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NPR: 03-20-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Sells Econ Plan During California Tour 2) Roundtable: AIG Scandal Sparks Blame Game 3) Sharing The Little-Known Story Of Allensworth 4) Stories Of Coltrane, King Leave Lasting Memories 5) Sound Engineers Say Farewell 6) 'A Show With A Mission' Comes To An End 7) Tony Cox Says Goodbye Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-19-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Career, Quells Rumors 2) An Unexpected Trip Back To Hip Hop's Early Days 3) Recalling Profiles Of A Politician, Jazz Legend 4) Obama Picks UNC In NCAA Tournament Final Four 5) Chronicling Mike Tyson's Rise To Fame, Infamy 6) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-18-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) AIG Bonus Outrage Heads To The Hill 2) Different Times Bringing Different Politics 3) Report: Digital Divide Shows Signs Of Narrowing 4) Roundtable: Online Activism Surrounds Stimulus Bill 5) Remembering A Vivid Description Of Food Addiction Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-17-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Mexican Drug War Creeps Into U.S. Border Towns 2) Africa Update: Madagascar's President Quits 3) Behind-The-Scenes Of 'Africa Update' 4) Pioneering Longshoremen Leave Lasting Impact Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-16-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Sizing Up Obama's Economic Philosophy 2) Roundtable: Fla. Black Press Takes On DNC 3) Nikki Giovanni Offers 'One Ounce Of Truth' 4) 'Paved the Way' From The Caravans Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-13-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Madoff Pleads Guilty To All 11 Counts 2) Ann Nesby Knows About 'Love' 3) Capturing President Obama's Rise To Prominence 4) Take A Trip Into The Mind Of George Clinton Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-12-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) President Obama Faces Budget Backlash 2) Inside Nigeria's Growing Film Industry 3) Inside the Art of Scoring Hollywood Films 4) Terrell Owens' Big Move To Buffalo 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-11-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Senate Passes Hotly Debated Spending Bill 2) Report: Social Networks More Popular Than E-Mail 3) Roundtable: Obama Administration Lacking Focus? 4) Does One Man's Trouble Still Stigmatize The Race? 5) Celebrating 50 Years Of Alvin Ailey's Influence Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-10-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Lifts Limit On Funding Stem Cell Research 2) Does Stem Cell Research Hold Diabetes Cure? 3) Africa Update: Rumors Fly After Tsvangirai Crash 4) 'Pray The Devil Back To Hell' Tells Of Triumph 5) Civil Rights Commission Urged To Return To Activism 6) Book Tells Little Known History Of 'Reverse Passing' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-09-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Weighing Job Fairs, Mortgage Help In Down Economy 2) Stimulus Package Doing More Harm Than Good? 3) Roundtable: Can Detroit Bounce Back? 4) Dance Theater Of Harlem Flies High At 40 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-06-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Unemployment Rate Continues To Climb 2) Filmmaker Lee Daniels Finds 'Precious' Win 3) Age-Old Complexion Debate Takes New Turn 4) Nikki Giovanni Says Hip Hop Essential For Kids 5) Songwriter Bill Withers And A Career Cut Short Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-05-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Black Businesses Being Shortchanged In Cincinnati? 2) Crime Fiction Authors Re-Create Drama 3) 'Harlem Heights' Shines Positive Light On Black Life 4) Sports World Rebuffs Recession With Big Trades 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-04-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama, Brown Talk Economy, Reform 2) Deciphering Obama's 'Coded' Race Language 3) Roundtable: Is Blackness Now A Commodity? 4) Reliving High School, This Time On TV 5) Atlanta Program Gives Classical Music New Face Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-03-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Report: Alarming Spike In Growth Of Hate Groups 2) Race Relations Take Focus In Paris, Texas 3) Africa Update: Gineau-Bissau In Turmoil 4) Rapper K'naan Captures Somalia Crisis In Rhyme 5) Cooking Soul Food, Holding The Grease 6) Chronicling The Evolution Of Black Comedy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 03-02-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Failing Auto Industry Buffets Black Middle Class 2) The "Obama Effect" On Black Women's Hair Issues 3) Inside 'The Making Of The American Capital' 4) Janis Ian's Controversial 'Society's Child' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-27-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) President Obama's Ambitious Agenda Takes Off 2) The Obama Effect On The Arts 3) The Obama Effect On Social Media 4) Lifestyles & Trends: The State Of Black Entertainment 5) Living Legends: Quincy Jones Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-26-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) A Vote Coming To Washington, D.C.? 2) Should D.C. Get Congressional Voting Power? 3) As Jobless Numbers Mount, So Do Medical Bills 4) The "Obama Effect" On Health Care 5) Roundtable: Charles, Tiger Stage Comebacks 6) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-25-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama In Joint Session Says 'We Will Recover' 2) White House Announces Online Team 3) Roundtable: Steele's GOP Makeover 4) Inside The 'Rise Of The Black Overclass' 5) Alleged Altercation Puts Domestic Violence In Focus Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-24-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Taking The Pulse Of The Global Economy 2) Latin America Insulated Against Depression? 