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Instrumental in that. >> we wanted that. >> we actually did an album before that, but weve got to go more into r&b. and we started working together down in miami. >> well, i was in studio b, and areef says to me, carl, have i got a group for you. and of course everybody knew the bee gees. there was a surprise out of nowhere. i was excited. you know, they sing like angels. and they were as excited as i was. and arif was right there with them. >> said look, if youre going to break out brand-new, y...

Yes we do. are you from lebanon? >> my parents are both from london, i was born here. >> jonathan hunt, i havent eve asked the question at. , three things for mom, always be kind. am securing two out of time on that. always be on time and did neither is, she said bring me give me a lot of grandchildren. by the way, for those who dont know if we put that picture bac up, jonathan hunt mom has becom kind of a legend at fox news channel bird we we were doing edit show called studio b he would come o...

Powers that will make your record better? >> man: i -- i kind of feel like, or something special about a room. you go into rca studio b, where all the elvis singles were cut, all the orbison singles were cut, everly brothers, there is something special about that room. yeah, i mean, you joke around about like the thing about, "oh theres something special in the board," sometimes there is. [ laughter ] ♪ i put a hurtin on the bottle baby now im blind enough to see ♪ ♪ been drinkin whiskey l...

Studio being new orleans. >> here now is joy reid and chris hayes. [applause] >> all right. good evening, and welcome to our town hall of the national day of racial healing and event created six years ago by our sponsor, the wk kellogg foundation. this special day is held every year the day at their dr. martin luther king holiday >> if you look around, you will see that we are in this glorious space, incredible room. it is part of a studio b which is a set of former warehouses turn to an art exp...

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation sponsors a town hall featuring a diverse group of experts and community leaders; Joy Reid, Chris Hayes and Trymaine Lee host...

>> la june montgomery tabron of the w. k. kellogg foundation, héctor sánchez-flores of the national campadres network and former new orleans mayor mitch landrieu, thank you. that does. it that does it for us on this national day of racial healing. thank you to studio b for hosting our town hall -- thanks to all our fabulous guests for joining us and wonderful new orleans. thank, you audience! >> and thank you the -- brass band -- >> sorry, stephanie! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> as we begin a new hour, but ...

To, the degree to which history is unknown -- the first immigration while this country pass was called the chinese exclusion act and basically said, anyone who could come, but chinese folk -- they dont know. that -- we had open borders for 100 years. dr. sharon nazarian, from the a the l, michelle mijung kim, ceo of awaken, thank you for being here. and nikole, if you stick with us -- >> right, and when we come back, right here to studio b in new orleans, we will be joined by a woman who has spe...

Given the responsibility to do something with my work and my creativity, what is the function of it? so for me, that started off -- illegally at first, responding to the hurricane katrina damage spaces. it snowballed into the series of organic projects. exhibit b, -- being one and studio b being the space right now. >> when we are not here taking up your space, what happens in this incredible studio? >> were open five days a week. the general public is able to walk through. as well, we have a no...

Foundation. the national day of racial healing town hall, live from studio being new orleans. now joined now by chris hayes and join -- >> all right. good evening, and welcome to our town hall of the national day of racial healing and event creating, 60 years ago by our sponsor of the w. e. case kellogg foundation. the specialties held every year on the day after the dr. martin luther king holiday. >> if you look around, you will see that we are in this glorious space, incredible room. it is par...

Commemorating national day of racial healing. we will be coming to you live from right here at the iconic studio b and cultural landmark in new orleans. joining me now is my pal, chris hayes, and new orleans-based visual artist, brandon b. mike odoms of studio b. thank you for being here and i know we were both just, like, peppering you with questions about all this. before, chris, we will talk about the thing. but can you talk about the space, which is so amazing? >> yeah, so studio b, thank yo...