I SEE U with Eddie Robinson
164 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI SEE U is a unique, award-winning program that gives voice to those who have often been unheard. Hosted by Houston Public Media’s Eddie Robinson, I SEE U explores cultural identity through the stories of people and places that have been transformed by the effects of long-standing biases. Eddie guides fascinating conversations with newsmakers who share their personal histories, their struggles and their triumphs. In listening, we learn to empathize and hopefully experience a few ‘a-ha’ moments for ourselves.
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114: Healing The Art and Soul of America with Samora Pinderhughes
April 12, 2024 21:12 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBCritically acclaimed musician, Samora Pinderhughes has emerged as one of the most conscientious performers of the moment. The multidisciplinary artist has collaborated with a plethora of musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Common, Robert Glasper, Jill Scott, Sara Bareilles, Daveed Diggs and Lalah Hathaway, just to name a few.Pinderhughes is a filmmaker, a composer and a pianist, and he’s known for creating performance pieces that are extensions of the conversations of his community – from th...
113: The Legendary Keith David: “Acting Is My Ministry”
April 06, 2024 02:40 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWith his signature voice and charismatic presence, legendary actor Keith David has starred in almost 400 projects, including film, television, stage and interactive media. From devils to angels, David has played just about every kind of role you can think of – including voice work in Disney and Manga animation, to roles in classic horror and comedy, to small time crooks and mega-church preachers. His acting range is incomparable, and as a classically trained actor, he’s a firm believer that t...
112: Black Country Excellence Lives in Houston, in Beyoncé & with LaChachere Music Group
March 29, 2024 14:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBCountry music is often referred to as the quintessential American music – and yet the contributions and influences of Black Americans is often erased and ignored. A prime example: Members of the Carter family were among country music’s first big stars, producing some of the earliest commercial recordings in the 1920s. While the Carters are celebrated to this day, few know the name of Lesley Riddle, a Black musician who was instrumental in developing the Carter sound. Even the banjo – an inst...
111: Reyna Roberts, The Princess of Outlaw Country
March 27, 2024 22:11 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBCountry star Reyna Roberts was born two months prematurely, at just two pounds. Her doctors feared developmental issues; so, her mother – a student at the University of Alaska – teamed up with professors to develop a unique music therapy to aid in her cognitive growth. The therapy not only worked, but it also gave Roberts a deep-seated passion for music. While she is a classically trained pianist and vocalist, her love of music led her to explore all genres before she found her groove in wri...
110: Identity Politics from the Comics to the Playground: Robb Armstrong and Tiffany Jewell
March 22, 2024 16:29 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB‘Peanuts’ creator Charles Schulz once shared that a news editor from the South told him, “I don’t mind you having a Black character [on your comic strip], but please don’t show them in school together.” Racial tensions were heated back then when Schultz introduced Franklin, the first Black character in ‘Peanuts,’ in July of 1968—just three months after the assassination of civil rights icon, Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite Franklin’s historic arrival to a legendary comic strip, pushback remai...
109: The Oil & GasLighting Industry of Texas with Award-winning Director Alex Stapleton
March 15, 2024 16:38 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBIn many ways, Texas is representative of the demographic and economic dynamism of America. The Lone Star State is very diverse with Latinos as the largest ethnic group; plus, it boasts the largest African American population in the country. Despite the sweeping demographic change of the last few decades, Texas remains deeply conservative with only one Black and one Latino among statewide elected officials – pushing political observers to begin questioning why Texas politics have remained unc...
13: The Radical Forgiveness of Anthony Graves [Encore]
March 08, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBArguably, the state of Texas’ most famous death row exoneree, Anthony Charles Graves spent nearly 20 years in prison for a brutal crime that he did not commit, including 12 years on death row — all while receiving two execution dates. Since his release more than a decade ago, Graves has been working extensively with the justice system that mistakenly put him behind bars in the first place! Join us for one of the most riveting episodes of I SEE U, as former inmate Anthony Graves speaks unguard...
