Michael Keaton stars in THE FOUNDER (reprinted with permission from The Weinstein Company).

Leonard Lopate Weekend: Race in America, Michael Keaton, One Refugee's Story

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 27, 2017

Princeton University Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. discusses his book, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul. Michael Keaton and John Lee Hancock to discuss their new film, about true story of the origins of McDonald's. Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), discusses her book, A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival. 

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