This Week On Urban Focus
John L Sampson
State Senator John L. Sampson, the leader of the Democratic Conference, discusses the outlook for 2010 with regard to working in a Republican-controlled body a new governor. Senator Sampson served has been responsible for the day-to-day operations and thelegislative agenda of the Democratic Caucus.
Michael Fauntroy
The Dec. 29 show also includes a discussion with Michael Fauntroy, a political commentator and a professor of public policy at George Mason University, where he teaches courses in civil rights policy and American government and specializes in race and American politics. He is the author of the book, Republicans and the Black Vote, which analyzes the historical relationship between African Americans and the GOP.
Charles Ellison
Also, the show includes an interview with Charles Ellison, the host of “The New School,” the public affairs on the Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Network and a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post, Politico’s “The Arena” and TheRoot.com
Listen to the December 29th show of Urban Focus here:
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Urban Focus is broadcast nation-wide via the Internet every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at http://streaming.intacs.com/clients/medgarevers. In Brooklyn, the program will be aired on BCAT TV on Channel 70 (Cablevision), Channel 56 (Time Warner), Channel 44 (Verizon ) and Channel 84 (RCN). Urban Focus will be broadcast every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and programs will be archived here on the DuBois Bunche Center’s website.
Through interviews with politicians, policy makers, industry practitioners, scholars and expert analysts, Urban Focus will explore a range of issues that affect underserved communities and communities of color from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Cape Town, South Africa. The discussions will serve to both draw attention to problems and highlight solutions for issues of concern to these communities.
