The Changing Political Landscape in Los Angeles; Ken Burns' New Documentary: "Unforgivable Blackness--The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson"; Robert Olen Butler
The Changing Political Landscape in Los Angeles
Raphael Sonenshein, Professor of Political Science, Cal State Fullerton, Kathy Feng, Voting Rights Attorney, Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, Connie Rice, civil rights attorney (and SCPR Board member), and Fernando Guerra, PhD., Associate Professor of Political Science, Loyola Marymount University, join Host Larry Mantle for a discussion of the changing political landscape in Los Angeles. Together they look at the evolving political voice of the African-American, Asian-American, and Latino communities of Los Angeles.
Ken Burns' New Documentary: "Unforgivable Blackness--The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson"
Larry Mantle talks to acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest documentary on Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century.
Robert Olen Butler
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Olen Butler joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss his latest book, Had a Good Time: Stories From American Postcards (Grove Press). It is a collection of stories based on old postcards found by Mr. Butler. He spins a story off each postcard’s message and image, creating imaginative stories from a few lines written by a complete stranger.