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Almost Two Dozen HBCU Colleges And Universities Are Canceling Millions In Student Debt

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 23 comments

Jelani Cobb and Ivory Toldson discuss the impact of over 20 HBCU colleges and universities wiping out student debt, and what that means for young […]

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After Trump Loss, See Obama’s Eerily Prescient Warning About ‘Carnival’ Lies And Race-Baiting

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 66 comments

As former President Barack Obama turns 60, HBO is out with a new documentary series charting his journey to the White House. Jelani Cobb, the […]

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Examining The Issues Inside Minneapolis Police Department

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 53 comments

Jelani Cobb, author of the New Yorker article titled “Derek Chauvin’s Trial and George Floyd’s City” joins Kasie Hunt to discuss his reporting on the […]

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Jelani Cobb: Action On The George Floyd Bill Is Crucial

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 43 comments

George Floyd’s family members pushed for ex-cop Derek Chauvin to receive the maximum 40-year jail sentence for murdering Floyd. However, a judge sentenced Chauvin to […]

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President Biden Tells The Truth About The Tulsa Race Massacre

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 59 comments

Caleb Gayle, a native Tulsan, tells Lawrence O'Donnell that it was "quite powerful" for President Biden to describe the Tulsa Race Massacre in "graphic detail." […]

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Republicans Ramping Up Efforts To Restrict ‘Critical Race Theory’

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 91 comments

GOP-led states are pushing back against how race is taught in schools. Jelani Cobb, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University joined American Voices with Alicia […]

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GOP Pushing Bill To Ban Teaching History Of Slavery

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 102 comments

As the GOP seeks to suppress classroom lessons about racism and slavery, parts of academia are aligning with their right-wing rhetoric. The University of North […]

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Cobb Experienced ‘Whiplash’ This Week From Hearing The Chauvin Verdict To Attending Wright’s Funeral

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 42 comments

Staff writer for The New Yorker Jelani Cobb describes the complicated emotions he experienced as a Black man while in Minnesota this week, after hearing […]