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Jamel Shabazz, A Time Before Crack
Guest host Touré fills in today for Leonard. He’ll start off the show with a conversation with cultural critic Greg Tate. Then, photojournalilst Jamel Shabazz shares a new collection of photographs from the early days of hip-hop culture. Minna Proctor looks at the challenges facing the priesthood. And we’ll hear from Ashleigh Banfield, the former NBC star news correspondent who stirred up controversy by criticizing how cable news in America was covering the war in Iraq.
Striking a Chord
Essayist and Village Voice journalist Greg Tate stops by for a discussion about race and culture in modern-day America. He’ll also tell us about his new book on the music of Jimi Hendrix.
Music: “Heart of Glass” Blondie;
“Give up the Funk” Parliament;
“Starfish ...
Music: “Heart of Glass” Blondie;
“Give up the Funk” Parliament;
“Starfish ...
A Time Before Crack
Photojournalist Jamel Shabazz looks at inner-city styles in New York in the mid 1970s and 1980s. His new book of photos is titled A Time Before Crack.
» View a slideshow of photographs by Jamel Shabazz
Music: “Roxanne” UTFO
“The ...
» View a slideshow of photographs by Jamel Shabazz
Music: “Roxanne” UTFO
“The ...
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Minna Proctor discusses religious calling, the priesthood, and her father in Do You Hear What I Hear?.
Music: “Missing” Beck
“Mrs Robinson” Simon and Garfunkel
Music: “Missing” Beck
“Mrs Robinson” Simon and Garfunkel
A Critical View
Television journalist Ashleigh Banfield, the former star NBC news correspondent, was reprimanded for criticizing how cable news was covering the war in Iraq in 2003. She stops by to tell us if she thinks coverage of the war has changed much since she made those remarks.
Music: “Mysterious ...
Music: “Mysterious ...
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