Sacramento Legislative Round-Up; Was Bill Cosby Right?; FilmWeek
Sacramento Legislative Round-Up
Larry Mantle talks with KPCC Sacramento reporter Tamara Keith and Jordan Rau, Sacramento reporter for the L.A. Times about the bills that have cleared the Legislature in Sacramento.
Was Bill Cosby Right?
Who is to blame for the disproportionate numbers of African-American youths who end up in prison? Why are so many young blacks unable to stay in school, find good jobs, and stay out of trouble? Comedian Bill Cosby has gained a reputation for his sharp criticism of African-American parenting. Now, in Is Bill Cosby Right? Or has the Black Middle Class Lost its Mind?, author Michael Eric Dyson discusses Cosby’s arguments, accusing the comedian and other elite blacks of oversimplifications and racist attitudes that ignore historical and cultural barriers placed in the way of African-American youngsters. Larry talks with Dyson and Joe Hicks, Vice President of Community Advocates, about the black community, Bill Cosby, and this growing controversy.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including Cinderella Man, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Lords of Dogtown, Rock School, Funny Ha Ha, Shake Hands With the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire, Apres-Vous, Deep Blue, and Stolen Childhoods.