#BackChannel: Celebrity Activism And 'O.J.: Made In America'




The State of Things show

Summary: In the past two weeks, violence by and against police has dominated headlines and rattled the country. Protests from movements like #BlackLivesMatter continue while celebrities use speeches and social media as a platform to make their voices heard. Meanwhile, the ESPN documentary series "O.J.: Made In America" looks at race relations since the 1960s through the life of former athlete O.J. Simpson. Host Frank Stasio talks with pop culture experts Natalie Bullock Brown, professor of film and