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Best-selling author Anne Rice discusses how she addressed Jesus' loneliness in the second of her fictional bios, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana. Law professor Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw addresses the Democratic presidential candidates' support of affirmative action programs.
Anne Rice
Anne Rice
When Anne Rice wrote Interview with the Vampire, she had no idea it would change her life forever. After her daughter died of leukemia, Rice turned the short story into a novel, which became one of the best selling of all time and was released as a feature film. Her books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide and influenced the Goth youth subculture. In '05, the New Orleans native began writing fictional bios of Jesus. Her second book in this genre is Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana.
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
UCLA Law Professor addresses the presidential candidates' support of affirmative action programs. (3:18)
A respected scholar on law and race, professor Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw splits her time between the UCLA and Columbia law schools. The Harvard alum co-founded the African American Policy Forum and was a founding member of the Women's Media Initiative. She also facilitated workshops for civil rights activists in Brazil and constitutional court judges in South Africa. Crenshaw recently wrote an article in the winter issue of Ms on how civil rights language has been used to try to halt affirmative action.