Todd Gitlin is professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D program in Communications at Columbia University. His upcoming book: The Opposition will be published in the spring.

Historian and Harriet Tubman scholar, Kate Clifford Larson talks about her new book: Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer

Photographer and journalist Chester Higgins talks about his new book Sacred Nile... the story of our collective spiritual imagination and practice. His images illustrate how faith migrated up and down the River Nile from Ethiopia to Egypt leaving vestiges of ancient practice in today's worship.

Ron Jacobs writes for CounterPunch magazine and talks about an article he wrote about the recent Virginia election for Governor titled THE CONFEDERACY VOTES FOR A WHITE SUPREMACY - IS THAT NEWS?

He is also the author of DAYDREAM SUNSET: THE 60s COUNTERCULTURE in the 70s

Professor Kennedy talks about race, the Supreme Court and his new book, SAY IT LOUD!: ON RACE, LAW, HISTORY, and CULTURE

He is a Rower, Benjamin Franklin award-winning author, A Golden Oar recipient for his contributions to the sport of rowing, motivational speaker, and activist, particularly around issues of accessibility for low-income families.

His book and new documentary is titled A Most Beautiful Thing… narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio.

It tells the true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-Black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives.

There has been an increase in Black atmospheric PH.Ds, Vernon Morris, Professor of Chemistry and Director of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Arizona State University has trained most of them.

Adam Hochschild talks about his books, about writing and about being at Harvard with us

Aisha Nyandoro is head of Springboard to Opportunities. Their Magnolia Mother's Trust program provides $ 1,000 a month for one year to Black mothers living in extreme poverty in Jackson, Mississippi.

Juliette Kayyem is a former assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama and is faculty chair of the homeland-security program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She is the author of Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home.