108: A Black Man’s Fate with BMF Superstar Eric Kofi Abrefa
March 02, 2024 00:19 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBMedia depictions of Black men historically have been centered around not so flattering stereotypes: unintelligent, lazy, prone to violence, hypersexual — and worst of all, criminal and dangerous. When he’s out in public, acclaimed actor Eric Kofi Abrefa tells I SEE U he has to be make himself small and always be conscious of not appearing too aggressive. He’s garnered a growing fanbase because of his breakout role as the villain in the STARZ hit crime-drama series, BMF (Black Mafia Family). ...
107: American (Book) “Ban” Stand with Award-winning Historian Ibram X. Kendi
February 23, 2024 21:08 - 52 minutes - 48 MBIbram X. Kendi is a National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author who has dedicated his life to educating all Americans, from grade school to adults, on the unvarnished history of the United States. His latest release, Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers, is a middle-grade offering for the critically acclaimed Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,” written by the legendary writer, anthropologist and folklorist, Zora Neale Hurston. The book tells the story of C...
106: Playing With Dolls, To End Segregation – with journalist Tim Spofford
February 16, 2024 17:51 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBAre concepts of race and racism so embedded in our culture, that kids as young as 3 have a racial identity? How do environment and family dynamics impact a child’s perceived sense of self? These were just some of the questions a husband-and-wife team of psychologists asked during their groundbreaking investigation of the racial formation of young Black children. During the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark recorded the negative impacts of segregation through a series of studies and experiments ...
105: Latino Sounds of Anti-Blackness with Fordham Law Professor Tanya Hernández
February 09, 2024 22:30 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBRacism is deeply complex and multifaceted, especially when a historically marginalized group can experience discrimination while simultaneously be discriminatory. Take for instance, the gunman who committed the 2023 mass shooting at an outlet mall some 25 miles north of Dallas; the arsonist who set fire to a mosque in Victoria, Texas; or the former national chairman of the right-wing extremist group, known as the Proud Boys, and his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The perpetrators who...
104: How to Avert a Civil War with South African Journalist Justice Malala
February 02, 2024 22:23 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBWhen a defiant opponent of the apartheid government was assassinated during the Easter weekend in 1993, South Africans were certain that all hell would break loose. The country was slowly moving towards the dismantling of the apartheid system and transition to a true democracy. But the murder of Chris Hani, carried out by a white supremacist in broad daylight, threatened to provoke a civil war and rollback the peace process. Were there other extremists, potentially even members of the governm...
42: The Gay Black Civil Rights Financier [Encore]
January 26, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBHis father, born into slavery, had become one of the first African American millionaires in the United States. His mother, though devoted to Black civil rights, was a renowned actress and had kept her racial background a secret. And in 1897, Alonzo and Adrienne Herndon had a son – their only child – named Norris Herndon, who would become the second President, inherited by his father, of the historic, Black-owned Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Behind the scenes, Norris was a major financier o...
103: Blood in The Bricks: Moving In On The KKK with Activist Daniel Banks
January 19, 2024 21:19 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBCommunity organizer Daniel Banks describes the aura of a former Ku Klux Klan auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas as having “blood in the bricks.” Banks is involved with a project designed to confront the painful histories of this nation by stimulating dialogue and promoting human rights for all. Built in 1924, the intimidating 22,000-foot, imposing red-brick building once served as headquarters, both for the local chapter of the KKK, and for the entire state of Texas, where they staged marching p...
70: Seeing (Me) Is Believing with New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles [Encore]
January 12, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAs we honor and pay tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on this national holiday weekend, many Black American parents are taking this opportunity to educate their children—and have THE TALK, an unguarded conversation about racism, discrimination and the richness of Black culture. Those sometimes difficult conversations served as inspiration for children’s book author, Tami Charles – who wrote and used her own New York Times best-selling picture book, “All Because You Matter,” as...
I SEE U, Episode 70: Seeing (Me) Is Believing with New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles [Encore]
January 12, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAs we honor and pay tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on this national holiday weekend, many Black American parents are taking this opportunity to educate their children—and have THE TALK, an unguarded conversation about racism, discrimination and the richness of Black culture. Those sometimes difficult conversations served as inspiration for children’s book author, Tami Charles – who wrote and used her own New York Times best-selling picture book, “All Because You Matter,” as...
