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April 29th, 2012
07:27 PM ET

Looking for answers in teen's mysterious disappearance and death

Teen Phylicia Barnes was found dead a year ago. But this week, a man is arrested for her murder. A man very close to her family. Don Lemon talks to Criminal Defense Attorney Holly Hughes.


Filed under: Anchors • CNN Newsroom • Don Lemon
April 29th, 2012
03:06 PM ET

Rate of Interracial Couples in U.S. Skyrockets

The number of interracial couples in this country jumped a whopping 28% in the last decade.  CNN's Don Lemon speaks with Dr. Wendy Walsh about this change, while CNN producers head to the streets (or, rather, the CNN Atrium food court) to get people's first-hand accounts about their experiences being in interracial relationships... and others who remember a time when couples like this were considered by many to be "wrong."


Filed under: Anchors • Don Lemon
April 22nd, 2012
02:30 PM ET

Drinking on the job

Drinking on the job is typically looked down upon right? Martinis at lunch – a little bourbon with clients. It sounds more like a scene for the AMC show Mad Men. And you bet this includes plenty of drinking on the job. But is 2012 shaping up to look more like 1962?
And – are young women losing their right to be mothers? I talk to Human Behavior Expert Dr. Wendy Walsh.


Filed under: Anchors • CNN Newsroom • Don Lemon
April 12th, 2012
01:12 PM ET

Anything Goes in the "Racism Free Zone"

CNN's Don Lemon has a frank talk about race with Diversity Expert Buck Davis, Culture Critic Goldie Taylor and Comedian Dean Obeidallah.

(Note: some viewers my find language offensive)

Tune in every Saturday night at 10pm Eastern for a different kind of news show.


Filed under: Anchors • Don Lemon

Angela Davis: Trayvon's story not unique

Long before the world knew the name Trayvon Martin, 1960s America was deep in a debate over race. One of the people at the forefront of that conversation was Angela Davis. Her years as an activist and cultural leader speaks volumes. Don Lemon talked to Davis about how the Trayvon Martin case has turned into a global conversation.


Filed under: Anchors • Don Lemon

The Psychology of the Lottery Player

Millions waited in lines around the country, hoping to get a piece of the Mega Millions Lottery. Only three won – in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas – and they'll each get a little over $218,000,000. Now, despite the odds, just one in 176 million, people forked over their cash hoping to win. Don Lemon talked with Human Behavior Expert Dr. Wendy Walsh about how excited people got, even with those near impossible odds.


Filed under: Anchors • CNN Newsroom • Don Lemon
March 26th, 2012
01:05 AM ET

No Talking Points: Politicizing Trayvon Martin's Killing

President Barack Obama expressed sympathy for the family of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old who was shot dead by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida on February 26. "If I had a son," the president said, "he'd look like Trayvon." Some Republican presidential candidates seized on those comments, calling them divisive. But Don Lemon asks, who's really politicizing this tragedy?


Filed under: Don Lemon
March 25th, 2012
07:39 PM ET

Could you be a victim of "compassion fatigue?"

Don Lemon talks to Human Behavior Expert Dr. Wendy Walsh.


Filed under: Anchors • Don Lemon
March 11th, 2012
01:15 PM ET

Justice and the Law: Florida teen killed by neighborhood watch captain

A Florida community in disbelief. An unarmed teenager is shot and killed by someone whose job it is to keep the neighborhood safe. And – what if you won $500,000 from the lottery and you were told it was a mistake. Don Lemon talks Justice and the Law with Attorney Holly Hughes.


Filed under: Anchors • CNN Newsroom • Don Lemon
March 10th, 2012
09:53 PM ET

Kony victim reacts to "Kony 2012"

It's been hard to turn on the T.V.– or log onto Facebook or Twitter or email– and not hear about Ugandan warloard Joseph Kony. He's blamed for torturing, killing, and brainwashing children and families in central Africa.

Most had never heard of him until a 30-minute Youtube video called "Kony 2012" went viral.

Evelyn Apoko is one of Kony's victims. She weighs in on "Kony 2012."


Filed under: Anchors • CNN Newsroom • Don Lemon
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