3) Africa Update: Tutu Calls For Iraq War Apology 4) Two Brothers Fulfill Dream, Help Hometown Village 5) Chronicling The Plight Of 'Very Young Girls' 6) Schizophrenic Musician Inspires Film, Foundation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-23-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Big Banks On Road To Nationalization 2) Oregon School Cuts Back to Four Day Weeks 3) Black Colleges Struggle Despite Endowments 4) John Bigham: The Soul Of John Black Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-20-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Racist? Political Cartoon Causes An Uproar 2) "The Obama Effect" On The Environment & Energy 3) Strike TV Hits The Big Time Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-19-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Inside America's Emptiest Cities 2) The 'Obama Effect' On Technology 3) The 'Obama Effect' On Science 4) Cole's Posthumous Exoneration A First For Texas 5) A-Rod Comes Clean On Steroid Use 6) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-18-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Lawmakers Call On Sen. Burris To Resign 2) Micro-Blogging Moves Into Mainstream 3) Roundtable: Burris Fights New Controversy 4) How To Address Each Other ... And Our President 5) Children Of Slaves Share Their Life Stories Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-17-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Military Suicide Rate Hits 30-Year High 2) Africa Update: Zimbabwe's New Cabinet Meets 3) Firsthand Reflections Of Rwanda's Genocide 4) Chronicling Black New Orleans' Untold Story 5) Christian Scott Ushers In New Era Of Jazz Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-16-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Reid & Dreesen: An Odd Couple Of Comedy 2) Blacks In Congress Among Forgotten Firsts 3) Kim Weston Reflects On 'Lift Ev'ry Voice' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-13-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Young And Looking For Work In Struggling Economy 2) Roundtable: Unemployment Rate Slightly Dips 3) Obama Administration's Foreign Policy In Focus 4) Author Searches For Reasons She Was Dumped 5) Take A Trip Into The Mind Of George Clinton Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-12-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Deal Reached On Massive Stimulus Package 2) Inside Obama's Economic Team 3) A Closer Look At Obama's Economic Policies 4) Roundtable: A-Rod Reels After Steroid Revelation 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-11-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Negotiations Begin For Approved Stimulus Bill 2) Political Blogging Gets Presidential Nod 3) Roundtable: Obama Creates Faith-Based Office 4) Hollywood Insider Talks Chris Brown, Rihanna Saga 5) Chris Brown Case Puts Domestic Violence In Focus 6) Riverside Church Honors Lincoln In Song Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-10-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Court To Overturn Key Part Of Voting Rights Act? 2) Africa Update: Somalia Hopes For Stability 3) Asa Blends French, Nigerian Musical Influences 4) Before Oprah, TV Audiences Cozied Up To Hazel 5) Chante Moore Offers Peek Into 'Love the Woman' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-09-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Takes Economic Plan On The Road 2) Customized Currency Seen As Alternative To Cash 3) Roundtable: Credit Based On Where You Shop? 4) Dewey Hughes Remembers Shock Jock Petey Greene Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-05-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Mystery Brews In Minn. As Somali Teens Go Missing 2) Black Journalists Weigh Role In An Obama Era 3) Celebrating Black Film From Across The Diaspora 4) Former Yankees Boss Tells All 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-04-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama To Cap Executive Pay Tied To Bailout 2) Hudson, Kilpatrick, Daschle Draw Attention Online 3) Roundtable: Lip-Synching At The Super Bowl 4) Reid & Dreesen: An Odd Couple Of Comedy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 02-02-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Reviving The Economy: What Really Works? 2) Temporary Workers Hit Their Stride 3) Small Business Owners Must Be Prepared 4) Roundtable: A Super Bowl To Remember Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-30-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Sen. Barbara Boxer Takes On The EPA 2) Attorney General Jerry Brown's EPA Battle 3) Crime Fiction Authors Re-Create Drama 4) Sizing Up This Season's Super Bowl 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-28-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Stimulus Plan Heads For Vote 2) Michelle Obama's Inaugural Fashion Draws Criticism 3) Roundtable: Obama Reaches Out To Muslim World 4) To Spank Or Not To Spank? 5) Highlighting The Best Work Of Black Writers Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-27-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) In Down Economy, Job Hunt Leads To The Military 2) Africa Update: Islamist Rebels Seize Somali City 3) Rapper K'naan Captures Somalia Crisis In Rhyme 4) Obama-Era Race Relations In Black And White Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-26-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Practical Money-Saving Advice As Recession Grows 2) Roundtable: Obama's Impact On Black Achievement 3) Before Oprah, TV Audiences Cozied Up To Hazel Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-23-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Obama's New Foreign Policy Direction 2) What's Our Fascination With Murder Mysteries? 3) The Psychology Behind America's Crime Obsession 4) Fashion Spotlight Shines On First Lady Obama 5) UNCF Honors Patti LaBelle With 'Evening Of Stars' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-22-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Civil Rights Battle Marches On In Era Of Obama 2) Protecting Against Cyber Crime In A Digital Age 3) NFL Legend Jim Brown Considers Obama Influence 4) Is Obama The Most Athletic President Ever? 