Ahead of the 2020 election as the nation reckons with racial injustice, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham says Donald Trump 'is very much in the […]
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What James Baldwin’s Work Means For A Nation Having A Reckoning On Race | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
Eddie Glaude, Jr. joins to discuss his new biography on the late, great American writer James Baldwin and the lessons his thoughts on race still […]
Continue reading‘Outrageous’: Historian On Trump’s Threat To Veto Defense Bill Over Confederate-Named Bases | MSNBC
Ahead of a Fourth of July holiday unlike any other, presidential historian Michael Beschloss joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the effect of the pandemic on […]
Continue readingRetired Mississippi Flag Removed On Capitol Hill | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
The NBC News Capitol Hill team was there when the retired Mississippi state flag, including an old Confederate symbol, was taken down today on Capitol […]
Continue readingWhat ‘The Lie’ Meant To James Baldwin | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Professor and author Eddie Glaude Jr. returns to Morning Joe for more discussion of his new book 'Begin Again,' about the life and legacy of […]
Continue readingThe Rage And Love Of James Baldwin | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Professor and writer Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses his new book 'Begin Again,' on the life of James Baldwin and he also discusses the Princeton University […]
Continue reading‘It’s Historic’: Professor, A Miss. Native, Weighs In On Flag Change | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has flown for more than 120 years. Professor […]
Continue readingHow Winston Churchill Was ‘The Man For The Hour’ | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Author Erik Larson joins Morning Joe to discuss former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's leadership in a time of crisis. Aired on 6/25/2020. » Subscribe […]
Continue readingNASA Renames DC HQ After Trailblazing Engineer Mary W. Jackson | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
Known from the film 'Hidden Figures,' NASA has named its Washington, DC headquarters after its first female African-American engineer, Mary W. Jackson. MSNBC Brian Williams […]
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