Topic: Hln

2 chapters across the catalog

72: Duke Power
8:08 - 12:16

72: Duke Power

Nancy Grace and Media Portrayal of Wealthy Defendants

A 2006 clip features Nancy Grace highlighting the high property values of the defendants' homes in New York and New Jersey. The hosts analyze how the media used the players' wealthy backgrounds to suggest they would escape justice regardless of guilt. Mo provides local context as a resident of Durham during the events, noting the tension between the community and the affluent "preppy" student body.

48: Shootist
2:50:21 - 2:59:15

48: Shootist

The "Snuff Song" and the Myth of Black-on-Black Crime

The hosts coin the term "snuff songs" to describe music that celebrates murder. They critique activists on HLN and comedian D.L. Hughley for claiming "black-on-black crime" is a myth. While Hughley argues crime is about proximity and biology, Mo Facts points out the mathematical reality: black men make up 6.5% of the population but a vastly disproportionate volume of homicide victims and perpetrators.