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-21-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) America Welcomes New Era In Politics 2) Chicago Celebrates Rise Of Favorite Son 3) Harlem School Kids Celebrate Obama Inauguration 4) In Kenya, A Wave Of Emotion As Obama Sworn In 5) What To Expect From Obama's First 100 Days 6) White House Gets Virtual Makeover 7) Roundtable: Lasting Inauguration Impressions Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-20-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Sworn In As Nation's 44th President 2) Inauguration Reaction From Lincoln Memorial Steps 3) Cradle Of Civil Rights Reflects On Obama's Rise 4) Washington Watches As Obama Sworn In 5) Farai Chideya Shares Inauguration Reflections 6) Assessing Obama's Inaugural Address 7) Roundtable: Obama Swearing-In Ceremony In Focus 8) Photographer Gil Garcetti Capturing History 9) Kim Weston Reflects On 'Lift Ev'ry Voice' 10) Voices From Obama's Presidential Inauguration Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-19-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Leaving Kentucky, Bound For Inauguration 2) Obama's New Cabinet In Focus 3) How Will History Judge Pres. George W. Bush? 4) Roundtable: Merchandise Follows Obama-Mania 5) How To Witness History On A Tight Budget 6) Iowa's Isiserettes Corp Preps For Inaugural Parade Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-16-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Bush Bids Nation Farewell 2) Helping Crime Victims Heal, Cope, And Find Justice 3) What Rights Do Crime Victims Have? 4) Will Blaxploitation Spoof Shake Up Sundance? 5) Grandmaster Flash Traces Hip Hop's Roots Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-14-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Makes First Veto Threat 2) Burris, Obama Inauguration Reverberate Online 3) Roundtable: CBC Considers Future Under Obama 4) Congolese Rape Survivor Shares Nation's Struggles 5) Turning From Past As Rapist To Advocacy Work Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-13-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Asks Bush To Seek Remaining TARP Funds 2) Rep. Waters Talks TARP Distribution, Oversight 3) Africa Update: Case Against Zuma To Move Ahead 4) Journalist Chronicles Search For Eritrean Birth Family 5) Self-Publishing The Best Option For Black Authors? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-12-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Some Economists Sound Depression Warning Bell 2) Couple Pledges To Buy Black For One Year 3) Roundtable: Bush Reflects In Final Press Conference 4) Being Black At Sidwell Friends School Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-10-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Burris, Blagojevich Saga Continues 2) When Cash-Strapped Times And Crime Collide 3) World's Largest Gadget Show Hits The Strip 4) Jazz Legend Freddie Hubbard Talks Life, Career Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-08-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) When The Job Hunt Becomes A Job In Itself 2) Hundreds Protest In Oakland Over BART Shooting 3) Crime And Punishment: A Primer 4) From Milken To Madoff: White Collar Crime In Focus 5) College Coach: White Wife Cost Me Job Offers 6) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-07-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Burris Seems Likely To Be Seated In U.S. Senate 2) Smith's Employment Struggle Draws Support 3) Roundtable: Resolution In Burris Senate Saga? 4) Madoff Investor Fraud Hits Non-Profits Hard 5) Keeping A Marriage Solid When Money Is Tight Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-06-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Burris Refused Seat In U.S. Senate 2) What's Next For Burris' Senate Pursuit? 3) Africa Update: A Tribute To Helen Suzman 4) A Tale Told From Inside South Africa's ANC 5) A Sudanese 'Warchild' All Grown Up 6) 'Essence' Takes On Black Women's Health Issues Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-05-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Silver Lining In Bleak Economic Forecast? 2) James Smith Hoping For Fresh Start In 2009 3) Roundtable: 'Jena 6' Teen Attempts Suicide 4) Personal War Journal Becomes Gripping Memoir Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-02-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Looking Ahead At The New Year 2) Justin Bua Chronicles 'Beat Of Urban Art' 3) Shepard Fairey Tells Of Inspiration Behind 'HOPE' 4) Chante Moore Offers Peek Into 'Love the Woman' 5) Nikka Costa Offers Soulful Sounds On 'Pearl' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 01-01-2009 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Pushes Past Race Barriers, Wins White House 2) From Overeating To A Full Blown Food Addiction 3) Battling Back From A Food Addiction 4) Dealing With Addiction From The Judge's Bench 5) Rev. Run, Wife Justine Talk Family Values Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-31-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Inside The Case To Exonerate Timothy Cole 2) How to Save Your Home from Foreclosure 3) 87-Year-Old Graduate Shares Life Lesson 4) Lalah Hathaway Returns With 'Self Portrait' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-30-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Vivid Recollections of the Day King Was Killed 2) Vivid Recollections of the Day King Was Killed 3) Rare Mandela Recordings Tell Apartheid Struggle 4) Rare Mandela Recordings Tell Apartheid Struggle 5) Soweto Gospel Choir Inspiring New Audiences 6) Soweto Gospel Choir Inspiring New Audiences 7) DeBarge Family Recounts Rocky Musical Journey 8) DeBarge Family Recounts Rocky Musical Journey 9) Remembering Eartha Kitt and Freddie Hubbard Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-29-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Van Jones Forecasts Green Job Revolution 2) Desperate For Work, Looking Abroad 3) Films Come to Life with Stanley Clarke's Music 4) Terence Blanchard on Scoring Spike Lee Joints 5) Celebrating The Allensworth Legacy 100 Years Later Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-25-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Giving The Gift Of Time During The Holidays 2) Actor Glynn Turman Gets His First Emmy Nod 3) Actress Tasha Smith Tells True Rags to Riches Story 4) Comedian Niecy Nash Puts Killer Timing On Display 5) Aretha Franklin Gives Christmas A Soulful Twist Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-24-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Report: No Inappropriate Contact With Blagojevich 