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All in with Chris Hayes: Foreclosure Settlement-- a Nationwide Crime Scene

HuffPost Live: "Tyler Perry is like the BET of Hollywood Filmmaking"

HuffPost Live


Despite his remarkable box office success, Tyler Perry continues to be the target of intense criticism for his controversial storylines, stereotypical characters & problematic politics. Is this a case of legitimate critique or narrow-minded critics?
Hosted by: Marc Lamont Hill Guests: Kim Beasley @kimbeasley (Kansas City, MO) Social Media Strategist; Tyler Perry Fan Mark Anthony Neal @NewBlackMan (Durham, NC) Professor of Black Popular Culture at Duke University Maame-Yaa Aforo (Los Angeles, CA) Studio Film Director's Assistant Mychal Denzel Smith @mychalsmith (Virginia Beach, VA) Mental Health Advocate Tom Blunt @TomBlunt (New York, NY) Film Blogger; Producer of the "Meet The Ladies" Series at the 92nd St. Y

The Truth w/ Elliot Wilson on the Rick Ross 'Rape Lyric' Controversy

Jay Z's Life + Times
The Truth with Elliott Wilson tackles a recent, more serious controversy centered around some Rick Ross' lyrics that describe him drugging a woman's drink in the club and then later sexually assaulting her without her knowledge or consent. The public backlash against these blatant lyrics shows signs of the end of the acceptance of violence against women in hip hop. What are your thoughts on this controversy? Sound off in the comments with #TheTruth and you could be chosen to participate in an upcoming Google+ Hangout with Elliott!

Musicians at Google & BGN Present BRANDY

AtGoogleTalks
The Talks at Google program and Black Googlers Network (BGN) was proud to host Grammy-award winning recording artist and actress, Brandy, for an exclusive moderated talk and audience Q&A, in honor of BGN's Black History Month, revolving around this year's theme, "Mapping the Past, Searching the Present, and Inventing the Future." On February 25, 2013, Brandy stopped by Google's Mountain View, CA office to discuss her career in music and acting and how technology plays a major part in connecting Brandy with her fans.

Talk of the Nation: 'Accidental Racist': The Controversy & The Conversation

Guests


Mark Anthony Neal, professor of African and African-American studies, Duke University
Peter Cooper , Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and lecturer at Vanderbilt University
Keith Woods, Vice President for Diversity in News and Operations, NPR

Places & Spaces I Been: Pharrell Williams Speaks at Design Miami

iamOther
Pharrell Williams discusses art and design with Craig Robins at Design Miami 2012. Kanye West makes an unexpected appearance during the Q&A, followed by a book signing for Pharrell's "Places and Spaces I've Been." Watch Kanye West surprise Pharrell during the Q&A here: http://bit.ly/Uy6Vw8

Inside Story Americas -- Fast Food: High Profits and Low Wages

Al Jazeera English
Fast food employees in New York City demand higher pay amidst a national debate over increasing the minimum wage. Last week in New York City, hundreds of fast food workers walked off their jobs, demanding higher wages and improved benefits. Many of them earn the federal minimum wage of $7.50 an hour. New York state recently approved an increase in the minimum wage to $9 an hour by the year 2016. But for a full time worker that still would only mean a yearly income of $18,000 in a city where the living wage for one adult is estimated at $26,500. In response to the protests, McDonald's issued a statement saying it treats their employees with dignity and respect while offering competitive wages. Employees, however, say the company is simply ignorning their demands.

Randall Kennedy: Why Did There Need to Be a Voting Rights Act of 1965 and What Did It Accomplish?

Duke Law School
Randall Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School, delivers part 4 of a five-part lecture series on the modern history of the civil rights movement at Duke Law School during the spring 2013 semester.

Left of Black S3:E25 | The Enduring Legacy of Angela Davis

Left of Black S3:E25 | The Enduring Legacy of Angela Davis
Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined, via Skype, by film director Shola Lynch in a conversation about her new film Free Angela and All Politics Prisoners and the enduring legacy of Angela Davis as an intellectual and cultural icon.
Lynch's credits include the award winning Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004).  Free Angela and All Political Prisoners opened in selected cities on April 5, 2013, and was executive produced by Overbrook Entertainment and Roc Nation.
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Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University.
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