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... PROTESTER: Every day, every day! PROTESTERS: We will fight for Freddie Gray! GWEN IFILL: Gray's death galvanized large protests and neighborhood unrest, despite appeals for calm by his mother and community leaders. GLORIA DARDEN, Freddie Gray’s mother: I want you all to get justice for my son, but ...
... presence carried the potential of inspiring hope of a coming revolution. But as a frequent participant and observer of conversations that deal with the quest for racial justice, I know better than to place too much hope in these optics. For one, movements toward racial justice have always attracted a ...
... frequented in high school. Instead, I said that I too knew how they felt, and I too saw what they saw, and I too wanted justice for the murders of young men and women of color. I also mentioned how their feelings might be further complicated by having relatives in ...
... staying in the U.S. But even that may not speed things up. Cheryl Little is the executive director of the South Florida nonprofit Americans for Immigrant Justice. CHERYL LITTLE, Americans for Immigrant Justice: Cases have been backlogged for years. I mean, I think that the number now is something ...
... book “Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education Ron Brownstein, editorial director for Atlantic Media and a columnist for National Journal Related: Educational resources for teaching students about Brown v. Board of Education
... states, i.e. Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, back under the pre-clearance conditions. Those states would have to ask the U.S. Department of Justice for approval before changing any voting conditions such as district lines or polling places. The new bill also outlines a "bail-in" process, meaning ...
... three South Africans currently teaching in the U.S. about what Mandela meant to them and their country. Keep an eye on the Rundown blog for breaking news throughout the day, our home page for show segments, and follow @NewsHour for the latest. TOP TWEETS Some of the South Africa ...
// In this 1987 MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour report, Paul Solman reported on workers' attempt to buyout the General Dynamics shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and spoke with Chris Mackin, a leader in the worker ownership movement. Paul Solman: Worker ownership: When I joined the labor force in 1970, it was the dream of many an "alternative" business,...
In a scene described as having "the fervor of a civil rights rally of the 1960s" supporters of the Americans with Disabilities Act climb the steps of the Capitol without their walkers, crutches and wheelchairs on Mar 12, 1990. Photo by Terry Ashe/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images The Americans with Disabilities Act is 23 years old...
Unclaimed finish line bags remain at the scene of the blasts. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. And sometimes, politics just takes a pause. With more questions than answers in the hours since two explosions rocked the scene at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, it's unclear just yet how far-reaching the implications of...
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