Conversations with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

A CONVERSATION WITH RUBY DEE: Looking back at 50 years of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Suggested Reading What Will Happen to Rep. Al Green Now That He Is Forced into a Runoff Against Rep. Christian Menefee? Black Actresses Under 35 and Up Next In Hollywood Teyana Taylor Wants ‘One Battle After Another’ Sequel, But Fans…

A CONVERSATION WITH RUBY DEE: Looking back at 50 years of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’

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‘Origin’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: Ava DuVernay Is “A Freedom Fighter Posing As A Director”

BUSH, THE LINCOLN BEDROOM AND ME: A White House tour from former President Bush; how his presidency compared to Lincoln’s. 

LOOKING FOR LINCOLN: How “The Great Emancipator” used his political instincts and powerful oratory to co-opt his rivals

TOUR OF ECHOES: Recalling the myriad voices ringing out from history along Barack Obama’s inaugural path.

WALKING IN THE FRONT DOOR: A visual history of African Americans in the White House.

THE FUTURE OF AFRICA: Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka discusses Sudan, Mugabe, slavery and, of course, Obama.

THE SCIENCE OF RACISM: James Watson, the father of DNA, clarifies his views on race and genetics.

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