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120: The Quiet Storms of Luther Vandross with Filmmaker Dawn Porter
I SEE U - May 24, 2024 21:21 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsLegendary singer-songwriter Luther Vandross pioneered a golden age of silky-smooth R&B and passionate slow jams. In addition to countless hits and platinum albums, he earned eight Grammy Awards, including ‘Song of the Year’ in 2004 for “Dance With My Father” – a track that was released while he w...
119: A Resurgence of Ballet Royalty – Legendary Dancer Lauren Anderson
I SEE U - May 18, 2024 00:20 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBallet traces its origins to the 15th century and the Italian Renaissance. But the art form has continued to evolve, with choreographers and dancers creatively incorporating new interpretations reflective of contemporary culture. Despite its evolution, today’s ballet still lacks dancers of color,...
118: A Life of Empathy, Family and Community – Actor & Producer, Luis Guzmán
I SEE U - May 10, 2024 21:47 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDespite a highly successful acting career with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Luis Guzmán never really wanted to be an actor. He was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Loísada, the name given to Manhattan’s Lower East Side by the massive working-class Puerto Rican community that migrated ...
117: Ain’t We Lucky We Got Thelma from ‘Good Times’… Actress Bern Nadette Stanis
I SEE U - May 03, 2024 16:52 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn 1974, CBS premiered Good Times, a TV sitcom that would showcase the first Black mother and Black father on screen – two parents, trying to make ends meet, while raising three children. Set in a public housing project in the south side of Chicago, Good Times elevated stories of struggle – the j...
116: America’s Legalized Corruption with Legal Scholar Mehrsa Baradaran
I SEE U - April 27, 2024 00:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCelebrated author of the award-winning book, The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap, Mehrsa Baradaran states that when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, Blacks had 0.5% of the nation’s wealth. This statistic makes sense, since Blacks weren’t allowed to own capit...
115: A Nation with No Name… with “LatinoLand” Author & Acclaimed Journalist Marie Arana
I SEE U - April 19, 2024 17:19 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThere are 64 million Latinos in the United States – nearly 20% of the population. By 2050, it’s projected that a third of the country’s population will be Latino. But despite being such a significant part of the country, Latinos are still often viewed as being immigrants, not fully American – eve...
114: Healing The Art and Soul of America with Samora Pinderhughes
I SEE U - April 12, 2024 21:12 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCritically 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 Lala...
113: The Legendary Keith David: “Acting Is My Ministry”
I SEE U - April 06, 2024 02:40 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWith 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 M...
112: Black Country Excellence Lives in Houston, in Beyoncé & with LaChachere Music Group
I SEE U - March 29, 2024 14:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCountry 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 r...
111: Reyna Roberts, The Princess of Outlaw Country
I SEE U - March 27, 2024 22:11 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCountry 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 worke...
110: Identity Politics from the Comics to the Playground: Robb Armstrong and Tiffany Jewell
I SEE U - March 22, 2024 16:29 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings‘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 charac...
109: The Oil & GasLighting Industry of Texas with Award-winning Director Alex Stapleton
I SEE U - March 15, 2024 16:38 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn 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...
13: The Radical Forgiveness of Anthony Graves [Encore]
I SEE U - March 08, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsArguably, 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 work...
108: A Black Man’s Fate with BMF Superstar Eric Kofi Abrefa
I SEE U - March 02, 2024 00:19 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMedia 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 sm...
107: American (Book) “Ban” Stand with Award-winning Historian Ibram X. Kendi
I SEE U - February 23, 2024 21:08 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIbram 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...
106: Playing With Dolls, To End Segregation – with journalist Tim Spofford
I SEE U - February 16, 2024 17:51 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAre 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 groundbre...
105: Latino Sounds of Anti-Blackness with Fordham Law Professor Tanya Hernández
I SEE U - February 09, 2024 22:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsRacism 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 s...
104: How to Avert a Civil War with South African Journalist Justice Malala
I SEE U - February 02, 2024 22:23 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhen 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 ...
42: The Gay Black Civil Rights Financier [Encore]
I SEE U - January 26, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsHis 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 chil...
103: Blood in The Bricks: Moving In On The KKK with Activist Daniel Banks
I SEE U - January 19, 2024 21:19 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCommunity 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. Buil...
70: Seeing (Me) Is Believing with New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles [Encore]
I SEE U - January 12, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAs 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. Th...
I SEE U, Episode 70: Seeing (Me) Is Believing with New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles [Encore]
I SEE U - January 12, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAs 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. Th...
102: What Kind of American are U? Revisiting Jan 6th with acclaimed historian, Jeremi Suri
I SEE U - January 05, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhether 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,...
101: Sylvester Turner: Mayor of Heaven, Hell and Houston [Encore]
I SEE U - December 29, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsFour 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...
75: An Injustice To Remain Silent with Clean Energy Researcher Roishetta Ozane [Encore]
I SEE U - December 22, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsClean 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 ...
79: XENA, Palestinian Warrior Princess [Encore]
I SEE U - December 15, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSix-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 ac...
40: The Fans LoveSexy Fat Tony [Encore]
I SEE U - December 08, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAcclaimed 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 A...
81: A Mistranslation of Biblical Proportions with Documentarian Sharon “Rocky” Roggio [Encore]
I SEE U - December 01, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsNearly 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 exp...
86: Glynn Turman is The Glynn-aissance Man [Encore]
I SEE U - November 24, 2023 18:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsLegendary 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 televis...
101: Sylvester Turner: Mayor of Heaven, Hell and Houston
I SEE U - November 17, 2023 16:04 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsFour 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 the...
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