2) Roundtable: Black Santa, Hip-Hop and Kwanzaa 3) Fred Sanford: King Of The Junkyard 4) TV Star Diahann Carroll, 40 Years After 'Julia' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-23-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Reporter Chronicles Katrina's 'Hidden Race War' 2) Africa Update: China Takes On Somali Pirates 3) The Secret Story of Egypt's Black Emperors 4) The Secret Story of Egypt's Black Emperors 5) The Changing Face Of Santa Claus 6) Lionel Loueke Fusing Jazz, African Sounds Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-22-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) White House Auto Bailout Comes With Caveats 2) How To Opt Out Of The Holiday Consumer Frenzy 3) Roundtable: Cashing In On Shoe Attack 4) Opera World Finds New Voice In Eric Owens Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-19-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Media Industry In A Free Fall 2) Roundtable: Bush Bails Out Auto Industry 3) Multiculturalism And The Arts 4) "Notorious" Casting For Biggie Smalls Film 5) Living Legends: Morgan Freeman Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-18-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) How Healthcare Fares During A Recession 2) Race Perceptions In The Workplace 3) Auburn University Accused Of Racism 4) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-17-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) A Kennedy To Follow A Clinton? 2) Cancellation Of 'News & Notes' Reverberates Online 3) Roundtable: Decking The Halls With Diversity 4) How To Explain A Tight Christmas Budget To Kids Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-16-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Has The Housing Market Hit Bottom? 2) Africa Update: Somalia Caught In Power Struggle 3) Gabrielle Union Helps Fight Breast Cancer In Ghana 4) Being Black And Traveling Overseas 5) Bluesman Taj Mahal Returns With 'Maestro' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-15-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Non-Profits Hit Hard By Wall Street Fraud 2) Roundtable: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes At Bush 3) Navigating Interracial Love And Romance 4) Kwanzaa Celebration Captured In 'Black Candle' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-12-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Auto Bailout Stalls In Senate 2) Roundtable: Media, Tech Companies See Major Cuts 3) Understanding Religious Diversity Among Black Americans 4) Black Judaism, Pentecostalism In Focus 5) Blackbird Browser Tailors The Web For Black Americans Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-11-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Community Colleges Crucial In Job Retraining 2) How To Find Eco-Friendly Jobs 3) How Do Black Cultures Mix, Clash? 4) Asthma Rates Higher In American-Born Blacks 5) Pitcher Turns Down Record-Setting Contract Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-10-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Calls On Illinois Gov. Blagojevich To Resign 2) Auto Industry Bailout Moves Toward Vote 3) Nixed McCain Ad Hits The Web 4) Roundtable: Maintaining Diversity Amid Job Cuts 5) Viola Davis Tackles Fear, Shines In 'Doubt' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-05-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Auto Industry Pleas For Aid 2) Living In A Multicultural America 3) Art World Gathers At Art Basel 4) Michelle Obama Changing Image Of Black Women? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-04-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Lawmaker Suggests HBCU, Majority School Merger 2) UNCF President: Preserve Publicly Funded HBCUs 3) Are We Hard-Wired To Be Racist? 4) NFL Giant Buress Watches Legal Problems Grow 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-03-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Democrats Fall Short Of 60-Seat Goal 2) Sharing Stories Of Financial Hard Times 3) Roundtable: Where Should Obama Worship? 4) Are Presidential Pardons Fair? 5) Folk Singer Odetta Dies At 77 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-02-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Beating Psychological Stress In A Down Economy 2) How Does A Recession Impact Communities? 3) Africa Update: Religious Clash In Nigeria Boils Over 4) DeBarge Family Recounts Rocky Musical Journey Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 12-01-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Clinton, Gates On Obama National Security Team 2) U.S. Retailers Buoyed By Black Friday 3) Big Three Auto Companies Fine Tune Plea For Aid 4) Desperate For Work, Looking Abroad 5) Roundtable: Big Crime In The Big Easy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-28-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Will Black Friday Leave Retailers In The Red? 2) White Writer Says 'Be My Black Friend' 3) Like Rodney Said, 'Can't We All Just Get Along?' 4) 'New Skool' Rappers Reimagine Hip Hop Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-27-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) How Are You Spending Thanksgiving? 2) Farai Chideya's Uncle Don Talks Life Adventures 3) Giada De Laurentiis Shares Thanksgiving Favorites 4) How To Pick The Perfect Wine For Your Holiday Meal 5) Previewing Thanksgiving Gridiron Match-Ups 6) Top Thanksgiving Films From 'Claudean' to 'Antoine' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-26-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Bush Or Obama Overseeing The Economy? 2) Roundtable: Bob Jones Apologies For Racist Policies 3) Queen Of Soul, Back By Popular Demand Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-25-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Win Sparks Rise In Hate Crimes, Violence 2) Africa Update: Zimbabwe Refuses Annan, Carter 3) 'Pray The Devil Back To Hell' Tells Of Triumph 4) Van Jones Forecasts Green Job Revolution 5) Nikka Costa Offers Soulful Sounds On 'Pearl' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-24-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama Says Economy 'Likely To Get Worse' 2) Roundtable: Al-Qaida Calls Obama A 'House Negro' 3) Hairdressers Seek to 'Cut Out' Domestic Violence Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-21-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Barbara Lee To Lead Congressional Black Caucus 2) Roundtable: Cities Ask For Part Of Bailout Package 3) Understanding Racial Perceptions 4) More Black Stars To Come Out Of The Closet? 