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  • The Hues of Black Folk
    December 12, 2012

    This week on The Confab: Join Associate Editor Brett Johnson as he chats with staff writer and White House correspondent Jenée Desmond-Harris, contributor Gene Demby and PR exec Rachel Noerdlinger about CNN's special on colorism in the black community.

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  • The Confab -- Sept. 16, 2011
    September 16, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss as he chats with Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy and contributing editor Jenée Desmond-Harris about America's schools, Tupac and Serena Williams.

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  • The Confab -- April 1, 2011
    April 1, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss as he chats with Cynthia Gordy, The Root's Washington reporter, and contributor Jack White about Obama's Libya speech, redemption for Recy Taylor and other hot topics.

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  • Books on The Root -- Aug. 7, 2009
    August 7, 2009

    This week: Author Victor LaValle joins Books on The Root contributor, Felicia Pride to talk about his latest novel Big Machine. LaValle explores the weird spaces his work has taken him, addresses his fascination with mental illness and explains why writers must first embrace being a reader.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.

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  • The Confab -- June 5, 2009
    June 5, 2009

    This Week on The Confab: A culture takeover! Obama practices Arabic while the Republicans keep swinging at Sotomayor. MLK gets a movie makeover and black viewers everywhere brace themselves for a Tyler Perry existence. Plus, the NBA playoffs ... in song? Join The Root's Deputy Editor Terence Samuel as he chats with Copy Editor Erin Evans and Assistant Editor Saaret E. Yoseph.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.

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  • The Confab -- May 8, 2009
    May 8, 2009

    This week on The Confab: Why black Americans are still adrift in the nation's economy and what President Obama needs to do to make up for Clarence Thomas. Plus, identity politics in the court system -- who'da thunk it? Join The Root's Managing Editor Lynette Clemetson as she talks with Deputy Editor Terence Samuel, Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and senior writer Kai Wright.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.

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