# Kerry Washington and 'The Whoopi Monologues,' a New Black Panther, and an Argument for Term Limits

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Podcast: [Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880)
Published: 2026-07-28T10:00:00+00:00
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Van and Rachel react to the recasting of Black Panther, a cheating scandal in the WNBA, and the White House Correspondents' Dinner before welcoming actor Kerry Washington to discuss the revival of ‘The Whoopi Monologues’ and the importance of theater. Plus, Representative James Clyburn says Black voters let Kamala down, and a respectability politics discussion about Tuskegee University. (0:00) Intro (20:08) David Jonsson is Black Panther (29:36) WNBA cheating scandal (39:17) White House Correspondents Dinner (52:26) Kerry Washington joins the show (1:28:09) Representative James Clyburn and the argument for term limits (1:48:40) Tuskegee University’s dress code (2:02:40) Has Rachel seen this? Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Kerry Washington Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Jacob Cornett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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