The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Jelani Cobb on the Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers, ‘The Matter of Black Lives,’ and the Problem With Moderate Democrats

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About the episode

Bakari is joined by New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb to talk about the Haitian asylum seekers currently at the Texas border (1:00); 'The Matter of Black Lives,' a new collection of essays on race published in The New Yorker (6:36); and how to turn the Black Lives Matter movement into long-term political power (10:35).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Jelani Cobb

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

Additional Production: Kaya McMullen and Bobby Wagner

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