Book TV — Must See TV
Saturday, May 12 at 7:00 pm and
Sunday, May 13 at 11:15 am
Not On Our Watch: The Mission to
End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
Don Cheadle and John PrendergastDescription: Co-authors Don Cheadle and John Prendergast talk about the genocide in Darfur that has already taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and left millions on the verge of starvation. The authors also present strategies for improving the situation there. This event was hosted Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New York City.
Saturday, May 12 at 10:30 pm and
Sunday, May 13 at 12:00 pm
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present
Harriet WashingtonDescription: Journalist and medical ethicist Harriet Washington details medical research on African Americans from colonial times to the 20th century. She describes the “Tuskegee Syphilis Study” that began in 1932 and was conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service. Almost 400 African American men were withheld treatment for syphilis to study how the disease would affect them in its late stages. The author contends that this is just one of several experiments that shaped the way in which African Americans relate to today’s medical industry.
Sunday, May 13 at 1:15 am
2007 Virginia Festival of the Book:
Betty De Ramus, “Forbidden Fruit”
In an interview at the 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book, Journalist Betty De Ramus discusses her book “Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad.”
Sunday, May 13 at 1:30 am
Ghettonation: A Journey into the Land
of Bling and the Home of the Shameless
Cora Daniels Description: In “Ghettonation,” Cora Daniels writes that the ghetto lifestyle popularized by urban African-Americans and Latinos is destructive for these communities and for American society as a whole. She argues that ghetto culture teaches young people to value money, sex, and fame over education, social advancement, and marriage.
Sunday, May 13 at 2:30 pm
Jabari Asim author of “The N Word:
Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn’t, and
Why” interviewed by Bakari Kitwana
Jabari Asim describes the historical underpinnings of the racial epithet. From its first usage to its current proclivity and redefinition in current popular culture Mr. Asim contends that the word should not be used in casual conversation as its true meaning is meant to demean and degrade. Instead, Mr. Asim contends that the word can be engaged by a select group of artists and public persona’s whose intentions are to twist the word and progress African American identity and culture.
Sunday, May 13 at 4:45 pm and at 10:00 pm
Supreme Discomfort: The Divided
Soul of Clarence Thomas
Kevin Merida & Michael FletcherDescription: “Supreme Discomfort” is a portrait of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, describing his childhood in rural Georgia, his education at Holy Cross and Yale, his contentious Supreme Court appointment, and his subsequent service on the Court. The authors describe Justice Thomas as a man who is uncomfortable in white society and not accepted by many African-Americans because of his political views.
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