BTM Series History
SEASON ONE
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies, at the University of Pennsylvania
OCTOBER 18, 2005
Dr. Thomas Shapiro, Pokross professor of law and social policy, Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2005
Professor Kimberle Crenshaw, Professor of Law, UCLA and Columbia Law Schools
JANUARY 26, 2006
Ann Coulter, New York Times bestselling author
FEBRUARY 7, 2006
Jeff Johnson, Host, “The Jeff Johnson Chronicles,” Black Entertainment Television
MARCH 27, 2006
Roslyn Brock, Vice Chairman, NAACP
APRIL 11, 2006
Karrine Steffans, Author, Confessions of a Video Vixen
SEASON TWO
SEPTEMBER 15, 2006
The Walter L. Kimbrough Leadership Institute Lecture
Dr. Cornel West, Professor of Religion, Princeton University
OCTOBER 17, 2006
A. J. Calloway, Host / Educator / Motivational Speaker / Entrepreneur
NOVEMBER 6, 2006
Joan Morgan, Author, When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost
The Darragh Foundation Lecture
Jonathan Kozol, Author, The Shame of the Nation
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
Dr. Na’im Akbar, Afrocentric Psychologist and Scholar
MC Lyte, Pioneering Hip-Hop Artist
Ward Connerly, Author, Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences
SEASON THREE
The Coca-Cola Lecture
Ambassador Andrew Young, Civil Rights Icon
The Darragh Foundation Lecture
Juan Williams, Award-winning Journalist and author, Enough – The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America- and What We Can Do About It
Free, Former Co-host, BET’s “106 & Park”
The Clifford and Alma Minton Lecture
Rev. Al Sharpton, Civil Rights Activist
Judge Glenda Hatchett, “Judge Hatchett Show”
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008
Dr. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Director, African American & Diaspora Studies, and Professor of French and Italian, Vanderbilt University; Author, Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip-Hop's Hold On Young Black Women
SEASON FOUR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
James Carville, Political Consultant
OCTOBER 15, 2008
Dr. William Jelani Cobb, Associate Professor of History, Spelman College
Author, "The Devil and Dave Chappelle"
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
Roland Martin, Award Winning Journalist
CNN/ Tom Joyner Morning Show/ Essence Magazine
JANUARY 21, 2009
Dr. Julia Hare, Executive Director
The Black Think Tank
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
Kirk Franklin, Award Winning Gospel Artist
MARCH 25, 2009
Susan L. Taylor, Editor Emerita, Essence Magazine
APRIL 11, 2009
Dr. Charles Murray, Co-Author, "The Bell Curve" and author, "Real Education"
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Michael Steele, Chaiman, RNC
OCTOBER 20, 2009
Dr. Robert Michael Franklin, President, Morehouse College
Author, "Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities"
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Tim Wise, Anti-racism Activist
Author, "Between Barack and a Hard Place"
JANUARY 20, 2010
Michelle Singletary, Washington Post Financial Columnist
Author, "The Power To Prosper: 21 Days To Financial Freedom"
MARCH 16, 2010
Iyanla Vanzant, Motivational Speaker
MARCH 25, 2010
Dr. Tricia Rose, Professor, Brown University
Author, "The Hip Hop Wars"
APRIL 21, 2010
Sapphire, Author, "Push"
(Inspiration for the Award-winning film, "Precious")
SEASON SIX
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Author, Georgetown University Professor, and Cultural Critic
OCTOBER 13, 2010
NeNe Leakes, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
OCTOBER 21, 2010
Anya Kamenetz, Author, Generation Debt
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Leslie Sanchez, Political Analyst and Author, "You've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Sarah, Michelle, Hillary, and the Shaping of the New American Woman"
JANUARY 18, 2011
Dr. Steve Perry, Principal, Capitol Prep Magnet School (Hartford, CT) and CNN contributor
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Dr. Ian Smith, Diet/Fitness Expert, "Celebrity Fit Club"; Founder, The 50 Million Pound Challenge
MARCH 17, 2011
Jacque Reid, Media Personality
APRIL 18, 2011
Kandi Burruss, Singer & Songwriter; Member, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"
SEASON SEVEN: The Sisters Speak
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Omarosa, Reality star, author, and entrepreneur
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green For All
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Cheryl "Salt" James, Salt-N-Pepa
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Michelle Alexander, Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
Author, "The New Jim Crow"
JANUARY 19, 2012
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor, Tulane University; MSNBC Contributor
Author, "Sister Citizen"
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Tina Campbell, Mary Mary
MARCH 22, 2012
Mary Matalin, Conservative Strategist
MAY 2, 2012
Tavis Smiley, Journalist, Commentator and Activist
