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    Race and the Black Church in America

    Barack Obama's speech was supposed to calm the waters concerning controversial comments by his Pastor, It generated more headlines instead. Ruth Seymour joins Reverend James Lawson, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy and USC Professor Robin D.G. Kelley for a conversation about race. (Part 1 of 2: Part II will air next week at this time.)

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    By Ruth Seymour • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Ruth Seymour

      former General Manager

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      Sarah Spitz

      Publicity Director

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      James Lawson

      long-time civil rights leader

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      Randall Kennedy

      Professor of Law, Harvard University

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      Robin D.G. Kelley

      history professor at UCLA

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