The Vanishing White Working Class, Lemony Snicket’s 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', Higher Ed For The Undocumented, A Nigerian Family Story

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 30, 2017

Joan C. Williams explains why members of the white working class have embraced nationalist and populist movements. Director/producer Barry Sonnenfeld on the second season of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” based on the books by Lemony Snicket. Playwright Mfoniso Udofia, director Ed Sylvanus Iskandar and actor Chinasa Ogbuagu discuss “Sojourners” and “Her Portmanteau,” which follow the life of a Nigerian woman who struggles with the challenges of her arranged marriage in America while feeling pulled back to Africa. Jonathan Blitzer explains Freedom University, an underground college in Georgia that serves undocumented immigrants. 

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