In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on June 22, two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter discusses her new book, “The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther,” dives deep on her creative process, and reflects on how her work has helped define Black st ... Show More
Jan 2025
First Look with The Post's Jonathan Capehart, Dan Balz, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will
In this final episode of CAPEHART, Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about the top headlines of the week including the latest with the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees and President Biden’s p ... Show More
33m 19s
Jan 2025
Shyam Sankar on next phase of the artificial intelligence revolution
Shyam Sankar, Palantir Technologies CTO, joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss the impact of AI on companies across industries and America’s global technological competitiveness.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, December 5, 2024.
19m 11s
Sep 2021
Celebrating Black Fashion
As a Black girl in Detroit, Tracy Reese loved making her own clothes and attending the famed Ebony Fashion Fair with her mother. Today, she’s one of the most well-known designers in fashion. Michelle Obama, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Oprah Winfrey have all worn ... Show More
33m 36s
Jul 2023
Blair Kelley, "Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class" (LIveright, 2023)
In the United States, the stoicism and importance of the “working class” is part of the national myth. The term is often used to conjure the contributions and challenges of the white working class – and this obscures the ways in which Black workers built institutions like the rai ... Show More
45m 1s