5) Aretha Franklin Shares Christmas Traditions, Recipes Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-20-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Dems Scrutinize Bush's Midnight Regulations 2) Inside The Thorny Landscape Of Racial Stereotypes 3) Roundtable: Obama Jumps In College Football Fray 4) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-19-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) After Election, Democrats Reconcile With Lieberman 2) Are You On Obama Mania Overload? 3) Roundtable: Assessing The State Of The Black World 4) Obama Family Juggling Private Life With Public Eye 5) Country Music Finds New Star In Darius Rucker Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-18-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Steele Says Gingrich Backs His Run For RNC Chair 2) Africa Update: Somali Pirates Take Supertanker 3) Soweto Gospel Choir Inspiring New Audiences Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-17-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) G-20 Leaders Convene, Tackle Global Money Crisis 2) Roundtable: Obama Transition Reflecting Change? 3) Taking The Comedy Of 'Basic Training' To The Stage 4) Edelman Issues Challenge On Commitment To Kids Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-14-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Bailouts Abound, But Not For Auto Industry 2) How Do Kids Process Race? 3) Connecting The Hip-Hop Generation 4) Social Networks Can Land You A Job, Or The Presidency Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-13-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Black, Gay Communities Collide Over Gay Marriage 2) White House Press Corps To Grow More Diverse? 3) Why So Few Black D1 College Football Coaches? 4) Public Or Private School For The Obama Kids? 5) Responding To Your Letters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-12-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Latest Government Bailout Aimed At Homeowners 2) Roundtable: Vote Sparks Rift Between Blacks, Gays 3) A Revealing History Of A Multiracial America 4) Barack Obama: Face Of New Multiracial Movement? 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 11-03-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Obama, McCain Make Final Efforts To Win Votes 2) Sizing Up Big Picture Polling, Battleground Wars 3) NAACP President On Safeguarding Your Vote 4) What To Expect Before Heading To The Polls Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 10-31-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Tracing Sen. John McCain's White House Rise 2) Another Round Of Layoffs Hit Nation's Print Media 3) Roundtable: Democrats Dominate Early Voting 4) Boosting Black Girls' Self-Image Through Rock 5) Black Horror Movies Offering Greater Social Impact Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 10-27-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Struggling Economy Resurrects Layaway 2) Roundtable: Tragedy Hits Jennifer Hudson's Family 3) Gospel Tour Unites Contest With Sunday Spirit Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: 10-24-2008 News and Notes Stories: 1) Roundtable: Another Close, Contested Florida Vote? 2) Just What Is Community Organizing Anyway? 3) ACORN Responds To Voter Fraud Scrutiny 4) Thelonious Monk Institute Honors B.B. 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Promotes Women, Democrats'Iraq Plan 3) An Upgrade Suggestion for the NAACP 4) Queen Latifah on New HBO Movie'Life Support' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NPR: News and Notes for Thursday, Mar 08 2007 Stories: 1) Part 3: Geraldine Ferraro 2) Roundtable: Walgreens Suit, Senate Credit Hearings 3) Obama and Clinton Seek Edge for Black Vote 4)'Redbone'Tells Story of Murder in Atlanta 5) Letters:'Notes'Podcast, Apology for Slavery Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: UK to Pull Troops from Iraq, Voter ID Wednesday's topics include: The United Kingdom and Denmark set timetables for taking troops out of Iraq; Voter ID reportedly keeps some minorities away from the poles. Guests: Callie Crossley, social/cultural commentator on the television show Beat the Press in Boston; John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute senior fellow in public policy; and Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: U.N. Report on Iran, Military Hospital Care Thursday's topics: the impending United Nations report on Iran's nuclear program; and an investigation into troop neglect at military hospitals. Guests: Yvonne Bynoe, author of the book Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership and Hip Hop Culture; Ron Christie, vice president of the lobbying firm DC Navigators; and political consultant Walter Fields. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: the NBA's Gay Politics Up for discussion on today's roundtable: the Congressional Black Caucus meets with the president, and an ex-NBA player's homophobic comments earns him a temporary ban from the league. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Giuliani's Bid, Friendly Fire Inquest Wednesday's topics include Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid; fallout from a friendly fire incident between U.S. pilots and British troops; and a debate over the use of the word"articulate."Guests: Ron Christie, vice president of the lobbying firm, DC Navigators; E.R. Shipp, Hofstra University journalism professor; and John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute senior fellow in public policy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Suburban Poor, Texas Mandates Vaccine Tuesday's topics include: a survey shows more than 1 million of America's poor are living in the suburbs; a mandate that school girls in Texas get STD vaccinations; and why more African Americans in New York are being stopped by the police. Guests: Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle; and Laura Washington columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Obama Run, Counting Single U.S. Women Guests discuss Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) plan to assemble a presidential exploratory committee; and single women outnumber married women in the United States. Joining the panel: John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute senior fellow in Public Policy; E.R. Shipp, professor in journalism at Hofstra University; and Jeff Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Rice on the Mideast; Golden Globes Tuesday's topics: Condoleezza Rice calls for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders; and the panel looks at winners at the Golden Globe Awards. Guests: Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; Laura Washington, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, and Glenn Loury, professor of social sciences and economics at Brown University. