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Racism in Entertainment and Palm Trees in Los Angeles

Hosted by Warren Olney Nov. 27, 2006
Black leaders today demanded that the
entertainment industry--even rappers--stop using the "N" word, as the flap
continues over Michael Richards' stand-up racism.    Plus, they're as much a symbol of Los Angeles as is Hollywood,
but has the era of palm trees come to an end?

Black leaders today demanded that the entertainment industry--even rappers--stop using the "N" word, as the flap continues over Michael Richards' stand-up racism.  Plus, they're as much a symbol of Los Angeles as is Hollywood, but has the era of palm trees come to an end?

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Karen Radziner

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