102: What Kind of American are U? Revisiting Jan 6th with acclaimed historian, Jeremi Suri
January 05, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWhether U are a Republican, a Democrat, or neither, why do U think there still exists such deep divides in this country? Why do we have a never-ending fight for a democracy, that is for everybody? In 1960 at an elementary school in New Orleans, why was there so much hate from outraged protesters, white parents, who were yelling and shouting at a Black six-year-old girl who simply wanted a better future? And just three years ago in Washington, D.C. on the steps of the Capitol, what prompted th...
101: Sylvester Turner: Mayor of Heaven, Hell and Houston [Encore]
December 29, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBFour of the largest cities in the United States are currently run by African Americans. What do U think this says about our nation when four prominent, elected officials of color have been chosen and trusted to lead four of the biggest metropolitan regions of the country? And out of each of these four mayors: Eric Adams of New York City; Karen Bass of Los Angeles; Brandon Johnson of Chicago; Sylvester Turner is the only top city administrator who still resides in the same community where he g...
75: An Injustice To Remain Silent with Clean Energy Researcher Roishetta Ozane [Encore]
December 22, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBClean energy researcher Roishetta Ozane is a single mother of six children and lives in a Louisiana town that scientists have called, "the heart of America's climate crisis." With her Lake Charles-area home surrounded by refineries, natural gas facilities and petrochemical plants, her family has been inundated with ‘shelter-in-place' alerts and storm-related emergency alarms throughout their lives. Witnessing so much systemic hardship, Ozane created a mutual aid organization to help communiti...
79: XENA, Palestinian Warrior Princess [Encore]
December 15, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBSix-time Grammy winner and electronic DJ, Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, recently released a trove of new music after a nearly decade-long hiatus of full-length solo material. Through a mutual friend, the visionary producer was introduced to a Palestinian vocalist by the name of Nai Barghouti – an acclaimed composer and flute player who's notably famous for creating her own signature fusion of jazz and Middle Eastern soundscapes. But what happens when you blend her angelic, and often times, encha...
40: The Fans LoveSexy Fat Tony [Encore]
December 08, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBAcclaimed lyricist, Fat Tony, has played a significant role in shaping Houston's rap scene with his unique style of music. Raised in the city's historic Third Ward, he has family roots in Nigeria – a part of the world where emerging singers and songwriters from the region are finding success on American music charts. Consequently, mainstream pop acts have been taking notice and are quickly jumping on their cultured bandwagon with featured collaborations. Join I SEE U Host Eddie Robinson for a...
81: A Mistranslation of Biblical Proportions with Documentarian Sharon “Rocky” Roggio [Encore]
December 01, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBNearly 80 years ago, a group of Yale scholars decided amongst themselves to add the word, "homosexual," in the Bible after mistranslating Greek text. Researchers have said this mistake changed the course of modern history as we know it. The misinterpretation also caused a lesbian Christian to explore this incident and earn the trust of those same researchers by capturing their discovery on film. Join us as host Eddie Robinson speaks candidly with Sharon "Rocky" Roggio, the director behind the...
86: Glynn Turman is The Glynn-aissance Man [Encore]
November 24, 2023 18:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBLegendary actor Glynn Turman remembers a time when hardly any Black men or women were prominently featured in television. Over six decades later, he's played hundreds of characters in film, TV and on-stage, including work as an acclaimed writer, producer and director – both in theater and television. Notable roles include the 2020 Netflix film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; the FX drama series, FARGO; more recently, the Paramount sports comedy, 80 for Brady, and an upcoming biographical film, Rus...
101: Sylvester Turner: Mayor of Heaven, Hell and Houston
November 17, 2023 16:04 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBFour of the largest cities in the United States are currently run by African Americans. What do you think this says about our nation when four prominent, elected officials of color have been chosen and trusted to lead four of the biggest metropolitan regions of the country? And out of each of these four mayors: Eric Adams of New York City; Karen Bass of Los Angeles; Brandon Johnson of Chicago; Sylvester Turner is the only top city administrator who still resides in the same community where he...
100: Victoria, Texas—A Town Like Yours
November 10, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn January of 2017, a mosque in Victoria, Texas was set on fire just hours after then-President Donald Trump signed a controversial executive order restricting migration from Muslim-majority countries. Victoria law enforcement officials and conservative town administrators were quick to praise local Muslim leadership for not jumping to conclusions that this fire was intentional. How can this “praise” be interpreted? Some might argue and see it as community leaders being passive or docile to a...