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Exploring MLK Day; Minimum Wage Hike Guests discuss the meaning of the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. They also talk about what an increased minimum wage really means for America's working poor. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Funding the Iraq War, Somalia Topics include: The possibility of President Bush being denied additional funds for the war in Iraq, and the U.S. launches air strikes in Somalia. Guests: Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times columnist and Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Negroponte to State, Nola Rebuilding Stalls Guests discuss National Intelligence Director John Negroponte's move to the State Department; trouble for homeowners trying to rebuild in New Orleans; and in New York City, a construction worker saves a stranger from an oncoming train. Farai Chideya is joined by Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Nat Irvin, professor of future studies atWake Forest University; and Joe Davidson, an editor at The Washington Post. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable:'Black Hair' Monday's topic is the documentary film Black Hair, which examines Korean control of the black hair-care market. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Marines Charged, Senior Discounts Topics today at the roundtable include the charges against eight Marines related to the death of 24 Iraqis in Haditha. Also up for discussion, the concept of senior citizen discounts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Victimization, Bush on Iraq and Politics Today's roundtable panel discusses victimization, President Bush's latest public remarks about Iraq, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) leadership of the House Ethics Committee and the Federal Election Commission's prediction that the 2008 presidential race could cost candidates $1 billion. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Guantanamo,'Stealth Racism' Wednesday's topics include a proposed courthouse at Guantanamo Bay and the NAACP's campaign against"stealth racism"in America. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Honor Roll, Hazing, Gay Bishop Tuesday's topics include a Massachusetts high school that won't publish the honor roll, two frat brothers convicted of"felony hazing;"and discord in the Episcopal Church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Giuliani's Bid, Al Jazeera English Debut Wednesday's topics: Rudy Giuliani's possible presidential bid, the Al Jazeera English news channel's debut and the Justice Department's contention that immigrants suspected of terrorism may be imprisoned indefinitely. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Gay Rights, MLK Memorial Guests: Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition, Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times columnist, and Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle. Tuesday's topics include: a landscaping company in Texas refuses to do work for gays; and the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Direct Democracy, Crouch on Obama Guests: Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Joe Davidson, an editor at The Washington Post, and Nat Irvin, president of Future Focus 2020. Friday's topics: A new book argues America is not a democracy; columnist Stanley Crouch says Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) isn't black like him. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Abstinence Push, Penn. Immigration Law Guests discuss efforts to launch an abstinence campaign for Americans in their 20s, and a new law restricts the rights of illegal immigrants in a Pennsylvania town. Joining the panel: Economist and author Julianne Malveaux; Walter Fields, CEO and publisher of the North Star Network; and Pedro Noguera, professor in the Steinhart School of Education at New York University. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Pentagon PR, Kerry's Iraq Joke Falls Flat Guests discuss a revamped public relations push by the Pentagon, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) says if you don't do well in school, you can get "stuck in Iraq;" an ad uses sex to lure women voters to the polls, and the American Red Cross is overhauling its management team, again. Guests: Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle; E.R. Shipp, professor in journalism at Hofstra University; and Bob Meadows, writer for People magazine. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Historically Black Colleges, Global Warming Tuesday's topics: Higher education at historically black college and universities, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's fight against global warming, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is at the center of another political debate. Guests: Michael Meyers of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; Glenn Loury, a social sciences and economics professor at Brown University; and Laura Washington, a Chicago Sun-Times columnist. