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Daily Video October 01 2020

How this city's top prosecutor uses the arts to support criminal justice reform
A program to support artists who have served prison time is just one example of "progressive prosecution"
FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Biden and Senator Harris shake hands before the start of the second night of the second U.S. 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate in Detroit
Daily Video August 12 2020

Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as running mate
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has chosen California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.
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Post June 18 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus—Week 12: Processing progress
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg It was Week 12. …
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Post June 10 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus -- Week 11: No Justice, No Peace
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg Week 11 of remote …
Organizers and clergy hold a Poor People's Campaign rally at the U.S. Capitol
Daily Video May 18 2020

How felony convictions affect voting rights
In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber's plan to fight voter suppression.
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Post April 10 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 2 -- Vibe check
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura by Sari Beth Rosenberg “How is everyone feeling?,” I …
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Daily Video July 17 2015

Politicians rethink criminal justice
President Barack Obama and Republicans are having a rare moment of agreement over the need to change the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Daily Video June 29 2015

Rikers Island announces reforms following death of former inmate
The reforms were spurred in part by the death of Kalief Browder, a former Rikers inmate who was accused of stealing a backpack at age 16.
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