29: Civil Whites Movement [Encore]
November 03, 2023 18:59 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDuring the Civil Rights Movement, not only did African-Americans fight for equal protection under the law, but White Americans were also risking their lives in the name of social justice. Some were even murdered for participating in marches and protests aimed at ending segregation and racial discrimination. But in today's political climate and divisiveness, how come more White Americans prefer to remain silent on measures that support systemic change to end racism? Host Eddie Robinson returns...
58: Slavery Ties That Bind Freedom [Encore]
October 27, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBBetty Ann Kilby and her family were terrorized when they defied their local school board and the governor of Virginia to desegregate the only high school in their county in 1959. And yet, nearly 50 years later, in 2007, she was willing to talk to a descendant of a family who had once enslaved her ancestors. It was a defining move reminiscent of a well-known quote in Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's ‘I Have a Dream' speech of 1963. The passage read in part: "I have a dream that one day... the son...
78: Say It Loud! Woosah! [Encore]
October 20, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBZee Clarke received her Harvard MBA and spent over two decades leading teams at FORTUNE 500 companies and tech startups. But after instances of being racially-profiled, experiencing microaggressions at work and even being harassed by police, she realized how breathing exercises were so critical to her mental health – not only to survive, but to also thrive in a world that felt slow to change. Through her holistic training in India, Clarke felt a passionate desire to share these practices with...
99: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner with Karen? with Authors Saira Rao and Regina Jackson
October 13, 2023 17:43 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBAs a group of white women sit at a fancy dining room table, sip wine and pass the breadbasket ready to eat, another woman—the only Black woman at the table—asks a stunning question to the guests: “How many of you would trade places with a Black person in this society?” The silence that instantly hovers over the dinner crowd was not only deafening but also revealing. Entrepreneurs Saira Rao and Regina Jackson have designed a program that radically educates a specific group of individuals who t...
98: A Kindred Spirit in Kendrick Scott
October 06, 2023 16:45 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBRenowned composer and drummer Kendrick Scott is putting anecdotes of his learnings from mentor and distinguished trumpeter, Terence Blanchard, into action by leveraging his musical gifts into a visceral artform of healing and redemption. Through original music mixed with poetry and striking visuals, the multimedia event entitled, “UNEARTHED,” featured Scott collaborating with former Houston poet laureate, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, the acclaimed Harlem String Quartet along with a trio of talent...
97: A Million Ways To DEI with Esteemed Professor Kathleen McElroy
September 29, 2023 21:18 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBKathleen McElroy was tapped to lead a new journalism program at her alma mater—Texas A&M, a university that boasts the largest student body in the entire country. Her experience included decades at the New York Times and a reputation for promoting diversity in the workplace. With fanfare usually reserved for college coaches and athletes, McElroy’s signing ceremony took place in the center of the campus not too far from a prominent former Confederate general’s statue—Lawrence Sullivan Ross. Bu...
96: Beyoncé, Send Us a Revival with New York Times Business Reporter Jordyn Holman & Cultural Historian Harrison Guy
September 22, 2023 19:54 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThe Renaissance World Tour is an energetic, visual, two-and-a-half-hour musical journey, showcasing the latest album of award-winning singer-songwriter, Beyoncé. The event has broken ticket sales records worldwide with each performance stimulating regional economies along the way. Running almost parallel with Beyoncé’s tour is pop singer Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which pays homage to her own musical career and has also garnered unprecedented success in ticket sales and global economic impact....
95: Houston’s Emancipation Street Blues with Documentarian Drew Barnett-Hamilton
September 15, 2023 18:20 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBHouston is home to the most successful musical talent in the world. But decades ago, the city was once the epicenter for the blues genre. Why has the city’s blues history been neglected for so long? Stay tuned as host Eddie Robinson chats unguarded with acclaimed filmmaker, Drew Barnett-Hamilton. Her new documentary, When Houston Had The Blues, is currently touring the festival circuit with an astonishing goal of putting the city of Houston on the map as a major music city. The film explores ...
