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**Capehart**

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. “Capehart” is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.

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Rashad Robinson is an intersectional leader fighting for equity and justice Jun 29, 2021

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The Color of Change president talks about what power means when it comes to fighting for civil rights.

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield talks about Black Lives Matter and her experiences as a career diplomat Jun 22, 2021

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The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations discusses the importance of addressing uncomfortable truths and her experience in the Rwandan genocide.
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Lonnie Bunch contextualizes this fraught moment in America's racial narrative Jun 15, 2021

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The 14th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution discusses the importance of Juneteenth, the Black Lives Matter movement and the need to face uncomfortable truths about our history.
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HRC's Alphonso David on the fight for LGBTQ equality in 2021 Jun 08, 2021

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This Pride Month, Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David discusses the importance of viewing the fight for LGBTQ equality through an intersectional lens.

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Deon Jones protested George Floyd's murder. He's suing LAPD for shooting him with a rubber bullet. Jun 01, 2021

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"The first thing that happened that I said was, 'God, please don’t let me die here today.'" The musician and entrepreneur shares how his protest experience changed his life.
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Keith Ellison reflects on the year since the murder of George Floyd May 25, 2021

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The Minnesota attorney general discusses the Floyd case and the need for Congress to take immediate action on police reform.

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How Ty Seidule went from revering Robert E. Lee to being one of his fiercest detractors May 18, 2021

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The retired Army brigadier general, professor and author of "Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause" discusses the Confederate general's legacy and its impact on him.

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Opinion by Ty Seidule: What to rename the Army bases that honor Confederate soldiers

Mayor Muriel Bowser discusses the future of Black Lives Matter Plaza and D.C. without Donald Trump May 11, 2021

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The D.C. mayor talked about the coronavirus pandemic, D.C. statehood and more.
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What do progressives think of Joe Biden now that he's president? Rep. Pramila Jayapal is happy. May 04, 2021

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The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus discuses the Biden agenda and her journey to become the first Indian American woman elected to Congress.
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Karol Mason on the killing of George Floyd and the issue we must address: 'The fear of Black people' Apr 27, 2021

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The president of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice discusses the Derek Chauvin trial, policing and how we can heal America's racial wounds.