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Shows featuring Manning Marable
Late professor of public affairs, political science, history and African American studies at Columbia University in New York City. He was the author of many books, including the just-published Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention and Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future.
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African American Historian Manning Marable Dies Days Before Publication of His Biography of Malcolm X
Renowned African American historian Manning Marable passed away on Friday at the age of 60, just days before the publication of his life’s work, a monumental biography about Malcolm X. Two decades in the making, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is described as a reevaluation of Malcolm X’s life. We play excerpts from when...April 04, 2011 | Story -
Manning Marable on the Significance of the Nation’s First Elected African American President
We get response on Barack Obama’s election from Manning Marable, a professor of public affairs, political science, history and African American studies at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of many books, including Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future. [includes rush transcript]November 05, 2008 | Story -
IRELAND , COLONIALISM AND THE FAMINE
Today is St. Patrick’s Day and millions of people of Irish descent
will be throwing parades and parties to celebrate the day. But what
tends to get lost in the all the hoopla is the political history of
Ireland and the struggles that are still going on today.Today on Democracy Now, we’re going to take a look at one of the
seminal moments in Irish history — the Irish potato famine...March 17, 1997 | Story
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
