Kwanzaa’s creator Dr. Maulana Karenga was an FBI snitch who betrayed several Black Panthers according to Bruce A. Dixon, managing editor of The Black Agenda Report. We talk about the legacy of Dr. Maulana Karenga and why it’s impossible to celebrate the holiday from the man.
Sally Rubin is the director of “Hillbilly” a new documentary celebrating the people of Appalachia.
Since the presidential election, the cultural divide in America has expanded. Stereotyping and slurs are rampant, finger-pointing and name-calling abound. hillbilly goes on a personal and political journey into the heart of the Appalachian coalfields, exploring the role of media representation in the creation of the iconic American “hillbilly,” and examining the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of this infamous stereotype.
Comic Joe DeVito forgets the Alamo.
Trump’s new plan to make bacon as dangerous for humans as it is for pigs. Amanda Hitt, director of The Food Integrity Campaign, stops by to warn us about Trump’s plan to deregulate the USDA’s mission to monitor slaughterhouses. For more information please go to www.foodwhistleblower.org.
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Film Critic Michael Snyder stops by to tell us why you must go see “Hidden Figures” immediately. Hidden Figures is based on the true story of a team of African-American women who provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.
Director: Theodore Melfi
Writers: Allison Schroeder (screenplay), Theodore Melfi (screenplay),
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe