TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture

Hurricane Kanye (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary

After Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005, Kanye West goes on NBC's telethon Concert for Hurricane Relief and famously says, "George Bush doesn't care about Black people" to a live national audience. This becomes one of the ...See moreAfter Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005, Kanye West goes on NBC's telethon Concert for Hurricane Relief and famously says, "George Bush doesn't care about Black people" to a live national audience. This becomes one of the very first viral moments, but more importantly, a spark that galvanized a generation laying the groundwork for the Black Lives Matter movement. See less

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Name	Known for
Ye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Gatsby (2013)
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Tarriona 'Tank' Ball Self Self See fewer	Dee & Friends in Oz (2024)
Yasiin Bey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Italian Job (2003)
Beyoncé Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Wolf Blitzer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Todd Boyd Self Self See fewer	The Wood (1999)
Douglas Brinkley Self Self See fewer	The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Jim Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mars Attacks! (1996)
Michael Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	New Orleans Story (2008)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Jonathan Sway Calloway Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Death Wish (2018)
Andrew Card Self Self See fewer	The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
John Carlos Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Swagger (2021)
David Chalian Self Self See fewer	ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Jen Chaney Self Self See fewer	Getting LOST (2024)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Harry Connick Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hope Floats (1998)
Anderson Cooper Self - CNN Anchor Self - CNN Anchor See fewer	Chappie (2015)
Leonardo DiCaprio Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Inception (2010)
Lou Dobbs Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	State of Play (2009)
Michael Eric Dyson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Waist Deep (2006)
Frank Fernandez Self Self See fewer	London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012)
Will Ferrell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Lisa France Self (as Lisa Respers France) Self (as Lisa Respers France) See fewer	TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024)
Big Freedia Self Self See fewer	Self/less (2015)
Sybrina Fulton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Marshall (2017)
Arsenio Hall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Faith Hill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Stepford Wives (2004)
Craig Hodges Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	NBA Hardwood Classics (1992)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Jay-Z Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Van Jones Self Self See fewer	The Messy Truth with Van Jones (2016)
Larry King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Eriq La Salle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ER (1994)
Van Lathan Jr. Self (as Van Lathan) Self (as Van Lathan) See fewer	The Reaping (2007)
Charles Latibeaudiere Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Veronica Mars (2014)
Matt Lauer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Land of the Lost (2009)
Harvey Levin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Volcano (1997)
Jerry Lewis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Rachel Lindsay Self Self See fewer	Made for Love (2021)
Tracy Martin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (2018)
Mike Myers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Ray Nagin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Labou (2008)
Nelly Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Longest Yard (2005)
John Oliver Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
George Pataki Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Frank Radice Self Self See fewer	Today (1952)
Charles Rangel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (1993)
Tommie Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Because They Believed
Taylor Swift Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023)
Danny Thomas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
Dexter Thomas Self Self See fewer	Vice News Tonight (2016)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Chris Tucker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Oprah Winfrey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Ashonta Wyatt Self Self See fewer	TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024)
Paula Zahn Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Murphy Brown (1988)