The UN Special Rapporteur on Racism delivered his report today –and he didn’t mince his words, "Racism and racial discrimination have profoundly and lastingly marked and structured American society. The US has made decisive progress… However, the historical cultural and human depth of racism still permeate all dimensions of life and American society." Amongst many other things, the report criticizes the U.S. response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

Joining us in studio today are Craig Mokhiber, Deputy Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chandra Bhatnagar, Staff Attorney with the Human Rights Program, American Civil Liberties Union, Damon Hewitt, Assistant Council, NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund and Kali Akuno, Director of Human Rights Education, U.S. Human Rights Network.

Laura Belsey’s Katrina’s Children looks at the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath from the perspectives of nineteen children from New Orleans. And a decade after his last solo album, Mos Def returns with The Ecstatic. We’ll get a taste with the video of Casa Bey. 

Then, veteran media maker Alyce Myatt shares her advice for those trying to navigate the choppy waters of independent media. She is the Executive Director of Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media, which helps filmmakers market and fund their projects.

And we continue with our showcase of the Rethink Afghanistan campaign with a video from Brave New Films. 

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