This week on The Confab: Mourning the loss of leaders in civil rights and music. R.I.P., Dorothy Height, Benjamin Hooks and Keith "Guru" Elam. Plus, why SNCC hasn't lost its fire at 50. Join The Root's managing editor Joel Dreyfuss as he talks with senior culture editor Teresa Wiltz and regular contributor to The Root Jack White.

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