Jon Allen joins Sidewire Newsmaker and Bernard Center president Michelle D. Bernard for a discussion about Sybrina Fulton, Lesley McSpadden and six other “Mothers of the Movement” speeches at the Democratic Convention on July 26, 2016. DISCUSSION HERE: Discussion Date: July 27, 2016
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A SIDEWIRE CHAT: Race, Politics and Police-Involved Shootings
Jaime Harrison and Ron Christie join Sidwire Newsmaker and Bernard Center CEO Michelle D. Bernard for a discussion o race, politics and police-involved shootings. DISCUSSION HERE: Discussion Date: July 13, 2016
ELECTION 2016: “Meet the ‘Feminists’ Doing the Koch Brothers’ Dirty Work”
The Independent Women’s Forum has leveraged its “non-partisan” brand to become an aggressive player in Republican politics. By Joan Walsh AUGUST 18, 2016 If you watch cable news, you’ve seen someone from an outfit called the “Independent Women’s Forum” promoting a conservative take on the women’s issue of the day. It’s no secret that the […]
49ers QB Colin Kaepernick Refuses to Stand for National Anthem
Star NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick held a controversial protest against racism in America. Michelle Bernard, Jonathan Capehart and Jay Newton-Small join to discuss. Duration: 9:05 VIDEO HERE: Air Date: August 26, 2016
Election 2016: Will “Undercover Trump Voters” Reveal Themselves?
Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway said many people who support Trump are apparently embarrassed to admit it. Michelle Bernard, E.J. Dionne and Jay Newton Small join to discuss.Duration: 13:04 VIDEO HERE> Air Date: August 28, 2016
What Do Indiana Voters Want?
What will be the deciding factor in the Republican primary in Indiana – religion, or controversial basketball coach Bobby Knight, who has endorsed Donald Trump? Michelle Bernard, Robert Jones and Dana Milbank join to discuss. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: May 1, 2016
8-Year-Old Inspires President’s Trip to Flint
This week President Obama will travel to Flint, Michigan for the first time since the start of the public health crisis caused by the city’s contaminated water system. Michelle Bernard of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy, activist Melissa Mays, NBC’s Perry Bacon Jr., and Jamal Simmons of CRVII.com join to discuss. […]
Trump Faces Pushback from Conservatives
If Donald Trump does secure the GOP nomination, some conservatives are saying not only will they not support him, but that the Republican Party shouldn’t either. Michelle D. Bernard, Maria Teresa Kumar, Dana Milbank, and Jamal Simmons join to discuss. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: May 1, 2016
MIA: The Black Men Who Ought to Have Shown Up for Donna Edwards
Posted at Apr 26, 2016 5:03 PM By Michelle D. Bernard Before the fractious Maryland Democratic primary battle between Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen ended in defeat for Edwards on Tuesday night, it laid bare the depth of America’s problems with race and gender. If Edwards had been a white male, the campaign would have […]
Sharanda Jones, the 2016 Presidential Contenders & the 1994 Violent Crime Control Act,
Michelle Bernard, Howard Fineman, and Michael Tomasky tell Chris Matthews something he doesn’t know, including the fight for African American voters, former President Bill Clinton and the 1994 Violent Crime Control Act, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, and the case of Sharanda Jones, the woman behind Inmate #331767-077. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: […]