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In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with Legal Scholar, Author, Professor of Law at Columbia University, Co-Chair of Facebook's Oversight Board as well as Talib's blood brother:
JAMAL GREENE
Here's what we got into:
• How Jamal and Talib's parents Brenda and Perry inspired their success.
• Nostalgia drawing Jamal to becoming a baseball sports writer for Sports Illustrated.
• Discussion of the justice mindset that goes along with being black in America.
• The brothers reflect on childhood and the changes that Talib went through from 11 to 14.
• Jamal's wife Elora and how her work for the rights of immigrants has inspired him.
• Learning to appreciate hip hop more through each other's own perspectives.
• Attending the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement in South Africa together.
• The essay 'Color Me Different' about Jamal's experiences in high school.
• His role as a co-chair of the Facebook content oversight board.
• Criticism from liberals for making an effort to listen to conservative ideas.
• Handling rights conflicts in society from a standpoint of mediation instead of choosing.
• How people are confusing free speech with freedom of consequence.
• Neo-nazi Richard Spencer speaking at college universities.
• The attempts of voter disenfranchisement through claims of voter fraud.
• The Southern Strategy by Republicans to appeal to the racism of Southern whites.
• How far America still has to go in meeting it's own ideals.
• Jamal's take on the Capitol riot and if there are ever times it's important to be radical.
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