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... policy. Colin Powell: Our country needs a commander in chief who takes care of our troops, in the same way he would his own family. For Joe Biden, that doesn't need teaching. Amna Nawaz: Earlier today, I spoke with Congressman Jim Clyburn, the number three Democrat in the House ...
... on coronavirus relief and racial injustice. Vickey Gibbs: Be the bridge to equality by demanding and voting in change. Judy Woodruff: Spreading love and fighting for justice, these were Vickey's callings, said her wife, Cassandra , whether that meant attending protests or cooking meals for friends in need. She had ...
... it.” Activists interviewed for this article said they support the movement that Parkland survivors have created. “I think any tragedy, anything that is so traumatic for a community, is worth organizing around,” said Dante Barry, who founded the human rights organization Million Hoodies Movement for Justice. But many recent efforts ...
... is not living up to that potential. Yes, I teach U.S. history and civics, but also aim to teach the whole child. That means teaching them to stand up for what they believe in and fight for justice. Until America does better, I will not pledge allegiance to a ...
... you all for being with us. Father Creedon, to you first. What drove Ted Kennedy? FATHER GERRY CREEDON: Well, I believe he had a passion for peace, for justice, and I think underneath that was a deep conviction about values, about faith. And I think that, in some ways, the ...
... a political science professor at Istanbul University, is stunned at the change in attitude she's seen in the young, Westernized students she's been teaching for decades. Roughly half the country's population is under the age of 25, and she says the Iraq war has put their affection ...
... some of the reaction to 11 September betrays a hatred of America that shames those that feel it. So I believe this is a fight for freedom. And I want to make it a fight for justice too. Justice not only to punish the guilty. But justice to bring those ...
... and the 1880s.So, in a way, when we think about Juneteenth taking place against the backdrop of January 6 and legislation to deny the teaching of Black history and to deny the teaching of our history of racial injustice, they're all connected. They're all intimately linked. We ...
... facts, Judy, not on any sort of exploitation or falsehoods. Judy Woodruff: So, Yamiche, the president also today, as he has before, criticized the protests for racial justice around the country. Give us a sense of what the message was there. Yamiche Alcindor: Well, the president was saying that this ...
... significant issues, how do we treat each other more seriously?” Holly Meyer is global religion news editor for The Associated Press. AP's religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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