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The NAACP has wrapped up its Centennial Convention, and The Takeaway is joined by John McWhorter, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to look at the relevance of the 100-year old institution and the challenges it faces in the 21st century.
Yesterday the NAACP wrapped up its Centennial Convention. The Takeaway has been covering the convention all week, from DJ Spooky’s artistic take on the African-America experience to President Obama’s address last night. Today, as part of the ?after the party? conversation, we are joined by John McWhorter to look at the relevance of the 100-year old institution and the challenges it faces in taking on 21st century discrimination. John McWhorter is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Adjunct Professor at Columbia, his latest book is Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English.