Black Information Network Interviews

As a kid they killed, but after sitting behind bars for decades, many say they are truly changed. Should juvenile lifers get a second chance? One law enforcer in Maryland says yes! they should. Hear the story of Alonzo Turney Bey, who was 17 when he went in. He spent 31 years in prison. Also, hear the mission of PG County State’s attorney Aisha Braveboy. She believes Alonzo and those like him deserve a second chance.

On today's edition of the Black Perspective, we kick off our Women In Media series. BIN News Anchor Esther Dillard speaks with Erica Loewe, Director of African American Media for the White House.

The Black Perspective's "Women In Media" series continues this week as BIN Anchor Vanessa Tyler talks with Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary for the Biden-Harris Administration.

Ahead of the release of the Denzel Washington-directed film, BIN anchor Shelley Wade spoke with Washington, Micheal B. Jordan, who stars in the movie, and Dana Canedy, who wrote the memoir, 'A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor,' which the film is based upon.

BIN News Anchor Andrea Coleman talks in-depth with San Francisco Mayor London Breed, the city’s 1st Black female Mayor. The interview covers a wide range of topics, including San Francisco’s rising crime rate, declining Black population, policing, and the ongoing Covid pandemic. Mayor Reed also shares insights into her early years in San Francisco and how poverty, adversities, and the loss of loved ones helped shape her desire to enter politics and improve the living conditions of Black people in the city.

BIN Anchors Andrea Coleman and Vanessa Tyler interview St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell for BIN’s “Meet The Mayors” Public Affairs Show. The first female Black mayors of their respective cities discuss their historical elections, importance of coronavirus vaccinations, race relations, and blueprint for leading their cities in the future.