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Steve Luxenberg | Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation

• Recorded Feb 21, 2019

A 30-year writer and senior editor at The Washington Post , Steve Luxenberg has overseen reportage that has won a host of awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes for explanatory journalism. He is the author of Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey in a Family… more

African American Author Events Citizenship Law Philadelphia Philadelphia History Politics General Research
Chris Wilson | The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose

• Recorded Feb 7, 2019

In conversation with State Representative Jordan A. Harris Convicted of murder at 18 and sentenced to life in prison with no hope of release, Chris Wilson began to improve himself through study, physical fitness, and even started a business. For… more

African American Author Events Biography & Autobiography Law General Research Self-Help Business & Entrepreneurs Social Science
David Levering Lewis | The Improbable Wendell Willkie: The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country, and Conceived a New World Order

• Recorded Sep 26, 2018

In conversation with Sam Katz, civic entrepreneur and executive producer of History Making Productions Professor emeritus of history at New York University, David Levering Lewis won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and 2001 for his “superb” ( The… more

Author Events Biography & Autobiography Law Philadelphia History Politics History
Sarah McBride | Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

• Recorded Jun 7, 2018

In conversation with State Representative Brian K. Sims , former staff counsel for policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association. Sims recently stepped down as both the president of the board of directors of Equality Pennsylvania and as… more

Author Events Biography & Autobiography Body, Mind & Spirit Law LGBTQ Self-Help
Edward Snowden in Conversation with Jeremy Scahill | The Surveillance State Then and Now

• Recorded Sep 11, 2017

Watch the video here . In 2013 NSA contractor Edward Snowden shook the pillars of the worldwide intelligence community when he revealed a trove of highly classified information that exposed astonishingly widespread mass U.S. surveillance… more

Computers Databases & Electronic Resources Government Information Law Politics Technology Digital Media
Natashia Deon | Grace

• Recorded Jul 20, 2016

Natashia Deón's debut novel Grace depicts the violent, terrifying world of the antebellum South, where the emancipation of slaves can bring anything but freedom. She is "not merely another new author to watch. She has delivered something whole,… more

African American Author Events Fiction Law Literature History
Shirin Ebadi | Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran

Recorded Mar 16, 2016

Both the first Muslim woman and the first Iranian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired people all over the globe through her pioneering legal work. Her books include Iran Awakening: One Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Life and… more

Author Events Biography & Autobiography Law Politics Humanities

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