Saturday on MHP … it’s our first-ever split show!!!! On the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday – the violent clash between civil rights marchers and state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- Melissa Harris-Perry will be live from Selma, Alabama, while Dorian Warren holds down the nerdland fort in New York. We have a slew of incredible guests... read more
Saturday on MHP … it’s our first-ever split show!!!! On the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday – the violent clash between civil rights marchers and state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- Melissa Harris-Perry will be live from Selma, Alabama, while Dorian Warren holds down the nerdland fort in New York. We have a slew of incredible guests... read more
13-year-old Parker reads out some of the messages guests have left to her in the past year in "Parker's Book," which has become the historical record of Nerdland. watch
Are the qualities of being a genius something that can be seen? Danielle Allen, Ai-Jen Poo, George Lewis and Kelley Remole discuss how society defines what it means to be a genius. watch
Would those who marched in Selma be better honored by medals or by strengthening the 1965 Voting Rights Act? Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., Ari Berman, Akhil Reed Amar and Amy Goodman join to discuss. watch
Congress is gearing up for yet another battle over No Child Left Behind, but what are they planning to do and will testing remain at the law's core? Lily Eskelsen Garcia, President of the National Education Association, joins to discuss. watch
Melissa Harris-Perry bids farewell to "Parks and Recreation" character Leslie Knope, whose "unreserved adoration" for the power of local government was infectious. watch
Does the controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress mark a new low in U.S.-Israeli relations? NBC's Kristen Welker and Rep. Greg Meeks, D-N.Y., joins to discuss. watch
Sunday on MHP… We’ll discuss the upcoming speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before Congress—it comes at a critical time in the efforts to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions and just ahead of Israel’s elections. Several lawmakers have vowed to skip the speech including—one of our guests. Joining us in #nerdland is New York... read more
Melissa Harris-Perry’s 'Footsoldier' is Crystal Valentine, a 20-year-old Bronx native who wants to use her poetry to get New York City youth involved in politics. watch
With Kelly Osbourne leaving “Fashion Police” over co-host Giuliana Rancic’s remarks about Zendaya Coleman's hair, the MHP guests have a conversation about the politics of black hair. watch
Melissa Harris-Perry notes that Patricia Arquette's comments after the Oscars revealed a misunderstanding of a key feminist concept – “that marginal identities like gender, race, sexual orientation and class are fundamentally intersecting.” watch
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