André Robert Lee

Executive Producer, Notes from America with Kai Wright

André Robert Lee (Amy Pearl)

André is the Executive Producer of Notes from America with Kai Wright, a show about the unfinished business of our history and its grip on our future.

While most of his career has been dedicated to filmmaking, André has cultivated an expansive storytelling portfolio across various media platforms. André’s work has explored various topics, from incarcerated youth and Civil Rights History to personal narratives of underrepresented communities- including his own with numerous media outlets, including Paramount TV, PBS, and CNN. His film, The Prep School Negro, is an autobiographical documentary about his experience receiving a scholarship to a prestigious private school.

André is also an educator who teaches filmmaking to Germantown Friends School middle and upper school students. He has proudly navigated a career where education, media, and storytelling converge to encourage intellectual curiosity and emotional growth. He is the namesake of the André Robert Lee Fellowship, a multi-million dollar program dedicated to providing financial grants, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to high school students while building a more robust culture of affinity and inclusion.

André Robert Lee appears in the following:

Raoul Peck Fights for Justice With His Movies

Monday, January 01, 2024

Raoul Peck’s documentary "Silver Dollar Road" examines a Black family’s fight to keep the land they owned since slavery ended in America.

Is Capitalism Working for You?

Monday, October 02, 2023

One guest says “a free market is a mythical creature, like Santa Claus.” So how do we describe “capitalism” really, and can we make it do better?

When Chicago Closed 50 Public Schools at Once

Thursday, September 14, 2023

It was the largest mass closing in U.S. history. Chicago promised a chance to revitalize communities. 10 years later, it’s a different reality.

Public School’s Failing Prospects

Monday, September 11, 2023

“The Death of Public School” author Cara Fitzpatrick tells the story of a movement, six decades in the making, that’s picked away at the very idea of public education in the U.S.

When Hip Hop Tried to Fight the Power, and Lost

Thursday, September 07, 2023

On the 50th anniversary of hip hop, how one corner of rap from the ‘80s and ‘90s shaped our culture for decades to come.

The Blurry Line Between Appropriation And Appreciation

Monday, September 04, 2023

You’re in the U.S., you’re an immigrant, but when others try to group you in with a particular diaspora, you don’t feel it fits. Where does your community exist?

Republican Debate No. 1: How Do You Limit Demagogues?

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy labeled Trump the best president of the 21st century. Chris Christie compared Ramaswamy to ChatGPT. Conservative callers reflect on the first Republican debate.

Trump’s Indictment: Georgia’s Crucial Voters Respond

Monday, August 28, 2023

From Stone Mountain to Alpharetta, we hear from listeners around the state and unpack what Trump’s indictment means for future elections and our democratic process.

The Radical Roots of Plant-Based Eating

Monday, August 14, 2023

What hippies, civil rights activists and anarchist punks put on their plates and how it might be the key to imagining a different climate future.

When Barbie Stopped Being White

Thursday, August 03, 2023

The story of the first Black doll to have the name Barbie.

The Misunderstood Era of Crack Cocaine

Monday, July 31, 2023

A disastrous period in the 1980’s. Where we went wrong and what we keep doing wrong today.

A Punk Rock Guide to Making a Scene

Thursday, July 27, 2023

All great punk is a reaction to something. For artist James Spooner, he created Afro-Punk when he saw a room filled with nazis, and decided to make his own.

A Song to “Define the Most African Moment of My Life”

Monday, July 24, 2023

Which music speaks to your life in the U.S. when you’re part of a diaspora? Listeners tell us.

Lessons from Mom at a Magic Mike Show in Vegas

Monday, July 17, 2023

How immigrant stories can be happy stories too.

Affirmative Action is About More Than Acceptance Letters

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Everyone’s talking about affirmative action at elite universities. But they educate fewer than 5 percent of students seeking advanced degrees. So why should the other 95 percent care?

What Does “Color-Blind” Really Mean?

Monday, July 10, 2023

Affirmative action is gone. Ibram X. Kendi tells us the history leading up to this moment and what could be next.

Why It’s So Hard to Sound “American”

Monday, July 03, 2023

A culture war from our past: Before he could define America’s sound for the next century, Aaron Copland had to overcome conflict over what “America” meant.

The Coolest Music Parties You Didn’t Know Were Happening

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Arab Americans around the country are celebrating their diaspora. And it starts with two guys in a band blasting music at underground parties in Washington, D.C.

Why the Indian Child Welfare Act is the Gold Standard in Family Law

Monday, June 26, 2023

This is what happens when the law works the way it’s supposed to.

95 Unmarked Graves

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Sugar Land, Texas has a dirty little secret. A striking story about Black emancipation.

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