Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show during this hour as well as each Thursday from 3-4pm est. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress.

Here are the guests Michele interviewed along with the topics they discussed.

1. Monique Morris, Co-Founder of the National Black Women’s Justice. Her Twitter handle is @MoniqueWMorris.

Michele and Monique discuss Monique's book, "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools."

2. Donald Cravins, Senior VP of Policy at National Urban League of Washington. His Twitter handle is @DCravins.

Michele and Donald discuss the National Urban League's annual "State of Black America" report. This year's report is titled "Locked Out: Education, Jobs & Justice." (Report link --> http://tinyurl.com/zasd59g)

Michele Jawando's Twitter handle is @MicheleJawando. Before working at the Center for American Progress, she served as general counsel and senior advisor to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), where she was responsible for a wide-ranging portfolio of policy issues pertaining to the federal judiciary and nominations; voting rights; women and labor issues; LGBT issues; education; telecommunications; technology; and ethics.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.