Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

Host and Managing Editor

Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry appears in the following:

The Kids in the Hall Are Back

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Bruce McCulloch, one of the founding members of the group, tells us what's new with the Kids in the Hall and their new season on Amazon Prime.

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Community as Rebellion

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

We speak with Professor Lorgia García Peña about being denied tenure at Harvard and her new book Community As Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia as a Woman of Color.

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Uncovering the Facts Behind Unretirement

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

We discuss why people are coming out of retirement.

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Disparities Faced By Black Veterans

Monday, May 30, 2022

For Memorial Day, we speak with Richard Brookshire, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, an organization dedicated to advocating for the needs of Black veterans. 

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How TAPS Provides for Families of the Fallen

Monday, May 30, 2022

This weekend, hundreds of military families gathered in Arlington, VA, for a unique program designed to provide support for relatives of  fallen service members.

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Voting, Primaries and Redistricting in the South

Friday, May 27, 2022

We're hitting the long road to midterms, starting in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina.

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Why is the U.S. Sending Troops Back Into Somalia?

Friday, May 27, 2022

Last week President Biden announced the U.S. would send 500 troops into Somalia. We find out why, and explore the history of U.S. military involvement in the country.

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The Refugee Orchestra Project Will Perform This Memorial Day Weekend

Friday, May 27, 2022

This Memorial Day Weekend, the orchestra will play a special benefit concert in Boston to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. 

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Remembering Those We Lost in Uvalde

Thursday, May 26, 2022

We take a moment to remember the victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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The Importance of Culturally Competent Mental Health Care

Thursday, May 26, 2022

In the wake of the tragedies in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, we explore the importance of culturally competent mental health care for communities of color.

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Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Gun violence in the U.S. is a public health crisis, with a ripple effect that impacts all of us, even if we are not directly experiencing the violence ourselves.

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Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez on the Uvalde School Shooting

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

State Senator Gutierrez represents Texas’ 19th district which includes the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Robb Elementary School. 

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Looking at the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas makes it even more crucial to think about the mental health crisis young people are facing. 

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Young Shooter Takes 21 Lives in Uvalde School Shooting

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

According to Education Week, the Uvalde massacre is the 27th school shooting with injuries or deaths this year- we are only in the 21st week of the year.

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Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Adults

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

We look at how experiencing social isolation and loneliness can contribute to mental health issues for older adults. 

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Michael R. Jackson on the Groundbreaking Musical, A Strange Loop

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

We spoke to the man behind this year’s most talked about Broadway musical, A Strange Loop.

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Gen-Z and the "New" College Hookup Culture

Monday, May 23, 2022

In her new book, The Current Collegiate Hookup Culture, online dating researcher Aditi Paul talks about the “new” culture of sex on college campuses.

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Love on the Spectrum

Monday, May 23, 2022

The docu-reality show Love on the Spectrum comes to the U.S—we speak with the show creator and a participant. 

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Can Our Apps Betray Us in Court?

Monday, May 23, 2022

Privacy experts are concerned about digital surveillance and digital privacy in a post-Roe world.

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Deep Dive: Generation Z

Friday, May 20, 2022

From the classroom to the workplace, politics to social media, can this cohort of young adults clean up the mess we’ve made? 

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