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Travis and Trinity Townsend: When The Cops Come Knockin’
Travis Townsend Jr.
March 15, 2010
00:57:39
Travis and Trinity Townsend are brothers, attorneys, and authors of
When The Cops Come Knockin': An Illustrative Guide to Criminal Law
.
Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
Harvey A. Silverglate
September 24, 2009
Attorney and author Harvey Silverglate discusses
Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
.
Richard Doster: Crossing the Lines
Richard Doster
July 6, 2009
00:45:50
Richard Doster, editor of
byFaith
magazine, discusses his latest novel,
Crossing the Lines
, a quasi-historical cobbling of quotes, interviews, and editorials in the backdrop of baseball and journalism in the 1950s.
Dustin Lance Black on “Milk”, Homophobia, and Hollywood
Dustin Lance Black
April 4, 2009
01:11:47
Dustin Lance Black, screenwriter of the film
Milk
, discusses his own personal life experiences and struggles and offers words of encouragement for other young people who have experienced discrimination. Mr.
Black Women's Resistance in the US South and South Africa
Pamela Brooks
April 2, 2009
01:15:47
Pamela Brooks shares from her new book
Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in the US South and South Africa
.
Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times II
Amy Goodman
April 2, 2009
00:35:00
Amy Goodman, host of
Democracy Now!
and an award winning journalist, discusses her new book,
Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times
, and takes que
Mary Frances Berry: And Justice for All
Mary Frances Berry
February 19, 2009
00:56:34
Mary Frances Berry reads from her new book,
And Justice for All: The United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Continuing Struggle for Freedom in America
.
Gwen Ifill: Politics in the Age of Obama
Gwen Ifill
January 22, 2009
01:24:22
Gwen Ifill, host of PBS'
Washington Week
, discusses her book,
The Breakthrough: Politics in the Age of Obama
, with
New York Times
columnist Bob Herbert.
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