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Connie On...
 2003 Audio Commentaries
- Civil vs. Gay Rights
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | December 24, 2003
Connie Rice explores the growing debate over civil rights versus gay rights.
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- Trying Saddam
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | December 16, 2003
Connie Rice talks about the capture of Saddam Hussein, and the options the United States has to weigh in deciding whether Saddam should be tried by the Iraqi government or an international court.
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- Top 10 Signs It's Time to Mount a Hostile Takeover of Your Local School District
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | December 3, 2003
From budget shortfalls to teacher shortages, there's a long list of factors that contribute to the “education crisis” in America. But for some school districts, those problems are the result of years of mismanagement, and that fact has led Connie Rice to don her education advocate hat.
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- Democracy in Iraq
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | November 19, 2003
Last week, President Bush outlined what he called a "forward strategy of freedom in the Middle East" and was confident democracy will succeed in Iraq. Connie Rice has been thinking about some of the words in Bush's speech, and what they signify when it comes to the progress the United States is making in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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- Top 10 Signs Race No Longer Matters in America, Part 2
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | November 12, 2003
Due to the popularity of her first top-10 list heard on September 23, Connie Rice shares a second list of the changes she would like to see before she believes America is truly a color-blind society.
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- Controversy Over Justice Dept. Report on Diversity Hiring
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | November 4, 2003
A report about the hiring and promotion of people of color at the U.S. Department of Justice has sparked controversy—pages of the report, outlining the problems and successes toward achieving diversity within the department, were removed before the report was posted publicly on the department's Web site in early October. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Stacey Duffy, senior counsel to the deputy attorney general at the Justice Department, and also with civil rights attorney Connie Rice and Harvard Law School professor and vice dean Charles Ogletree.
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- Danger in Iraq, Gang Shootings at Home
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | October 29, 2003
Connie Rice talks about the ongoing battles in Baghdad compared to the gang battles in America. She discusses the recent murder of Sok Khak Ung, a U.S. Marine Corps corporal who escaped harm in Iraq but was gunned down last weekend in a suspected gang shooting in Long Beach, California.
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- Inner-City Stress
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | October 15, 2003
A recent article in The New York Times suggested that living in certain urban neighborhoods is enough to make you sick. Connie Rice joins Tavis Smiley to discuss how one's health can be affected by the stress of living in some inner-city areas.
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- California's Recall Election Dawns
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | October 7, 2003
Former recall gubernatorial candidate Arianna Huffington weighs in on the recall election day. Also, Connie Rice talks with Tavis Smiley about California politics.
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Ashcroft's New Crime Agenda
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | October 1, 2003
Attorney General John Ashcroft has ordered federal prosecutors to seek the most serious charges possible in almost all criminal cases, making it more difficult for attorneys to strike plea bargains. Connie Rice discusses Ashcroft's new agenda for prosecuting crime in America.
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- 10 Signs Race No Longer Matters in America, Part 1
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | September 23, 2003
Connie Rice shares her list of top 10 signs that race no longer matters in America.
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- California Recall Stalled
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | September 16, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks with commentators Antonio Gonzalez and Connie Rice about the legal and political ramifications of yesterday's federal appeals court ruling postponing California's recall election, originally scheduled for October 7.
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- Commentators' Roundtable, Part 4
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | August 28, 2003
Forty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of justice and equality, delivered in his "I Have a Dream" speech, rang out to thousands of people gathered for the historic March on Washington. In the conclusion of this multi-part series, Connie Rice participates in a discussion about the lasting legacy of the March on Washington.
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- Commentators' Roundtable, Part 3
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | August 27, 2003
Forty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of justice and equality, delivered in his "I Have a Dream" speech, rang out to thousands of people gathered for the historic March on Washington. In the third part of a week-long series, Connie Rice participates in a discussion about the legacy and unfinished business of the March on Washington.
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- Commentators' Roundtabe, Part 2
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | August 26, 2003
Forty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" message of justice and equality to thousands of people who gathered for the historic March on Washington. In the second part of a week-long series, Connie Rice participates in a discussion about the impact, legacy and unfinished business of the March on Washington.
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- Commentators' Roundtable, Part 1
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | August 25, 2003
Forty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" message of justice and equality to thousands of people who gathered for the historic March on Washington. In the first part of a week-long series, Connie Rice participates in a discussion about the impact, legacy and unfinished business of the March on Washington.
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- Videotapes and Juries
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | August 4, 2003
The hung jury in the Donovan Jackson police beating case has raised the question: What do juries see in videotapes that the rest of us don't? Why is their interpretation different than what appears to be the obvious one? Tavis Smiley discusses those and other questions with Brian Dunn, a senior attorney with the Cochran law firm in Los Angeles and a specialist in police misconduct cases. Smiley also speaks with civil rights attorney Connie Rice.
