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February 20, 2012
in African American Studies, American History, Current Affairs, Humanities, Political Science, Social Science

The Melissa Harris-Perry Show

February 20, 2012
in African American Studies, American History, Current Affairs, Humanities, Political Science, Social Science

If you missed the debut of MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show this weekend, the network makes most of the episode available online. In her inaugural episode, Harris-Perry covers Mitt Romney and campaign psychology for candidates—including “Daddy Issues”, the GOP progress with Southern voters, union memberships and the middle class, women on

January 11, 2012
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“Michelle” Excerpt from Melissa Harris-Perry’s Sister Citizen

January 11, 2012
in African American Studies, American History, Current Affairs, Humanities, Political Science, Social Science

Following the announcement of her new MSNBC show, starting in February, Melissa Harris-Perry appeared on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report this Monday to discuss her book, Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, addressing the four common stereotyped characters that shape African American women’s identities and how they affect