All episodes of “Velshi Banned Book Club” are now available. Each episode, the author of a banned book joins Ali Velshi to analyze the literature and discuss why their work is part of the book banning epidemic. Listen now: link.chtbl.com/vbbc_social

Listen to the first 2 episodes of “Velshi Banned Book Club,” a new MSNBC podcast hosted by Ali Velshi #velshi . Each week, an author of a banned book will join to analyze the literature & discuss why their work has been banned. Listen now: link.chtbl.com/vbbc_social

Author Angie Thomas will join us next week on the #VelshiBannedBookClub to discuss the heartbreaking relevance of #TheHateUGive - a book we've wanted to feature since the inception of VBBC.

Pick up your copy today - and send us your questions + comments to [email protected].

I first met Viktor Shpot in eastern Ukraine, where he serves as a sergeant & military chaplain on the front lines. I wasn't sure I'd ever see him again - until he got permission to travel to the US. We reunited in New York before he returned to the war. Our reunion 10aET. #velshi

How and when were you first taught about the Holocaust?

We want to hear from you ahead of this week's meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub with #Maus author Art Spiegelman. Please send your stories, and any questions or notes for Spiegelman, to [email protected]. #velshi

This is what the Republican party wants to force on everyone.

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A reminder to the younger anchors and reporters that Mrs. Carter’s first name is pronounced ROSE-uh-lin.

Check us out at our new time on MSNBC!!!

Interested in having a mentor? Learn all about mentorship from Ken Strickland, NBC News' DC bureau chief, and his mentee Jared Blake, senior producer for MSNBC's Velshi on MSNBC: nbcuacademy.com/how-to-get-men…

What are 3 things you should look for in a mentor?

Learn from @msnbc Velshi’s Jared Blake and his mentor, @NBC News’ Ken Strickland, on what makes a strong mentor-mentee relationship: nbcuacademy.com/how-to-get-men…

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Jerry Lawson, the ‘father of the video game cartridge’ engt.co/3B3gYFY

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Vacation mode: On. ✔️ Don't forget to pack Martinelli's for those 🌞 filled beach days.️ #JoyofSummer

I’m gon need to see a menu…😐

My good friend, multimedia artist DonChristian is out with a new performance that was captured by #PBS . It's quite beautiful. It's called 'Volvo Truck & the Girls From Up the Hill.' Please check it out!

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Many of you have asked how my team and I get you the stories we do. Here’s a “Behind the Story” of the Refugees fleeing Ukraine — ⁦NBCU Academy⁩ nbcuacademy.com/catalog/ukrain…

It’s important to know how #BlackHistoryMonth began. Here’s the origin story of BHM as told by some of our friends #velshi Ali Velshi
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Even some of the chapters in American history that are understood to be abhorrent remain wrapped in excuses and myths. Here's the truth about the three-fifths compromise from Imani Perry's new book. #Velshi ow.ly/LiAW50HNF5t

Many historians say Martin Luther King, Jr. would not have been the man he became if not for Bayard Rustin. Here's why Rustin's story is so crucial this #BlackHistoryMonth #Velshi ow.ly/Kxr850HNGVr