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President Obama Talks Race at Howard University

Season 2 • 05/09/2016

President Obama encourages Howard University's black graduates to embrace their racial identity.

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Keep It 100 - Bill Cosby's Lawyer or Donald Trump's Vice President?
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Larry faces a choice between two unbearable occupations.
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America's Failing Schools
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A sampling of crises and controversies plaguing public schools paints a sorry picture of education in the U.S.
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Panel - The State of Baseball in America
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Ken Burns, Mike Yard and Holly Walker give their take on why Major League Baseball teams are experiencing a decline in African-American players.
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Georgetown University's Legacy of Slavery
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Resident blegghead Felonious Munk weighs in on whether Georgetown University owes a debt to the descendants of its former slaves.
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Larry's Cinco de Mayo Celebration & President Obama's Trip to Flint, MI
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Grace Parra educates Larry about Cinco de Mayo, and President Obama visits Flint, MI, to help calm residents' fears about the city's contaminated water crisis.
05/05/2016
07:05

Panel - President Obama Gets Optimistic About Race in America
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Aida Rodriguez, Mike Yard and Franchesca Ramsey weigh in on President Obama's claim that race relations have improved in the U.S. since he graduated college in 1983.
05/09/2016
04:15

Superbugs on the Rise
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A CDC report sounds the alarm about the spread of superbug viruses, and Larry examines the dysfunctional relationship between an antibiotic and an antibiotic-resistant strain.
05/09/2016
04:24

Blacklash 2016: The Unblackening - Donald Trump Bashes Hillary Clinton for Her Husband's Affairs
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Donald Trump (Bob DiBuono) argues that he's a more female-friendly presidential candidate than Hillary Clinton, citing her husband's treatment of women as evidence.
05/09/2016
00:49

Keep It 100 - Supporting Donald Trump for a Musical Cause
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An audience member asks if Larry would be willing to vote for Donald Trump in exchange for bringing Prince and Michael Jackson back to life.
05/09/2016
04:16

President Obama Talks Race at Howard University
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President Obama tells Howard University's predominantly African-American graduates to "be confident in your blackness," drawing outrage from Fox News's Tucker Carlson.
05/09/2016
01:52

"Little Obama" Ice Cream in Russia
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A Russian company releases a chocolate-covered ice cream bar in packaging that features a racially offensive depiction of a young Barack Obama.
05/10/2016
05:18

China Cracks Down on Erotic Banana Eating
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The Chinese government issues a ban against seductively eating bananas during live webcam sessions, and Grace Parra demonstrates several non-sexual ways to consume the fruit.
05/10/2016
00:51

Keep It 100 - Larry's Psychic Dilemma
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Larry chooses to have his innermost thoughts exposed to either someone he loves or someone he hates.
05/10/2016
06:14

West Point Photo Controversy
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West Point launches an investigation into a pre-graduation photo showing 16 African-American female cadets with their fists raised in the air.
05/10/2016
06:38

Panel - West Point Cadets' Raised-Fist Photo
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Lecrae, Ricky Velez and Holly Walker discuss the uproar over a photo of 16 African-American West Point cadets posing with their fists raised.
05/10/2016
08:04

Panel - Liberal Bias at Facebook?
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Angie Martinez, Rory Albanese and Grace Parra discuss complaints that Facebook has a bias against conservative views and examine social media's validity as a news source.
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Keep It 100 - Racist Shirt vs. Going Shirtless
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Larry chooses between wearing an overtly racist T-shirt and wearing no shirt at all for a month.
05/11/2016
03:21

Heidi Cruz's Slavery Metaphor
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Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, compares her husband's bid for the presidency to the fight to end slavery in America.
05/11/2016
04:14

Lady Time with Holly Walker - Sex Crimes in the Military
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Holly Walker gives a luxurious report on the Pentagon's pattern of underreporting sexual assault in the military.
05/11/2016
04:23

Is Facebook Suppressing Conservative Views?
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A Gizmodo article claims that Facebook employees actively prevent conservative-leaning news stories from becoming trending topics on the social network.
05/11/2016
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