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Monday, July 22, 2019: Jaleel White, Mavis Staples and more

Today on q: actor Jaleel White, q screen panel with Tina Hassannia and Kiva Reardon, filmmaker Nobu Adilman, gospel singer Mavis Staples.
Today on q: actor Jaleel White, q screen panel with Tina Hassannia and Kiva Reardon, filmmaker Nobu Adilman, gospel singer Mavis Staples. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC, Disney/The Associated Press, CBC Docs, Getty Images)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Actor Jaleel White talks about owning his legacy as Steve Urkel, growing up as a child star and reconnecting with his mom on a new reality TV show.
  • The q screen panel compares The Lion King to the much talked-about trailer for Cats, which has the internet reacting in horror.
  • Filmmaker Nobu Adilman tells us why he wanted to make a documentary about the many hopefuls who auditioned for the part of Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
  • Gospel singer Mavis Staples explains why she feels she still has a lot of work to do when it comes to speaking out against bigotry in America.

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