The Most Painful Part of Our History

Michele and Igor sit down with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi.

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Michele and Igor sit down with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to discuss the removal of four confederate monuments and talk to New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi on his new book Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.

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Michele Jawando is a vice president at the Center for American Progress. Igor Volsky is a vice president at the Center. Sally Tucker is the radio coordinator for Communications at the Center. Rachel Rosen is the senior director of Broadcast Communications at the Center.

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