Tavis Smiley Asks Minister Farrakhan About Obama

This is a series of clips from Tavis Smiley’s We Count! The Black Agenda is America’s Agenda. Members of the panel for Tavis Smiley Presents ‘We Count!’ The Black Agenda is the American Agenda”,Father Michael Pfleger, Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Tom Burrell, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Michael Fauntroy, Ron Walters, Raven Curling, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Tavis Smiley, Angela Glover Blackwell and Dorothy Wright Tillman.

The full program will be broadcast on C-Span on March 29th.

These are clips on questions to Minister Farrakhan –

Part II is here.

Part III is here.

Excellent discussion by Minister Farrakhan.

 

Fault Lines – An Interview With Dr. Cornel West

Interesting interview with Cornel West. West outlines his views on a number of issues, including he black community’s relationship with President Obama.  Then he goes off into the Palestine-Israel conflict is nothing more than pandering to Al Jazeera for approval. One would have thought the guy was bright enough to stick to American contextual issues instead of wandering into simple minded Kumbaya with a bunch of folks who really don’t give a damn about much except their hate for each other.

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Another in a series of extremely good interviews and in depth reporting by Al Jazeera’s “Fault Line” program. These guys are doing the heavy lifting and intellectual analysis almost totally missing in the American MSM anymore.

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The Black Agenda – Smiley and Sharpton Have Words

The discussion gets heated over what exactly is the “black agenda” and what role, if any President Obama should play.

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