Our ELECTION EP with the best possible guest for the subject, our Max documentary Gumbo Coalition’s Marc Morial! He’s a civil rights leader who turned out a record Black and Latine vote in 2020, president of the National Urban League, fmr mayor of New Orleans, spouse of CBS News’ Michelle Miller, son of Sybil Morial & first-black-mayor of New Orleans Dutch Morial and just a helluva good guy! We talk about 4 years of documenting him with 2-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple, filming our scene with Jared Kushner, updates for Gumbo Coalition fans and talk of what's at stake and what's ahead for the 2024 Election. We go DEEP.
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00:01:10 R+R Our background with Marc Morial & Max’s Gumbo Coalition
00:03:00 Trailer - Max’s Gumbo Coalition
00:04:45 R+R Marc’s basic background, making Max’s Gumbo Coalition, Whitney Young, the National Urban League, recent death of Marc’s mother / civil rights leader Sybil Morial, Dutch Morial as first black mayor of New Orleans, college friends with Martin Luther King, a civil rights love story, Medgar Evers’ murder, Marc’s time as New Orleans mayor
00:11:15 R+R Marc’s wife Michelle Miller of CBS News, wonderful fun Gumbo scene with Marc’s kids Mason & Margeaux first time voting, adding UnidosUS’ Janet Murguia to the film
00:15:30 R+R Marc’s arc from trying to work with Trump to opposition, our scene with Jared Kushner
00:19:00 R+R How Marc helped beat Trump in 2020, President Biden talks with Marc, live on January 6th
00:21:00 R+R Why have so many Black & Latine gone MAGA in last 4 years? Ruth’s personal background with the subject
00:26:45 Marc Morial - Becoming recent empty nest-er, recent passing of his mother Sybil
00:29:30 MM Making Max’s Gumbo Coalition was one of great experiences of his life, talk of a sequel or docu-series, how Barbara Kopple and our team works, invasiveness
00:41:30 MM Most frequent question he gets from Max’s Gumbo Coalition viewers, Missouri Urban League’s Save Our Sons prisoner to society program
00:43:30 MM Currently working with Biden White House & Kamala Harris on big housing initiative
00:46:15 MM Marc’s 2018 Jared Kushner meeting, trying to work with Trump White House, getting Criminal Justice Reform First Step Act passed, Cori Booker, Van Jones, Hakeem Jeffries, Cedric Richmond, Marc can “take a punch,” Charlottesville, January 6th
00:53:00 MM Marc as History Expert, how it informs his work with National Urban League, his take on where we are in History right now, the Age of Darkness, anti-intellectualism
00:57:30 MM Why Marc remains an eternal optimist, we’re not alone, outlook on Election 2024
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Watch Gumbo Coalition on Max
https://www.max.com/movies/gumbo-coalition/bf725175-769e-4e2c-8204-f3f1f04d6b77
Watch Marc weekly on his show America’s Black Forum
https://www.americasblackforum.com/
Follow Marc on social media
X - @MARCMORIAL
IG - @marcmorial
Check out the National Urban League
Follow & message Ruth:
IG @RuthVaca
IG @VeganishVegetarian
Follow & message Ray:
X @RayNowosielski
IG @BigPlayRay2023
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