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- Law Enforcement Disparities
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | July 30, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks with Connie Rice about the disparities in law enforcement and how it affects communities of color.
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- What's At Stake with the California Recall Effort
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | July 22, 2003
The California secretary of state said counties have verified more than one-third of the signatures needed to force an election to recall Gov. Gray Davis. Connie Rice talks with Tavis about the status of the recall effort and what's at stake for Gov. Davis, California and the nation if an election is held in the fall.
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- Historical Relationship African Americans have with Africa
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | July 8, 2003
As much of the nation continues to focus on President Bush's five-day trip to Africa, Connie Rice asks: Do African Americans care? Rice explores some of the myths and realities of the often painful and difficult historical relationship many African Americans have with the continent of Africa.
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- Affirmative Action, Part 1
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | June 24, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks with Connie Rice and Elaine Jones, president and director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action yesterday.
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- Is Slavery Disclosure Misguided?
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | June 18, 2003
The city councils in Los Angeles and Chicago have passed ordinances that require companies that do business with the city to disclose whether they've ever profited from slavery. Tavis Smiley talks with Connie Rice about whether or not requiring companies to attest to whether they profited from slavery is misguided.
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- Rampart Blue Ribbon Panel
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | June 11, 2003
Connie Rice talks with Tavis Smiley about being appointed by the Los Angeles Police Commission to head the fifth inquiry into the Rampart scandal involving abuse and corruption by LAPD officers.
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- Post-9/11 Internal Justice Report
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | June 4, 2003
Connie Rice discusses an internal Justice Department report that reveals that the round-up of hundreds of illegal immigrants in the months after the 9/11 attacks were plagued with significant problems that forced many people with no connection to terrorism to languish in jails.
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- Homeland Security
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | May 21, 2003
Tavis Smiley speaks with Connie Rice about homeland security and the 2004 presidential race.
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- Are Drug Courts Worth the Cost?
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | May 13, 2003
Tavis Smiley speaks with Connie Rice about a new report that says drug courts are worth the cost.
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- Racial Wealth Gap
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | May 7, 2003
Tavis Smiley speaks with Connie Rice about how the racial wealth gap may not be as big at the top as it is at the bottom.
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- Former Iraqi Officials
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | April 29, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks to Connie Rice about former Iraqi officials possibly being tried for war crimes by the United States.
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- South Africa
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | April 23, 2003
Tavis Smiley speaks with Connie Rice about South Africa.
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- The Souls of Black Folk
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | April 15, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks to Connie Rice about the 100th anniversary of W.E.B. DuBois' The Souls of Black Folk.
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- War in Iraq: Media Coverage
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | April 4, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks to Connie Rice about the media coverage of the war in Iraq.
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- L.A. Gang Truce
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | March 19, 2003
Tavis Smiley and Connie Rice talk about the truce negotiations she witnessed between several L.A. gang members.
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- Air Force Sex Scandal
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | March 5, 2003
Tavis Smiley and Connie Rice talk about a new sex scandal in the Air Force.
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- Ashcroft Alert
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | February 24, 2003
Connie Rice issues a code red "Ashcroft Alert" in response to a "domestic security enhancement proposal" leaked from the Justice Department.
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- No Child Left Behind?
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | February 17, 2003
Connie Rice tells Tavis Smiley that President Bush's proposed education budget for fiscal year 2004 doesn't make good on the promise to “leave no child behind.”
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- Minority Staff Recruitment
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 31, 2003
Tavis speaks with Connie Rice about a new plan by Republicans to recruit more African Americans and other minorities to the ranks of congressional staffers.
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- Affirmative Action
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 22, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks with Connie Rice about the ambivalence of the Bush administration on affirmative action.
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- Profiling Data
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 14, 2003
Tavis Smiley talks with Connie Rice about new data from the Los Angeles Police Department on racial profiling.
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- Race Roundtable, Part 5
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 10, 2003
Host Tavis Smiley wraps up a five-part round-table discussion on race with regular commentators including Connie Rice. Today's discussion focuses on the future of the dialogue on race.
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- Race Roundtable, Part 4
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 9, 2003
Tavis Smiley conducts the fourth of a five-part round-table discussion on race with regular commentators including Connie Rice.
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- Race Roundtable, Part 3
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 8, 2003
Tavis Smiley conducts the third of a five-part round-table discussion on race with regular commentators including Connie Rice.
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- Race Roundtable, Part 2
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 7, 2003
Tavis Smiley conducts the second of a five-part round-table discussion on race with regular commentators including Connie Rice. Today's discussion focuses on race and the Democratic Party.
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Race Roundtable, Part 1
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 6, 2003
Tavis Smiley conducts the first of a five-part round-table discussion on race with regular commentators including Connie Rice. Today's discussion focuses on race and the Republican Party.
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- Why Men are the Weaker Sex
The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR | January 1, 2003
Connie Rice explains why men are the weaker sex.
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