Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

Host and Managing Editor

Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry appears in the following:

U.S.D.A. Plans to Pay Debt Relief for Minority Farmers After Months of Delay

Monday, June 07, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning to start paying off loans for Black farmers and other farmers of color. 

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People Are Flocking to Backyard Chickens During the Pandemic

Monday, June 07, 2021

A silver lining for many over the last year has been time spent gardening. 

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Supreme Court Prepares for Busy June of Decisions

Friday, June 04, 2021

The Supreme Court will decide a number of important rulings in the weeks ahead, on everything from voting restrictions to LGBTQ+ rights to the Affordable Care Act. 

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What the Pandemic Has Meant for International Students

Thursday, June 03, 2021

Recent reporting in Politico found that national border closures, visa restrictions, and persistent uncertainty have forced international students to leave campus.

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Calls Grow from U.S. Officials to Examine Origins of COVID-19

Thursday, June 03, 2021

Although it was originally thought that COVID-19 came from a wet market in Wuhan, China, now, researchers are looking at whether the virus came from a lab.

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Despite Rising Vaccinations, Alarming Racial Disparities Persist in Current COVID-19 Infections

Thursday, June 03, 2021

Even amid dropping case numbers across the country, the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on communities of color persist.

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Naomi Osaka's French Open Exit Spotlights Mental Health Pressures for Black Athletes

Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Naomi Osaka’s decision to exit the French Open is part of a much longer history of Black athletes questioning what they really owe to predominantly white reporters.

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Texas Democrats Walk Out of Legislative Session to Protest Restrictive Voting Legislation

Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Texas Democrats have referred to the bill as "anti-voter legislation" and are demanding federal legislation to shore up elections nationwide.

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Calls to Repatriate Art Reignite As Countries Contend With Colonialist Legacies

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

As Europe and the United States grapple with their racist and colonialist pasts, calls to repatriate stolen art have intensified.

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The Status of Laws and Policies Targeting the Transgender Community

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Across the country, state legislators have introduced bills that target members of the transgender community.

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Breaking Down President Biden's $6 Trillion 2022 Budget

Friday, May 28, 2021

The president's budget attempts to incorporate plans on infrastructure, housing, and healthcare, and is likely to receive conservative backlash for raising the federal deficit.

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Biden's Child Care Tax Credit: What It Does and Who It Leaves Out

Friday, May 28, 2021

The American Rescue Plan that President Joe Biden signed into law in March sought to remedy the lack of a strong child care infrastructure by expanding the child tax credit.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 Years Later

Friday, May 28, 2021

On May 31, 1921, a violent white mob killed hundreds of residents in the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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What the Defund Movement Has Meant for Police Budgets Nationwide

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Plus, a look at one specific city’s efforts to reallocate funds back to the community. 

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Comedian Sam Jay Brings Honest, Intimate Conversations to Late Night

Thursday, May 27, 2021

"Pause with Sam Jay" is a break from the standard late night format, and focuses more on intimate conversations between Jay and her comedian friends about complicated topics. 

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Let's Celebrate Black Joy

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Finding moments of Black joy has become an outlet from what can feel like a never-ending cycle of news about the pandemic and other injustices. 

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UNC's Denial of Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones Raises Bigger Questions About Higher Education

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The fallout in the wake UNC's refusal to give Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure has reignited a conversation about the opportunities that are frequently denied to Black professors in academia.

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It's Time for Summer Reading

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Around this time every year, there is list after list of the buzziest books hitting shelves in the coming months.

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The Publishing Industry is in Crisis

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Recently, there’s been a number of controversies surrounding book deals for former Trump administration officials and other polarizing figures. 

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A New Law in Texas Aims to Reduce Access to Abortion in the State

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Over the years, abortion providers in Texas have faced obstacles in providing patients with reproductive health care.

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