Brian Lehrer’s video picks for the week of 12/16/09. Be sure to tune in to Brian on CUNY TV each Wednesday at 7:30pm and on WNYC Radio every day at 10am!
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Duration : 0:9:41
Brian Lehrer’s Web Video Picks: 12/16/09
Fela and Human Rights
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http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2009/12/10/segments/145894
Today is Human Rights Day. Kevin Mambo, actor playing Fela Kuti in the Broadway musical Fela!; and Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, talk about the day and the lessons of Fela Kuti’s life. He also reacts to the President’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech today.
Duration : 0:4:50