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HARDtalk: Debra Lee, BET President

15/04/2008

Debra Lee, BET President

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Stephen Sackur talks to BET President Debra Lee.

Stephen Sackur talks to Debra Lee, the chief executive of the biggest US TV network aimed at a black audience. Has America overcome the poisonous legacy of slavery and racism?

The US presidential candidate Barack Obama wrote a book called 'The Audacity of Hope'. One of his most audacious hopes is that racial politics will no longer define a black man's bid to become president of the United States. Debra Lee is the chief executive of the biggest US TV network aimed at a black audience. Has America really overcome the poisonous legacy of slavery and racial prejudice?

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