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John McWhorter talked about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included his careers as a linguist and as a commentator on race. He responded to telephone calls and electro…

John McWhorter talked about his book, All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America, published by Gotham. In his book Mr. McWhorter argues that hip-hop and rap are counterproducti…

John McWhorter, appearing by remote access from New York City, talked about his latest book, All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America, published by Gotham. Topics included th…

As part of a conference celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the release of Allan Bloom’s The Closing of The American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the…

In Depth focused on the lives and writings of numerous authors. Authors included Shelby Foote, Ray Kurzweil, Taylor Branch, John Hope Franklin, David Lewis, Shelby Steele, Harold Holzer, Nel…

John McWhorter talked about his writings on race, ethnicity, and cultural issues as well as other topics in the news. He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Race and E…