69: Black Men On The Cutting Edge [Encore]
September 08, 2023 17:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBFor decades, barbershops have served as special places for people of color. The barber plays a major role in not only providing hair care services, but for many Black men, in particular, this person is responsible for how their customers are viewed and seen by society. Notions of identity, appearance and character are often assessed, evaluated, measured—even stereotyped by the way a Black man's hair is styled or fashioned. But what happens when haircutting suites and brick-and-mortar barbersh...
94: Bi Now, Play Later with NFL Veteran R.K. Russell
September 01, 2023 18:46 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBFormer NFL player, Ryan Russell, tells I SEE U that he feels there is an imbalance in male athletics where society does not encourage, support or sustain LGTBQ+ youth in sports, much less create safe space environments early in their development. His latest memoir, “The Yards Between Us,” has allowed him to reminisce on narratives of his own past—of growing up in conservative Dallas; shy, loving the game but struggling with expectations of being Black in the South; and learning to hide things...
93: To Dream a Relatable Dream with Acclaimed Producer Mike Jackson
August 25, 2023 17:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBWith a successful career in entertainment alongside his business partner, EGOT-winning musician John Legend, renowned producer Mike Jackson tells I SEE U he has a responsibility to bring multicultural content to global audiences. The Philly-native has produced countless projects with major networks, including ABC, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, Netflix and FX. But what obstacles can exist in film, TV and theater pitch sessions when more diverse projects are shunned or snubbed by studio, production ...
92: Here I Am with Rice University President Reginald DesRoches
August 18, 2023 17:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBReginald DesRoches, the eighth president of one of the most prestigious universities in the country, recently completed the first year of his historical post. The Haitian-native is the first Black president, the first immigrant and the first engineer to ever lead Rice since the founding of the university in 1921. But the history of Rice is a bit complicated and very controversial. Join I SEE U as host Eddie Robinson chats candidly with the Chief Executive Officer of Rice, Dr. Reginald DesRoch...
91: What It Means To Be OTHERED with ‘The Blackening’ Actress Grace Byers
August 11, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBRenowned actress Grace Byers embraced her leading role in the hit summer comedy horror, The Blackening. “Allison” – an outspoken, no-nonsense character from the film – was very proud of her Black heritage; that role has served as a replicate of who she’s become as a proud Black woman of empowerment. Her children’s books, “I Am Enough,” and “I Believe I Can,” remained on the New York Times best-sellers list for months. But for a long time, Byers, who was raised in a multicultural household, st...
90: More Than Meets The Eye with Transformers Director Steven Caple, Jr.
August 04, 2023 19:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBAward-winning film director, Steven Caple Jr., is fresh off his summer box office success with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Interestingly enough, he doesn’t have a massive portfolio of blockbuster films under his belt. But with this accomplishment for a major Transformers franchise comes a tremendous responsibility for an incredibly gifted, Black filmmaker in the competitive world of cinema. Join us as host Eddie Robinson chats candidly with acclaimed film and television director, produc...
87: The Souls of Russell Hornsby [Encore]
July 28, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWhether he’s acting in a film, on-stage or involved in a television series, Russell Hornsby ends up delivering a powerful performance full of emotion with a genuine passion for the craft. In a career spanning over two decades, his extensive portfolio includes the infamous boxing promoter, Don King, in Hulu’s “Mike,” the Oscar-nominated Paramount film, FENCES, opposite Denzel Washington and Viola Davis; the Netflix drama series, “Seven Seconds,” with Regina King; and the devoted patriarch in t...
64: Pursuing A More Perfect Union with Legal Expert Jeffery Robinson [Encore]
July 21, 2023 16:23 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBCivil rights attorney, Jeffery Robinson, released a film in 2021 entitled, "WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA." In the documentary, Robinson addresses an audience onstage as if he's inside a courtroom, arguing a case on how grappling with racism is "our shared history." He challenges them to question why so many aspects of American history related to slavery, state-sanctioned violence and discrimination against Blacks had been forgotten or even hidden. Since the film's release, wha...
