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Basic Black: The message to black graduates

Basic Black: The message to black graduates

Basic Black


May 24, 2013

President Barack Obama's address to the graduates of Morehouse College last week drew criticism and praise, not only for what he said but also for how he said it.  Was he talking down to the graduates in pressing for personal responsibility? Does he whip out the "preacher" cadence for black audiences only?  As graduates of HBCU's and other institutions go out into the world, what is the most useful message they need to hear?


(Photo: Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)

Basic Black: The message to black graduates

Basic Black: The message to black graduates

Basic Black


May 24, 2013

President Barack Obama's address to the graduates of Morehouse College last week drew criticism and praise, not only for what he said but also for how he said it.  Was he talking down to the graduates in pressing for personal responsibility? Does he whip out the "preacher" cadence for black audiences only?  As graduates of HBCU's and other institutions go out into the world, what is the most useful message they need to hear?


(Photo: Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)

Basic Black: The message to black graduates

Basic Black: The message to black graduates

Basic Black


May 24, 2013

President Barack Obama's address to the graduates of Morehouse College last week drew criticism and praise, not only for what he said but also for how he said it.  Was he talking down to the graduates in pressing for personal responsibility? Does he whip out the "preacher" cadence for black audiences only?  As graduates of HBCU's and other institutions go out into the world, what is the most useful message they need to hear?


(Photo: Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)

Basic Black Live: Politics, Scandals, and Legacies

Basic Black Live: Politics, Scandals, and Legacies

Basic Black


May 17, 2013

In the headlines this week:  a discussion of the Boston mayor's race and how communities of color are poised to make their coalitions heard.  Also, this is not the first time the IRS has come under fire for targeting political activity; we'll take a look at the IRS, the NAACP and the black church.


Basic Black Live: Politics, Scandals, and Legacies

Basic Black Live: Politics, Scandals, and Legacies

Basic Black


May 17, 2013

In the headlines this week:  a discussion of the Boston mayor's race and how communities of color are poised to make their coalitions heard.  Also, this is not the first time the IRS has come under fire for targeting political activity; we'll take a look at the IRS, the NAACP and the black church.


Basic Black Live: Politics, Scandals, and Legacies

Basic Black Live: Politics, Scandals, and Legacies

Basic Black


May 17, 2013

In the headlines this week:  a discussion of the Boston mayor's race and how communities of color are poised to make their coalitions heard.  Also, this is not the first time the IRS has come under fire for targeting political activity; we'll take a look at the IRS, the NAACP and the black church.


Schedule

Saturday
5/25/13 5:00 PM
WGBH World
Saturday
5/25/13 11:00 PM
WGBH 2
Sunday
5/26/13 5:30 AM
WGBH 2
Sunday
5/26/13 1:00 PM
WGBH 2
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(Originally streamed live on April 29, 2010)  After the broadcast, our panelists continued to discuss the idea of a "Black Agenda.  A remembrance of civil rights icon Dorothy Height and the issue of reparations rounded out the discussion.  Our panelists tonight: Rev. Ray Hammond, Senior Pastor Bethel AME; Kim McLarin, writer-in-residence, Emerson College; Callie Crossley, The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH 89.7; Charles Ogletree, professor of law, Harvard Law School; and Darnell Williams, Executive Director of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.

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