The Black Panther Party and the Tea Party

The Black Panther Party and the Tea Party
TheEbruTV | February 14, 2011

On this Fresh Outlook, we'll shed some light on two organizations on the very opposite ends of the political spectrum: the Black Panthers and the Tea Party. It might be surprising to some, to mention the two within the same sentence. We'll talk about their legacies and possible similarities in how these two movements have impacted broader American culture.

Studio Guests:

Dr. Yohuru Williams teaches history at Fairfield University. He is also the author of "Black Politics/White Power: Civil Rights, Black Power and Black Panthers in New Haven," among other books.

Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for The New York Times and the author of "Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America.

Fresh Outlook--Sports and Race w/ Thabiti Lewis

4/04 Sports and Race
Air Date: January 30, Sunday, 2011 - 4:30 PM

America reveres its sports. But do the games we play – and watch so enthusiastically – have an ugly undercurrent? On this episode we tackle the issues around race and sports. Are athletes of color held to a different standard by the media? There are many who say racism has not only been a longtime problem in sports, but that its incidence is increasing.

Studio Guests:

Dr. David Wiggins is a Professor and the Director of the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism at George Mason University and the author of a number of books on racial issues in sports.

Dr. Thabiti Lewis is an Associate Professor at the Washington State University Vancouver's English Department and author of Ballers of the New School: Race, Sport and American Culture.