82: Sorry Y’all… It Wasn’t Elvis with Filmmaker Lisa Cortés [Encore]
July 14, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBThe very complicated legacy of entertainer Little Richard is thoroughly examined in a new documentary by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Lisa Cortés. The film showcases a bold, audacious man who's trying to navigate his life through sex, drugs, rock and roll, and the Lord – with the help of archival footage mixed with deep, social context from family, friends, scholars, ethnomusicologists, and on-screen fact-checkers. Join us as host Eddie Robinson chats unguarded with celebrated director, Lisa...
68: Storytelling Elegance in God, Fear & Sex with Elegance Bratton [Encore]
July 07, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBBased on his own real-life experiences, Elegance Bratton's THE INSPECTION, tells the story of a young Black man who was kicked out of the house by his Christian mother for being gay. After spending years at a homeless shelter and on the streets of New York City, he decides to enlist in the U.S. military to become a Marine. Ironically, this autobiographical film takes place during the era of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell' – a controversial policy that shunned openly gay people from entering the armed...
80: Sweet Sounds of Amazing Gracie [Encore]
June 30, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB10-year-old Graceyn Hollingsworth has become an internet viral sensation. Her popular YouTube children's channel, "Gracie's Corner," features Black and brown animated characters reciting remixed nursery rhymes, soulful vintage poems and original songs in video form. Her father, Javoris Hollingsworth, came up with the idea during the pandemic and noticed the lack of diversity, especially in educational tools for kids. But with so much uncertainty around social media and digital entrepreneurshi...
89: Hope Is Stronger Than Pride with Karine Jean-Pierre
June 23, 2023 22:52 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBUnited States Press Secretary and presidential advisor, Karine Jean-Pierre has held her current post at the White House for over a year. Despite the highs and lows of being at the press podium, the official spokesperson for the leader of our country has remained focused in her role – a role where she’s become a pioneering voice in American politics. The daughter of Haitian parents, Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman, the first gay woman and the first immigrant woman to hold the position of ...
88: The Blood-Stained Banner Of Juneteenth
June 16, 2023 21:37 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBA fresh documentary has been released on PBS that explores a rich, but complicated history of the Buffalo Soldiers. Film director Dru Holley says these 19th century troops fought military conflicts abroad all while being confronted with civil rights struggles at home. Join us for a special edition of I SEE U that honors the national holiday, JUNETEENTH. Host Eddie Robinson chats with documentarian Dru Holley, as he shares his inspiration behind the film, Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fro...
77: The Thrill is Ruthie Foster [Encore]
June 09, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAward-winning singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster has a voice unlike any other. Her unique style of blending blues, gospel, soul and American roots has inspired many music lovers across the globe. A native of Central Texas, Foster grew up around gospel singers and knew instantly of her passion for music – from singing in rural Texas churches to performing in the military with the Navy Band. But she was also aware of her surroundings, as she navigated around a discriminatory Deep South. Join us as...
12: Band of (Rhythm and Blues) Brothers [Encore]
June 02, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBGrammy-award winning mega-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis admit to I SEE U that they have nothing to prove and yet, so much to say. Although the duo had been working together for over 35 years — writing and producing hits for other artists, they’ve finally released a studio album with their own marquee. ‘Jam and Lewis: Vol 1,’ showcases top-charting vocalists like Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Boyz II Men and The Sounds of Blackness. The iconic producers reveal to host...
2: The Reign Check [Encore]
May 26, 2023 18:12 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWith the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, two preachers — one Black, one White — both of large congregations in Houston, share unguarded perspectives on why some evangelical Christians have largely remained silent on race-related issues in America where social justice concerns are taking center stage. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby, Senior Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist and Dr. Steve Wells, Senior Pastor of South Main Baptist join ‘I SEE U’ Host Eddie Robinson in a surprising conversation where al...
87: The Souls of Russell Hornsby
May 19, 2023 20:59 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWhether he’s acting in a film, on-stage or involved in a television series, Russell Hornsby ends up delivering a powerful performance full of emotion with a genuine passion for the craft. In a career spanning over two decades, his extensive portfolio includes the infamous boxing promoter, Don King, in Hulu’s “Mike,” the Oscar-nominated Paramount film, FENCES, opposite Denzel Washington and Viola Davis; the Netflix drama series, “Seven Seconds,” with Regina King; and the devoted patriarch in t...