The usual CNN simplicity. I’m glad that Zahn was open enough, at least, to include voices like Roland Martin, Chuck D, Michael Eric Dyson, Tim Wise, Keith Boykin, Byron Hurt, etc.

I don’t think it’s nitpicking to say that it would have been better if the author-talking-head roster had included some bonifide hiphop feminists.

It also could have included a comment from Paul Porter (although Roland, to his credit, kept trying to go in that direction), but perhaps that would have cut too close to home. (Perhaps folks like Paul have to write books and/or produce documentaries to get in the national-broadcast guest booker “mix.” Sad reality.)

The show’s online if you missed it—AND WANT TO PAY FOR IT. Hmmm…….. CNN’s not exploiting Blaxploitation during Black History Month, is it?  🙂