This edition: Black Lives Matter with Opal Tometi
Episode Details
Original tape date: March 29, 2017. First aired: April 5, 2017.After the death of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of George Zimmerman in 2012, Black Lives Matter was born. Those three words quickly went from what many thought was a mere social media hashtag, to a full on social justice movement that echos across continents.
Opal Tometi, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, joins Carol Jenkins in this episode to discuss where the movement is in the era of Trump's presidency and the uprising of women around the world via the Women's March.
Tometi, who is also the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration, also talks about immigration issues in America and how they've hit close to home.
Guest List
Opal Tometi Co-Founder, Executive Director, Black Lives Matter, Black Alliance for Just Immigration
- Black America: 10 Years of Truth, Triumph & Transformation
- Monday, March 16 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 17 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, March 18 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 19 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 23 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 24 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, March 25 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 26 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 30 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 31 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, April 1 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, April 2 - 7:30pm
- Monday, April 6 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, April 7 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, April 8 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, April 9 - 7:30pm
- Monday, April 13 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, April 14 - 7:30pm
- Black America: 10 Years of Truth, Triumph & Transformation
- Wednesday, March 4 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, March 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 12 - 7:30pm
- No One Can Tell Like We Can Tell It
- Wednesday, February 18 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 19 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 23 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 24 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 25 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 26 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 2 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 3 - 7:30pm
- Building a Legacy One Brick At a Time
- Monday, February 16 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 17 - 7:30pm
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Saturday, February 14 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
