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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Hillary Clinton, Kendrick Lamar and Race

    Last night at the Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar gave an electrifying performance about being black in America. He came on stage shackled in chains, wearing prison blues, while his band performed behind bars. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to deliver a big speech on race in New York today.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 16, 2016 • 1 min read

    Last night at the Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar gave an electrifying performance about being black in America. He came on stage shackled in chains, wearing prison blues, while his band performed behind bars. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to deliver a big speech on race in New York today. Both she and Bernie Sanders have had to address issues facing African-Americans and minorities as they compete in more racially diverse states. Mass incarceration, police brutality, inequality, Ferguson … the list looms large in this election. We discuss it all with two guests.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Clarence Page

      Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Chicago Tribune

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      Jody Armour

      USC law professor

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