Michelle Bernard and Melinda Henneberger join to discuss the corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: August 6, 2014
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Speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast sees “A War on Black Boys”
King and Michelle Bernard: Michelle Bernard will be the keynote speaker Monday, Jan. 19 at the 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, which benefits the Crispus Attucks Community Center. What happened, political commentator Michelle Bernard wonders, to the post-racial America she thought dawned with the election of President Barack Obama. Six years after a […]
Hardball with Chris Matthews: New York Times to President Obama: Authorize Criminal Torture Investigation
Dick Cheney may think the Senate torture report is “full of crap”, but the ACLU and The New York Times see it as reason to probe Cheney’s role. Michelle Bernard, David Corn and Zeke Miller join to discuss. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: December 22, 2014
Politics Nation with Al Shpartpton: President Obama’s ‘swagger’
Rev. Sharpton talks to Michelle Bernard, Josh Zepps and Liz Plank and about the president’s swagger at today’s press conference. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: December 19, 2014
Politics Nation with Al Sharpton: Stephen Colbert: “We’ll meet again”
Rev. Sharpton talks to Michelle Bernard, Josh Zepps and Liz Plank about Stephen Colbert’s last show and the impact he had on TV news. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: December 19, 2014
Hardball with Chris Matthews: US Race Relations At Decade Low
According to a new NBC Wall Street Journal poll, race relations are the worst they’ve been in the United States in almost two decades. Tonight’s Hardball Roundtable, Michelle D. Bernard, David Corn, and Jonathan Allen join Chris Matthews to discuss. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: December 17, 2014
Hardball with Chris Matthews: Hillary Clinton Unequivocal About Torture
On December 16, 2014, Secretary Hillary Clinton made her first public comments on torture since the release of the Senate torture report last week. Michelle D. Bernard, David Corn, and Jonathan Allen join Chris Matthews to discuss. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: December 17, 2014
Hardball with Chris Matthews: Ferguson through the Lens of Racial Inequity
The Michael Brown case has exposed deep and profound wounds in a community that – for generations – has battled racial inequity, harassment, and prejudice. Michelle Bernard, Joshua Debois, Val Demings and Amanda Sakuma join to discuss. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: November 24, 2014
The Kojo Nnamdi Show: The Life and Complicated Legacy of Marion Barry
In a career that spanned four decades in D.C. politics– including four terms as Mayor, four terms representing Ward 8 on the DC Council, and six months in federal prison– Marion Barry was the city’s most recognizable and most polarizing public figure. Barry died this weekend at age 78. Kojo, Michelle D. Bernard, former chairperson […]
Hardball with Chris Matthews: Pros and cons of the immigration action
The Hardball Roundtable—Michelle Bernard, Raul Reyes and Mercedes Schlapp—joins Steve Kornacki to discuss the president’s upcoming immigration action. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: November 20, 2014