E-mail a friendAugust 28, 2008
On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, Dr. Cornel West, professor of religion at Princeton, and Bennett College president Dr. Julianne Malveaux analyze Sen. Obama's Democratic Party nomination acceptance speech. And, on this 45th anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, Georgia Rep. John Lewis reflects on the March on Washington. Tavis also talks with Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu.
Drs. Julianne Malveaux and Cornel West
Drs. Julianne Malveaux and Cornel West
Princeton professor and Bennett College president debate the Democratic Party acceptance speech of Sen. Barack Obama. (4:12)
Full interview. (9:30)
Recognized for her progressive observations, Julianne Malveaux is president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, NC. She's also an economist—holding a Ph.D. from MIT—commentator and author, whose work appears regularly in a variety of national publications. A renowned scholar, Princeton professor Cornel West has written/edited more than 20 books, including Race Matters and Democracy Matters. Outside of academia, he's been described as an "intellectual provocateur," with lectures, TV and film appearances and spoken-word CDs.
Rep. John Lewis
Rep. John Lewis
Georgia representative tells Tavis why he switched his support from Sen. Clinton to Sen. Obama. (1:46)
Full interview. (7:30)
Georgia Rep. John Lewis is recognized as one of the "Big Six" civil rights movement leaders. As a student, he organized sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters. He also helmed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The son of sharecroppers, the Alabama native was educated at Nashville's Fisk University and American Baptist Theological Seminary. He was on the Atlanta City Council before being elected to the U.S. House in '86. Lewis is the last surviving speaker from the '63 March on Washington.
Sen. Mary Landrieu
Sen. Mary Landrieu
Louisiana senator discusses what needs to be done in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (2:26)
Full interview. (3:40)
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is part of a political family—her father was New Orleans' mayor and her brother is the state's lieutenant governor. Considered a moderate, she's the state's senior senator and first woman elected to a full Senate term. Her committee assignments include Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources. Landrieu, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, is on a mission to keep the Gulf Coast rebuilding effort alive for both the Democratic and Republican parties.