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September 5, 2005

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Broadcast journalist and author Jack Hamann shares the untold story of racial injustice and the U.S. military during WW II. Actor Larenz Tate reflects on the challenges of staying in the acting game.


Jack Hamann

Jack Hamann

Jack Hamann

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Jack Hamann's career spans 25 years. He's been a news reporter, network correspondent and documentary producer. He was the Seattle bureau chief for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS and is also a veteran of CNN and NBC. Hamann has earned ten Emmys and numerous national and international journalism awards for his work. A UCLA and University of Oregon Law School grad, he recently added author to his resume with On American Soil - an investigative account of World War II's largest Army court-martial.


 

Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

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One of today's most promising actors, Larenz Tate has had turns as music legends Quincy Jones (Ray) and Frankie Lymon (Why Do Fools Fall in Love) and starred in Crash, one of the year's most talked-about films. Tate made his pro acting debut in The Twilight Zone-The Series and his film debut in Menace II Society, followed by a starring role in The Inkwell. He added exec producer to his credits for the indie Love Come Down and, with his brothers, has a production company, Tate Men Entertainment.