Melina Abdullah: ‘When We Fight, We Win’
As the jury was deliberating its verdict in George Floyd’s murder by former police officer Derek Chauvin, BLM co-founder Melina Abdullah spoke with Robert Scheer about the movement’s enormous impact…
Fisher Stevens: Confronting Homophobic Bullying in ‘Palmer’
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the director explores how films like “Palmer" are redefining how global audiences understand gender constructs in previously unthinkable ways.
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Jonathan Alter on Jimmy Carter’s Lifelong Efforts to Atone for White America’s Sins (Part 1)
Raised in privilege amidst the barbarism of segregation, the oft-maligned president eventually embraced the New South liberalism that just swept his native Georgia’s election.
Dennis Kucinich on the Real Reason the Blue Wave Never Materialized
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the former Ohio congressman and mayor of Cleveland weighs in on what the Democratic Party keeps getting wrong.
Mobalaji Olambiwonnu: The Price of Ignoring the Ferguson Uprising
Throughout the uprisings inspired by the killings of Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray and so many other Black victims, white leaders refused to learn from Black Lives Matter, a…
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Melina Abdullah: The Powerful Past, Present and Future of Black Lives Matter
As BLM protests sweep the globe, the movement’s co-founder talks about its roots and her hopes for the coming years.
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Howard Bryant on the Revolt of the Black Athlete
The ESPN writer's latest book explores the responsibility often placed upon professional black athletes from Jackie Robinson to LeBron James to be role models for social justice.
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Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis: ‘Whose Streets?’
The co-directors' film, which documents the uprising in Ferguson, say they made the film for black people who have lived through similar experiences.
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D. Watkins and ‘The Beast Side’
The author's collection of essays explores his past as a youth involved in the drug trade and eventually his path out of jail and into college.
Kali Nicole Gross: Dissecting a Startling Crime
The author of "Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso" discusses a lurid crime that took place in Philadelphia in 1887.
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Rebecca Carroll: Writing as a Way to Figure Things Out
The author talks about how her early childhood in New Hampshire was idyllic but changed with adolescence as she was alienated because of her race.
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Eddie Conway: Making Real News After Prison
The former Black Panther talks about the plight of African Americans and his involvement in the Real News Network.
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Gary Tyler’s Life Matters: Framed for Murder by Cops at 16, Exonerated 4 Decades Later
The play he directed in Louisiana, where he was incarcerated, became the subject of the documentary "Cast the First Stone."
Melina Abdullah: The Only Way White Supremacy Is Defeated
The professor and activist dissects the dangers of Donald Trump's presidency, the legacy of the Black Power Movement and more.
Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramon on Hollywood’s Love Affair With Racism
When it comes to matters of race, the entertainment industry fails its increasingly diverse audience time and again.