Date Posted: August 13, 2010

The guys in the ‘Barbershop’ talk about radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s incendiary diatribe about racial sensitivity, recent ethics charges against members of the Congressional Black Caucus and former Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater’s moment of fame after making a dramatic exit from his job. Joining the conversation this week: freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette and Republican strategist Ron Christie.

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Date Posted: August 6, 2010

The Barbershop guys have their say about the week in the news. Two prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus face ethics probes, another loses her seat. Hip-hop music star Wyclef Jean says he is running for President of Haiti. And actor Laurence Fishburne’s 19-year-old daughter considers a job as a porn star. Joining the conversation: freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, blogger and Johns Hopkins political science professor Lester Spence and Sports Illustrated reporter Pablo Torre.

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Date Posted: July 30, 2010

In this installment of Tell Me More's weekly Barbershop segment, guest host Rebecca Roberts talks with freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, columnist Gustavo Arellano and writer Matthew Continetti. They discuss former USDA official Shirley Sherrod's vow to bring a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, the anniversary of the famous White House "Beer Summit" between President Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge police officer James Crawley. Other topics include the Arizona immigration law, which partially went into effect yesterday and President Obama's appearance on ABC's "The View."

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Date Posted: July 9, 2010

In this installment of our weekly Barbershop segment, host Michel Martin talks with freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, media critic Eric Deggans and sports writer Keven Blackistone. They discuss NBA superstar LeBron James' primetime TV announcement Thursday of his plans to ditch the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat, who was shut out of the recently announced Emmy nominations and the White House lawsuit against Arizona's measure aimed at curbing illegal immigration.

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Date Posted: July 2, 2010

In this installment of our weekly Barbershop segment, host Michel Martin talks with freelance writer Jimi Izrael; civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar; Republican strategist Marcus Skelton; and Pablo Torre, a reporter for Sports Illustrated. They discuss LeBron James’ status as a free agent, the Supreme Court ruling on the Chicago gun ban and singer Chris Brown’s tearful performance at the BET awards.

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