Mayoral Debate; Condoleezza Rice Confirmation Hearings; Mario & Melvin Van Peebles
Mayoral Debate
"AirTalk" Host Larry Mantle moderates the first-ever Young Professionals Mayoral debate. Present were candidates Bob Hertzberg, Sen. Richard Alarcon, Councilman Parks and Councilman Villaraigosa.
Condoleezza Rice Confirmation Hearings
Larry discusses today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearings of Dr. Condoleeza Rice to be the Secretary of State in President Bush’s cabinet. Joining Larry is David Menefee-Libey, professor of Politics at Pomona College, California Congressman Xavier Becerra, 31st District, Arnold Steinberg, political consultant & writer, and Ken Matsugi, Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute.
Mario & Melvin Van Peebles
Larry Mantle talks with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles. Melvin Van Peebles, father of Mario, was the man behind the groundbreaking 1971 independent film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song.” The film ushered in a new genre of action films with black stars, which would come to be called “Blaxploitation” films. Mario Van Peeble’s recent film “BAADASSSSS!”, which was just nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, tells the story of his father journey while making “Sweet Sweetback” three decades ago.