Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

Host and Managing Editor

Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry appears in the following:

Music or Noise?: The Story of Go-Go in a Gentrifying Neighborhood in D.C.

Thursday, September 30, 2021

How the “Don’t Mute DC” movement brought go-go back to a street corner in Shaw in Washington D.C.

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Allure's New and First Black Editor-in-Chief

Thursday, September 30, 2021

We talk with Jessica Cruel the new and first Black editor-in-chief of Allure.

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Is Noise Pollution a Public Health Crisis?

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Countless studies have underscored just how significant of a hazard noise can be to the health of people everywhere, as well as the environment. 

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Grassroots Organizers Reimagine Public Safety in San Antonio

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The organization ACT 4 SA in San Antonio, Texas is tackling police reform and pushing for police accountability.

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What Reproductive Justice Looks Like for the Latinx Community

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Latinx communities are often excluded from mainstream conversations about reproductive health. 

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Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill-Johnson on the Women’s Health Protection Act

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The Women’s Health Protection Act would make abortion access a federal right and override the growing number of abortion bans that have been passed at the state level. 

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What is the Black Maternal Health Momnibus?

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Sticking with the issue of women’s health, reproductive justice and lawmaker action we turn to the Black Maternal Health Momnibus

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How Sports Media Coverage Affects An Athlete's Power

Monday, September 27, 2021

We take a look at the ways sports media coverage or the lack of it, affects the power that athletes have when they seek to make change through activism.

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What Kneeling in Protest Means To a New Generation of Athletes

Monday, September 27, 2021

The Nation Sports Editor, Dave Zirin, talks with The Takeaway about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World.

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State Legislation Seeks to Restrict Rights of Transgender Athletes

Monday, September 27, 2021

In Texas, lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would ban transgender students from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

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President Biden's Foreign Policy Agenda

Friday, September 24, 2021

On Tuesday, President Biden declared a “new era” for U.S. diplomacy in his first speech as U.S. president to the United Nations General Assembly.

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The Uproar Over Treatment of Haitian Migrants Continues

Friday, September 24, 2021

The uproar over the treatment of Haitian migrants at the border continues.

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Afghanistan's Healthcare System is on the Verge of Collapse

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Public health experts and aid groups are warning that there could be an imminent collapse of the health care system in Afghanistan if things don’t change soon.

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Reforming the System Inside Out

Thursday, September 23, 2021

A growing number of people, including prosecutors, police chiefs, and police officers, are pushing for change from the inside. 

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“Other Than Honorably” Discharged LGBTQ Veterans Could Be Eligible for VA Benefits

Thursday, September 23, 2021

New guidance issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs could give LGBTQ Veterans discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy access to lost VA benefits.

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Border Patrol's Inhumane Treatment of Haitian Migrants

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security will investigate the treatment of Haitian migrants at the U.S. border after images surfaced showing inhumane treatment by Border Patrol Agents.

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Pfizer Announces Vaccine Safe and Effective for Children Ages 5 to 11

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Now, it’s up to the FDA to authorize the use of the vaccine for this age group, which some expect to happen by the end of October.

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Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Ethiopia

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Nearly a year into the conflict in Ethiopia's northern region, millions face a humanitarian crisis due to famine and starvation.

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Where are the 710 missing Indigenous Women and Girls in Wyoming?

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Between 2011-2020 at least 710 indigenous people went missing in Wyoming. 85% of the missing are kids and 57% are female.

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Redistricting Battle Heats Up Across the U.S.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

What happens in this redistricting cycle could determine whether or not Republicans take back control of the House in 2022. 

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