E-mail a friendFebruary 27, 2008
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown discusses the upcoming primary in his state and his superdelegate status. The U.S. Human Rights Network's Ajamu Baraka describes how the government's response to Hurricane Katrina survivors is viewed by the global community.
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown was elected to the U.S. Senate in '06, after serving seven terms in the House of Representatives. He also previously served as Ohio secretary of state and was one of the youngest state representatives in Ohio history. Prior to his public service, the Yale grad worked with Ohio State University's Mershon Center, training educators in Poland about democracy, after the Communist government fell. Brown's committee assignments include Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and Veterans' Affairs.
Ajamu Baraka
Ajamu Baraka
Activist and educator Ajamu Baraka is executive director of the U.S. Human Rights Network, a coalition of more than 250 human rights and social justice organizations. A native of Chicago, he's taught political science at several universities and been a guest lecturer at schools throughout the U.S. In '98, Baraka was honored by the international community as one of the 300 human rights defenders from around the world. He's also on the board of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.