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The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Season 1 · Episode 31
Race, Gender & Superheroes
6.022mMarch 19, 2015
Larry addresses the backlash against culturally diverse superheroes with Jean Grae, Mike Lawrence, Phil Jimenez and Sana Amanat.
Episodes
- Episode 1State of the Black Protest
- Episode 2Allegations Against Bill Cosby
- Episode 3Obama's State of the Union
- Episode 4U.S.-Cuba Relations
- Episode 5“American Sniper”
- Episode 6Vaccines
- Episode 7Money in Politics
- Episode 8The Culture of Lying in Sports
- Episode 9Obesity in America
- Episode 10The State of Gay Marriage
- Episode 11Black Fatherhood
- Episode 12Designer Babies
- Episode 13America's Relationship with War
- Episode 14Who's Raising Our Kids?
- Episode 15Anti-Vaxxers & Fat Acceptance
- Episode 16He's Just Not That Into U.S.?
- Episode 17Islamophobia in America
- Episode 18Mars 2024
- Episode 19Black Women in America
- Episode 20Bill de Blasio
- Episode 21Guns on Campus
- Episode 22Yes We Cannabis
- Episode 23Ferguson Police Report
- Episode 24High-Tech Moral Dilemma
- Episode 25Oklahoma Frat Scandal & Women in Power
- Episode 26Banning Words
- Episode 27Robin Thicke's Legal Woes & Boxing
- Episode 28Unaccountable Rich People & March Madness
- Episode 29LGBT Groups & The St. Patrick's Day Parade
- Episode 30Starbucks vs Racism & Greedy Preachers
- Episode 31Race, Gender & Superheroes
- Episode 32Starbucks's “Race Together” Campaign
- Episode 33Ted Cruz's Presidential Run
- Episode 34Slut-Shaming
- Episode 35ISIS on Tatooine & Bacon Rage at McDonald's
- Episode 36Indiana's Religious Freedom Law
- Episode 37Welfare Restrictions & Fast-Food Wages
- Episode 38Walter Scott Shooting & Rand Paul 2016
- Episode 39The Cost of a College Education
- Episode 40Hillary Clinton's Presidential Bid
- Episode 41Boston Marathon Bomber & The Death Penalty
- Episode 42Snitching in America & Mike Yard's Tax Tips
- Episode 43Aaron Hernandez Verdict & Conspiracy Talk
- Episode 44Britt McHenry & Ben Affleck's Ancestry
- Episode 45Walmart Closures & A Cop's Non-Lethal Force
- Episode 46Biking While Black & California's Drought
- Episode 47Preaching on Mars & Teacher-Student Sex
- Episode 48Bruce Jenner's Gender Transition
- Episode 49Baltimore Riots
- Episode 50Baltimore Unrest & “Thug” Debate
- Episode 51Baltimore Gang Truce & Gay Marriage Fears
- Episode 52Baltimore Unrest & The Origins of Racism
- Episode 53Cinco de Mayo & Muhammad Art Show Shooting
- Episode 54Hillary Clinton in Brooklyn & Menopause Debate
- Episode 55Thursday Cray Day & Mother's Day Tribute
- Episode 56Bigoted Educators & Racist San Francisco Cops
- Episode 57Morgan Freeman on Soul Daddy & FLOTUS Critics
- Episode 58Cuban Test for Ted Cruz & Filming the Police
- Episode 59Student vs Jeb Bush & “Mad Men” Finale
- Episode 60Cannes Controversy & Pornified Society
- Episode 61Drinkable Sewage & Josh Duggar Abuse Scandal
- Episode 62FIFA Scandal & “The Briefcase”
- Episode 63Jefferson Davis Day & Dennis Hastert Scandal
- Episode 64Supreme Court Rulings & Police Slowdown
- Episode 65Racist Dr. Seuss & Nebraska Death Penalty
- Episode 66Evan Young's Graduation Speech & TSA Failures
- Episode 67Texas Pool Party Incident & Candidate Roundup
- Episode 68Manhunt in New York & Donald Rumsfeld on Iraq
- Episode 69Viagra for Women & Fox News's Victim-Blaming
- Episode 70Soul Food Sit-Down with Lincoln Chafee
- Episode 71Rachel Dolezal Race Controversy
- Episode 72Donald Trump 2016 & Soul Daddy on Mexico
- Episode 73Crisis in Haiti & Women's Sports
- Episode 74Church Shooting in South Carolina
- Episode 75Confederate Flag Battle in South Carolina
- Episode 76California's Drought & Don Lemon's Race Card
- Episode 77Fox News Ax Gaffe & Confederate Flag History
- Episode 78Obamacare Victory & Boston Bomber Apology
- Episode 79Marriage Equality in the U.S.
- Episode 80Chris Christie's Presidential Bid
- Episode 81Black Church Fires & The Pope's Liberal Ways
- Episode 82Bree Newsome Interview & Dumping Donald Trump
- Episode 83Donald Trump vs POWs & Bill Cosby Backlash
- Episode 84Ashley Madison Hack & Confederate Flag Rally
- Episode 85Gangsta Donald Trump & “All Lives Matter”
- Episode 86Racial Weather & Sandra Bland's Arrest
- Episode 87Bill Cosby Fights Back & Controversial Humor
- Episode 88Carefree Jon Stewart & Gun Control Debate
- Episode 89Cecil the Lion & Tom Brady's Cell Phone
- Episode 90Samuel DuBose Shooting & Plantation Weddings
- Episode 91Joe Biden's Rumored Presidential Run
- Episode 92Senate Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding
- Episode 93GOP Candidates & AP American History Debate
- Episode 94GOP Presidential Debate & Donald Trump
- Episode 95Ferguson Anniversary & Paid Parental Leave
- Episode 96Bernie Sanders & Gender-Neutral Toy Aisles
- Episode 97Jeb Bush, Bernie Sanders & Hillary Clinton
- Episode 98Donald Trump's Chopper & Amazon Work Woes
- Episode 99Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter
- Episode 100Birthright Citizenship & Gay Adoption Ban
- Episode 101Deez Nuts 2016 & Painted Ladies in NYC
- Episode 102Hillary Clinton's Emails & Kim Davis
- Episode 103Buzz Aldrin Interview & Syrian Refugees
- Episode 104Dick Cheney on Iran Deal & NFL Scandals
- Episode 105Oath Keepers & Donald Trump's Tweets
- Episode 106Fake War on Cops & Religion in America
- Episode 107Ben Carson's Rise & #IStandWithAhmed
- Episode 108GOP Primary Debates: Round Two
- Episode 109Bernie Sanders Interview
- Episode 110Gay Army Secretary & Women in Combat
- Episode 111Ahmed Mohamed Interview & Popular Pope
- Episode 112Pope Francis in NYC & Deadly Selfies