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: N. Korea and Sanctions, Bumpers and Free Speech Wednesday's topics include: North Korea won't back down to U.N. sanctions; in Georgia, an anti-Bush bumper sticker sparks a federal lawsuit. Guests: John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute senior fellow in public policy; Hofstra University Journalism Professor E.R. Shipp; and Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Gullah Recognized, GOP Strategies for Iraq Tuesday's topics: President Bush signs the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Act; some GOP leaders are rethinking strategies in Iraq; and an attorney for a terrorist gets more than two years in jail. Guests: Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times columnist; and Glenn Loury, professor of social sciences and economics at Brown University. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Bush on Iraq, Chris Rock's Mother Up for discussion at the roundtable: President Bush on Iraq's similarity to Vietnam, and why Chris Rock's mother and Rev. Al Sharpton are suing a restaurant for discrimination. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Iraq Troop Levels, China Bans Rapper Tuesday's topics: Current troop levels in Iraq and why one rap star can't perform in China. Guests: Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Joe Davidson, an editor at The Washington Post; and Callie Crossley; social/cultural commentator on the Boston television show Beat the Press. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Maryland Senate Race, Harvard Admissions Guest host Tony Cox is joined by economist and author Julianne Malveaux; Nat Irvin, professor of future studies at Wake Forest University; and Pedro Noguera, a professor in the Steinhart School of Education at New York University. Topics include: a Michigan bill that would require girls to receive the HPV vaccine; Maryland's heated Senate race and Harvard University's plan to eliminate its "early admissions program" because it puts low-income and minority applicants at a disadvantage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Bush on Mideast, Nagin Cries Foul Tuesday's topics: President Bush's latest comments on Iraq and Lebanon; Mayor Ray Nagin claims the rebuilding of New Orleans is delayed by red tape and racism. Guests: Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Roland Martin, executive editor of The Chicago Defender, and Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Democratic Primaries, Marion Jones Topics: The Democratic National Committee's decision to add Nevada and South Carolina to the first wave of 2008 presidential primaries, and Olympic medalist Marion Jones, who is said to have tested positive for a drug that boosts endurance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Racial Profiling, Term Limits and Diversity Wednesday's topics: calls for racial profiling at airport security checkpoints; Republican Sen. George Allen (R-VA) apologizes for making racially insensitive comments; and a new study shows term limits do little to diversify legislatures. Guests: Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; author Yvonne Bynoe; and E.R. Shipp, Hofstra university journalism professor. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Chertoff's Get-Tough Message, Foster Parents Unite Tuesday's topics: Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff calls for wider authority in protecting against terrorism; foster parents organize. Guests: University of Pennsylvania history professor Mary Frances Berry; Roland Martin, executive editor of The Chicago Defender, and Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Lebanon Cease Fire, Prison Guinea Pigs Topics: Will the United Nations cease fire hold in the Middle East? Plus, the ethics of testing pharmaceutical drugs on prison inmates. Ed Gordon is joined by Callie Crossley, a social and cultural commentator on the television show Beat the Press in Boston; Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, professor of globalization and education at New York University; and Robert George, editorial writer for the New York Post Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Sen. Clinton on Iraq, Rangel's Challenge Monday's topics include: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) says Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is presiding over a "failed policy" in Iraq and Afghanistan. Plus, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) claims he will retire if the Democrats don't regain control of the House. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Suggestive Lyrics, Minority Women Leaving Law Firms Tuesday's topics: a new study about sexually explicit lyrics and teen sexual activity, and an American Bar Association study shows minority women are leaving big law firms. Guests: Mary Frances Berry, history professor at the University of Pennsylvania; Roland Martin, executive editor of The Chicago Defender; and Yvonne Bynoe, author of Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership and Hip Hop Culture. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Primary Upsets; Apology to Muslims Wednesday's topics include political upsets and an apology to Muslims from L.A.'s mayor. Tony Cox's guests are Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; economist and author Julianne Malveaux; and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: NFL Honors Pioneers of Integration This weekend the players who helped integrate the National Football League six decades ago will finally be recognized at the NFL's Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Phone Records, Iraq, NCAA Flag Ban Thursday's topics: Government interest in New York Times phone records; killing in Iraq; the NCAA and the Confederate flag. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Rice's Impact, Pessimistic America Topics: Condoleezza Rice's impact as U.S. Secretary of State; a new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll finds Americans pessimistic; and President George W. Bush will campaign for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate and former Pittsburg Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann Guests: Walter Fields, CEO and publisher of the NorthStar Network, Bob Meadows, writer, People magazine; and economist and author Julianne Malveaux. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Bush Sued, Democrats Rally, Cosby Laments Ed Gordon's guests are Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington; Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; and economics and social sciences professor Glenn Loury of Brown University. Wednesday's topics include a push to sue President Bush; hundreds of Democratic officials meeting on ways to galvanize the party; and Bill Cosby's criticism of a Washington Post series on black men. (He found it too upbeat.