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Monday, June 8, 2020: Clarke Peters, Natasha Gregson Wagner and more

Today on q: actor Clarke Peters, q screen panel with Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Constance Grady, the Bomb Squad's Hank Shocklee on Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, actress Natasha Gregson Wagner.
Actor Clarke Peters, q screen panel, Hank Shocklee on Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, actress Natasha Gregson Wagner. (Getty Images, NBC, Def Jam Recordings, Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Actor Clarke Peters talks about Spike Lee's new Vietnam War film, Da 5 Bloods, and how little has changed for African Americans to this day.

  • On this week's q screen panel, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Constance Grady discuss how the protests against police brutality have forced TV writers and producers to rethink their depiction of law enforcement on the small screen.

  • Hank Shocklee of the legendary production team the Bomb Squad celebrates the 30th anniversary of Public Enemy's seminal album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

  • Actress Natasha Gregson Wagner, the daughter of Hollywood icon Natalie Wood, tells her mother's story from her perspective in a new memoir and HBO documentary.

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