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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, April 25, 2008

Acquitted

Guests, including: Patricia Williams, professor of law at Columbia University, writes the Mad Law Professor column for The Nation magazine, Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, WNYC’s Arun Venugopal and Cindy Rodriguez, Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission, a group that monitors, the police civil rights attorney Ronald Kuby, Errol Louis, columnist for the Daily News, New York Times reporter Michael Wilson, and Queens City Council Member Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. (D- 27), react to and offer analysis of the verdicts in the trial of the police officers charged in the shooting death of Sean Bell.

Past coverage of the shooting and trial

Rice as Riches

Bakary Tandia, case manager and policy advocate with the African Services Committee, talks about the recent trend of African immigrants sending food home in lieu of cash remittances. Ndeye Gueye, Senegali immigrant who sends food remittances back to her home country, offers her narrative. Also, NPR's Adam Davidson weighs in.

Follow up Friday: Al-Qaeda Doesn't Exist?

Last Friday, we received a comment claiming that Al-Qaeda doesn't exist, in apparent reference to this BBC documentary. Ali Ansari, professor of history at St. Andrews University, fact-checks that claim.

The D.A.'s Take

We go live to a press conference with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown on the Sean Bell police trial verdict.

The Language of Race in the White House Race

Recent New York Times op-ed contributor Colson Whitehead talks about how public perceptions of race influence voter choice for the next president.

OPEN PHONES: We want to hear from you.

Colson Whitehead's op-ed in the New York Times: Visible Man

Follow up Friday: Emergency Phones

Mario Armstrong, technology expert and host of The Digital Spin on WYPR and WEAA, speaks about what happens to our phones during an emergency. Does no electricity mean no phones?

Mario's Blog: Technology and Internet Culture

Step One: The Brainstorm

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 8/21
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

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Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

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We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.