Media

Every interview, article and appearance, past and future. When Charles has his own copy, it plays right here. Every entry also links to the original source. The arrest records and recordings from August 22, 2014 are on The 2014 Story.

Charles Belk in a gray suit in a TV studio

HOSTED HERE

CNN · NEW DAY · AUG. 28, 2014

“I hope they can start making it about the face and not about the race.”

Live interview with Michaela Pereira, days after his detention.

Original source (CNN transcript) ↗

NEW · VIDEO STORY

From the curb to the statehouse, 2014–2017

Two minutes 44 seconds, made from Charles’s own photos and clips. A 60-second cut is made for social posts and event intros.

60-second cut My Journey

TV

HOSTED HERE · 5:29 The Reid Report with Joy Reid 2014 · Live from Los Angeles Original source ↗ [link]

HOSTED HERE · 6:33 With Ali Velshi: “Walking While Black” 2014 Original source ↗ [link]

HOSTED HERE · 6:32 Consider This: “Fragile Relations” Dec. 2, 2014 Original source ↗ [link]

PLAYS FROM THE SOURCE CBC Annual Legislative Conference panel: “Policing Practices and Minorities” Sept. 26, 2014 c-span.org ↗

HOSTED HERE NBC4 Los Angeles news report 2014 Original source ↗ [link]

HOSTED HERE Good Day Charlotte 2015 Original source ↗ [link]

Also on

Print and online

THEWRAP · SEPT. 2, 2014 ↗ Wrongfully Detained Black TV Producer’s Arrest Record Probably Won’t Go Away The story behind #AutoErase™. ABC7 · 2014 ↗ Beverly Hills police apologize for arresting black producer Original headline, as published.

BOSS Mann Magazine Oct./Nov. 2015 cover featuring Charles Belk

BOSS MANN MAGAZINE · OCT./NOV. 2015 · HOSTED HERE (PDF) Cover story: Boss Mann of the Month, “Fit the Description.” What’s changed since August 22, 2014?

D.O.M. Magazine tear sheet of Charles Belk's first-person piece

D.O.M. MAGAZINE · 2014 · HOSTED HERE (PDF) When You “Fit the Description”: Charles’s first-person account, by Charles Belk

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE · SPRING 2016 The Right Not To Remain Silent

FULLERTON OBSERVER · OCT. 2015 His talk to a Cal State Fullerton criminology class, his second visit that year

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Radio and podcasts

Interviews from 2017 to 2026, plus the 2024 South Africa radio run: CapeTalk, Power FM 98.7, Bush Radio, Talk Radio Europe and about 10 community stations.

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Speeches

NAACP National Convention, Baltimore, 2017: “Full Circle” (11 min)
Durham proclamation remarks, 2016
12min.me, Budapest, 2019
American school, Buenos Aires, 2022

ALL HOSTED HERE

Covering Charles? Media contact: Mark Williams, book@charlesbelk.com. High-resolution photos and bios are in the press kit. Open the press kit →