Videos

The Manhattan Institute held a discussion on the topic of Black Patriotism with Glenn Loury and John Wood Jr. on Veterans Day.

Historians and scholars discussed African American history from 1776 to the present day.

Community activists and journalists talked about the challenges of poverty, gang violence, and drug addiction in low-income communities. Among the panelists were NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sand…

Panelists talked about a National Academy of Sciences report on the origins and effects of growing incarceration rates in the U.S. According to the report, the increase in incarceration rate…

Panelists discussed ways of maintaining family cohesiveness in the African-American community. Topics included innovative social structures such as those which could serve as teachers for yo…

Panelists discussed controversies about books in which they had been involved and other incidents about political correctness issues. William Styron is the author of The Confessions of Nat T…

Professor Darity moderated a discussion of racial inequality after each of the panelists made a presentation, some with slides. They also responded to questions from members of the audience.…

Professor Glenn Loury talked about his book, The Anatomy of Racial Inequality, published by Harvard University Press. In it, he writes about the depressed conditions of much of black society…

As part of an annual debate program, participants debated whether the U.S should pay reparations for slavery. Among the issues they addressed were the current state of race relations, the so…

Scholars talked about African-American participation in the legal profession and what the black community should expect from black lawyers. Following their remarks they answered questions fr…

Mr. Loury talked about the economics of welfare and how social policy addressed moral issues associated with poverty. He said that legislation was often directed at influencing parental choi…

Boston University Professor and Director of the school’s Institute on Race & Social Policy Glenn Loury, and Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree talked about urban issues in Boston …

Professor Glenn Loury discussed racial and social equality and how to achieve them. He believed there were no politically feasible racially-based solutions to the problems of the black poor.…

The panelists talked about the importance of the New Deal in postwar U.S. politics through the continuing debate over programs such as social security and welfare. Following their prepared r…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the 1995 Equal Opportunity Act. Members heard testimony from other members of Congress, legal scholars, and public inte…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The subcommittee reviewed federal affirmative action policies for the first time and could propose legislation to reform the existing rules. Witnesses testified about race and sex preference…

House Ways and Means Subcommittee members heard testimony on illegitimacy and its connection to welfare. Witnesses summarized historical changes in rates of illegitimacy and the role it has …

Boston University Economics Professor Glenn Loury spoke before the American Enterprise Institute’s Bradley Lecture Series. A member of the Institute’s Council of Academic Advisors and a cons…

Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee held a hearing on legislation to reform the Civil Rights Act of 1990 that Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Massachuset…