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And it doesnt matter. i dont define myself through my blackness. my blackness is just part of who i am. so as a leader, i believe that a theatre space is there to be the hub of a community. and a community in london is as diverse as it gets. so it means i want my theatre, from my staff to whos on my stage to who directs to who writes, i want it to reflect the london of now, the britain of now and possibly... right, but this isntjust about kwame kwei—armah, is it? its about systems and its abou...

It just finished. but from what was advanced to us, he is going right up to the line in terms of these prosecutors. i have to ask, though, charles coleman, the thing that will bunch is establishing in the philadelphia inquirer that there is a through line from the 1870s klan law, to the appearance of fred trump at a klan rally, and the twisted presidency of donald trump. i mean, the idea that, in this moment of crisis, trump chooses to focus on what he calls racism in reverse, which is black pro...

You know, whatever the play, whatever the actual subject matter, that you insist on 50—50 casting, for example? no. let me frame it this way. i describe myself as a black postmodernist. thatjust means that i can just do anything and everything and it doesnt matter. i dont define myself through my blackness. my blackness is just part of who i am. so as a leader, i believe that a theatre space is there to be the hub of a community. and a community in london is as diverse as it gets. so it means ...

He wants them to sort of know their heritage dre: i just want one of my kids to end up being black so i can love it. malcolm venable: whereas the cosby show was a much more sort of safe kind of heres us living every day, the black-ish family is very unapologetic about their blackness in ways that really hadnt been seen on prime- time television before. dre: so next saturday, when you turn 13 youre becoming a man too, a black man. because im throwing you an african rites of passage ceremony. andr...

And leaders across the country. along with our members of the congressional black caucus, and in fact we get the democracy vote of the people of it just yesterday. talking to constituents here in boston and congresswoman for -- the district. we are across the country is part of our summer of action is that black people literally feel attacked. there is a ban on black -- blackness happening and it is targeted and it is well funded. it is organized and it is orchestrated. and what we are seeing as...

Tuberville say that white nationals are not racist, if they are not racist and what are they? and every time i think the use of the word woke, i want to ask them who are you talking about? is it black people? is it other people of color? hes at the lgbtq community? is it women? because all of these attacks whether its on womens access to health care, whether it is providing for fair and free maps of power, how is it that the state legislature in alabama can defy the supreme court, who told them ...

Cbc took aim at governor on desantis and his efforts to de-emphasize race in his states public school curriculum. you also see school districts like one in houston, texas, who are eliminating libraries. in a specific case, covering them. sorry, not, covering converting them to discipline centers. how do attacks on information, books and libraries play into the authoritarian playbook that you talk so often about? >> yeah, i want to -- talk its all the pieces put together. and so there is a war on...

The history of successful struggles. against it. a civil rights movement. that is what they fear because of the success most recently a black lives matter. >> you, know i keep listening to you. i keep going back to what we heard congressman maxwell frost. first, i gen z member of congress. what he said in the clip at the cbc press conference. the goal is to condition this generation and to white supremacy. congressman, horizontals it with you. in the minute we have left, how confident are you th...

For first four years. part of it, is what do people feel comfortable doing? and my whole thing was just write the humanity of it. ill bring the blackness, dont worry about that. well bring the specificity to it, but dont deny us access to that part of our humanity and our character. so, its been a journey. (smooth bass line) we have to get to the point where we have the privilege and the right as artists to play all kinds of characters. thats my, cause i know how far weve come. we still have a w...

They ended up blachekish. >> the father feels they are losing their roots. >> i want one of my kids to be black so i can love it. >> where "the cosby show" is safe, heres us living every day. the "black-ish" family is unapologetic about the blackness. >> next saturday, when you turn 13, youre becoming a man, too. >> a black man. i throwing you an african rites of passage ceremony. >> that doesnt sound as fun. >> no, it does not. >> "black-ish" was good at talking about social issues we hasnt had...