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Bush NAACP Speech Farai Chideya is joined at the roundtable by Joe Davidson, an editor at The Washington Post, Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition and Nat Irvin, professor of Future Studies at Wake Forest University. They discuss reaction to President Bush's speech at the NAACP convention. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Bush's Week of Firsts At the roundtable, Farai Chideya is joined by Eric Deggans, media critic for The St. Petersburg Times, Julianne Malveaux, an economist and author, and Walter Fields, CEO of the North Star Network. They discuss two firsts for President George W. Bush: his address to the NAACP and his veto of the stem-cell bill. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Buying Your First Home The roundtable focuses on buying your first home. Farai Chideya is joined by Marguerita Torres, of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA). The NACA works to pair low- and middle-income homebuyers with low-cost loans. Rose Alexander of Los Angeles just bought a home through NACA, and Leford Hackett of Van Nuys, Calif., has almost completed the purchase of an apartment complex. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Guantanamo Tribunal Ruling Farai Chideya is joined by Nat Irvin, professor of future studies at Wake Forest University, Callie Crossley, social/cultural commentator on the TV show Beat the Press in Boston, and Joe Davidson, an editor at The Washington Post. Topics: a New Orleans judge sentences three Katrina looters to 15 years in prison; and the Supreme Court rules the president exceeded his power when he ordered war crimes trials for Guantanamo detainees without authorization from Congress. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Bush in Iraq, No Rove Indictment Topics: President Bush makes a surprise trip to Baghdad; White House aide Karl Rove won't be charged in the CIA leak case; and a new FBI report says murder and violent crimes are on the rise. Guests: Nat Irvin, professor of future studies at Wake Forest University; Roland Martin, executive editor of The Chicago Defender; and author Yvonne Bynoe. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Racism, Politics at the World Cup Topics: When the "n-word" is not considered racist, and the Democratic Party uses soccer's World Cup to attract Latino support. Guests: Joe Davidson, an editor at The Washington Post; Republican strategist Tara Setmayer; and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, a professor of globalization at New York University. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Embedded Risks, Ending the 'N' Word Topics: the deaths of Western journalists embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq; more than 1,400 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) badges and uniforms are stolen; and a new Web site wants to abolish the "n" word. Guests: Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Michael Myers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; and Jeff Obafemi, host of the radio show Freestyle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Affirmative Action, Nagin's Nola Plan Topics: The battle over a new affirmative-action initiative in Michigan, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin announces his plan for the 2006 hurricane season. Guests: Hofstra University journalism professor E.R. Shipp; Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition; and Glenn Loury, professor of social sciences and economics at Brown University. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Rice Responds to Powell on Iraq Topics: the impact of Monday's massive immigration protests, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's reactions to Colin Powell's Iraq war comments. Guests: Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Roland Martin, executive editor of The Chicago Defender; and Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Jackson Tuition, Race Cards, Child Support Topics: the Rev. Jesse Jackson offers to pay the college tuition for the black stripper who made rape allegations against white members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team; African-Americans playing the race card against one another while running for public office; and should men have a say when it comes to child support? Guests: Walter Fields, publisher of the NorthStar Network; economist and author Julianne Malveaux; and Pedro Noguera, professor in the Steinhart School of Education a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Minority Tests, Drug Crimes and Loans Topics: Five Florida A&M fraternity members are arrested and charged with hazing under a new state law; how drug convictions are preventing college students from getting financial aid; and why some states omit minority test scores. Guests: Glenn Loury, social science and economics professor at Brown University; Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times columnist; and Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Duke Players Charged, Rumsfeld Responds Topics: Two white Duke University lacrosse players are indicted in a racially charged rape case, and Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld responds to calls for his resignation. Guests: Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania; Robert George, editorial writer for the New York Post; and Callie Crossley, a social and cultural commentator on the television show Beat the Press. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roundtable: Duke DNA, Iran Options, Muslim Sorority Topics: the U.S. military weighs options on Iran; DNA from members of the Duke lacrosse team accused of sexual assault don't match samples from their accuser; and the first Muslim sorority tries to find a place in America. Guests: history professor Mary Frances Berry; Jeff Obafemi Carr, host of the radio show Freestyle; and Roland Martin, executive editor of The Chicago Defender. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |