
Was President Obama’s comments concerning racism in America too strong and “unbecoming of an American president” or well-timed and appropriate for today’s tensions?
NEW YORK CITY (June 22, 2015) – (Courtesy Huffington Post / HuffPost Live) In a recent interview, President Obama used the N-word when making a point about racism following the Charleston shootings. Does the attention and criticism he’s getting over the use of this word prove his point about race in America?
Host: Alyona Minkovski
Guests for this Segment:
Lenny McAllister @Lennymcallister (Pittsburgh, PA)Former Republican Congressional Candidate; TV Host, ‘NightTalk: Get To The Point’; Radio Host, ‘The Lenny McAllister Show’
Jody Armour @NiggaTheory (Los Angeles, CA)Law Professor, University of Southern California
Mychal Denzel Smith @mychalsmith (Brooklyn, NY)Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute
C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D. @cnicolemason (New York, NY)Executive Director, Center for Research and Policy in the Public Interest (CR2PI)
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