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Wed, Nov 12, 2008 -- 10:00 AM
African-Americans and Gay Marriage
African-American voters turned out in overwhelming numbers across the nation last Tuesday. According to exit polls, about 70 percent of California's black voters voted for Prop. 8, banning gay marriage. We discuss tensions between the gay and black communities.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Andrea Shorter, volunteer with No on Prop. 8 who worked to get out the vote in African-American communities in San Francisco and Oakland
- Ange-Marie Hancock, associate professor of political science at USC specializing in race, gender and sexual orientation in politics
- Brenda Bennett, head of public affairs ministry at Sacramento's Calvary Christian Center, which led the Yes on Prop. 8 effort in Sacramento
- David Binder, principal of David Binder Research
