Al McFarlane on race, media and his long career

Al McFarlane is the publisher of Insight News, a black-owned newspaper he founded back in the 1970s. The paper serves the African-American community in Minneapolis and St. Paul both on newsstands and online.

In a time of division in our country, he joined the program for a conversation about race, media, and community.

To hear the whole conversation use the audio player above.

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