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12years ago
Melissa harris perry

Can we get more women on the mic? Talking gender in hip-hop

After her Gender, Sexuality, & Hip-Hop Conference at Tulane University, host Melissa Harris-Perry continued that conversation Sunday with rapper Jean Grae.

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

Fashion Week featuring few models of color

Fashion Week is well underway in New York City as top designers show off their Spring 2014 collections. Yet, while the latest styles may be fashion-forward, the

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

Are wages or union membership driving Walmart protests?

The ongoing labor saga between Walmart and their employees now centers on whether Thursday’s labor protests in 15 cities were substantial or not.

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

Natural-gas driller to appeal New York town’s fracking ban

A few weeks ago, guests on Melissa Harris-Perry had a contentious on-air debate on the merits and dangers of fracking—the practice of drilling for natural gas

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

How media galvanized a March on Washington

Thousands of people are expected in Washington D.C. on August 24 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Host Melissa

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

Can John Kerry deliver the ‘peace baby’ in the Middle East?

Just eight months on the job, Secretary of State John Kerry is already tasked with ironing out decades worth of deep-rooted tensions roiling through the Middle

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

The difference between ‘impact’ and ‘intent’ on your right to vote

President Obama waded further into the fight over voting rights with two key meetings this week. He met Wednesday with House Democrats and will meet later with

13years ago
MS NOW

Complexity of black women’s lives lacking in mainstream media

Scandal star Kerry Washington’s star keeps rising, as she made history as the first African-American woman in eight years to grace the cover of Vanity

13years ago
Melissa harris perry

Complexity of black women’s lives lacking in mainstream media

Scandal star Kerry Washington’s star keeps rising, as she made history as the first African-American woman in eight years to grace the cover of Vanity Fair alon

13years ago
Melissa harris perry

Gravely ill Angola 3 inmate hoping for compassionate release

Herman Wallace, one of the remaining two imprisoned members of the Angola 3, has been diagnosed with liver cancer.