E-mail a friendMay 10, 2004
Harvard law professor Lani Guinier considers the unfinished agenda of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The incomparable Patti LaBelle reflects on her career.
Lani Guinier
Lani Guinier
Lani Guinier has been a trial lawyer, a government lawyer and an academic. She's the first Black woman to become a tenured professor at Harvard Law School. Guinier came to public attention in '93 when President Clinton withdrew her nomination as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. A leading advocate for political reform, she's passionate about democracy and giving everyone a sense they have a voice that matters.
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Ms. LaBelle talks about her new CD, TV show and friendships with other great performers.
In her multi-decade career, Patti LaBelle has established herself as a peerless singer-songwriter, accomplished actress, savvy businesswoman and best-selling author. She's recorded more than 50 albums, including her latest, "Miss Patti's Christmas," and won countless awards. She also gives as much of herself offstage as on, with causes that include diabetes and AIDS research. The tireless diva recently launched the "Patti LaBelle - Good Life" brand and has plans for a third cookbook and an instructional cooking CD.