved in the lives of young people.
  • Debo Adegbile
    Thursday, July 2, 2009
    NAACP LDF lead litigator talks about the Voting Rights Act case he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Cesar Perales
    Monday, June 1, 2009
    President of LatinoJustice PRLDEF president weighs in on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's selection as a Supreme Court nominee.
  • Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
    Tuesday, May 12, 2009
    Los Angeles mayor comments on accountability for investing more in young people and education.
  • Baron Davis
    Tuesday, May 12, 2009
    NBA All Star explains why he wanted to tell the Crips and Bloods film story.
  • Stacy Peralta
    Tuesday, May 12, 2009
    Filmmaker describes his attempt to tell the Crips and Bloods story by featuring gang members who speak for themselves.
  • Thomas Cahill
    Monday, May 4, 2009
    Best-selling author rounts the story of Dominique Green, the subject of his new book, A Saint on Death Row.
  • Greg Mathis
    Monday, December 8, 2008
    TV judge talks about being on the air for 10 years and explains why he thinks it's been so popular.
  • Jeffrey Toobin
    Wednesday, November 12, 2008
    New Yorker writer discusses the pressure that exists to add women and people of color to the Supreme Court.
  • Jeff Henderson
    Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    Chef and former convicted felon explains how cooking at a Tavis Smiley Foundation event gave him the confidence to take the next steps in his culinary career.
  • Don Siegelman
    Tuesday, April 22, 2008
    Former Alabama governor, who was recently released from prison, argues that the Justice Department is being used as a political tool.
  • Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
    Monday, April 7, 2008
    Law professor addresses the Democratic presidential candidates' support of affirmative action programs.
  • Jules Lobel
    Tuesday, November 13, 2007
    University of Pittsburgh law professor says the Iraq war is creating new terrorists.
  • Jeffrey Toobin
    Friday, November 2, 2007
    Legal analyst-writer offers his insight on the personalities of the Supreme Court justices.
  • Marc Morial, Cornel West, Farah Griffin on Justice Thomas
    Monday, October 1, 2007
    Marc Morial, Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Farah Griffin discuss Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' new autobiography, My Grandfather's Son.
  • Daniel Metcalfe
    Monday, August 27, 2007
    Former Justice Department senior attorney discusses the U.S. Attorney General's resignation.
  • David Iglesias
    Monday, August 6, 2007
    Former U.S. Attorney explains why he decided to speak up about the Justice Department firings.
  • Juanessa Bennett, B.J. Bernstein
    Tuesday, June 19, 2007
    Genarlow Wilson's mother and attorney give an update on the Georgia teen's case.
  • Kerry Max Cook
    Thursday, March 8, 2007
    Former death row inmate talks about one of the worst examples of police and prosecutor misconduct in U.S. history.
  • Theodore Shaw
    Tuesday, October 5, 2004
    LDF president explains that the American vote is not constitutionally protected.
  • Kadiatou Diallo
    Tuesday, August 3, 2004
    Amadou Diallo's mother discusses police misconduct.
  • Kelly Anderson
    Tuesday, August 3, 2004
    Filmmaker explores police misconduct.

 

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Published November 7, 2009

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