Jan 04 Biden hasn’t contacted Anita Hill, weeks after saying he owes her an apology By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he hasn't contacted Anita Hill, weeks after saying he owed her an apology for her treatment during the 1991 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Continue reading
Oct 14 Nearly 3 decades later, Anita Hill sees the needle moving on sexual harassment By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press It’s been 26 years since Anita Hill, soft-spoken and deliberate in her bright blue suit, sat before a Senate panel and detailed the lurid sexual harassment charges that would transfix a nation. Clarence Thomas went on to the Supreme Court,… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 15:21 Why the Trump tape started a national conversation about sexual assault By PBS News Hour A 2005 tape of Donald Trump speaking lewdly about women and describing sexual assault has gone far beyond politics, sparking a national discussion and an avalanche of reactions on social media after Kelly Oxford encouraged people to share their stories. Continue watching
Apr 08 Gwen’s Take: Shocker then, shocker now By Gwen Ifill At a time when a debate about the correct way to eat pizza or use a New York City subway MetroCard can consume an entire news cycle, just imagine what the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings would do to us. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 8:14 Anita Hill on the Thomas hearings, 25 years later: ‘I would do it again’ By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment from then-nominee Clarence Thomas. Now a new HBO film dramatizes the high-profile political battle that captured the nation’s attention and changed Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Hill joins Gwen Ifill to look… Continue watching
Mar 13 Kerry Washington to play Anita Hill in HBO movie By Associated Press HBO says "Scandal" star Kerry Washington will play Anita Hill in a film about Clarence Thomas' 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Former Sen. Arlen Specter, 82, Prioritized Law, Policy Over Party Affiliation Former Sen. Arlen Specter, 82, 'Fiercely Independent' and Devoted to the People… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Anita Hill Reflects on 20 Years Since Clarence Thomas Hearings Twenty years ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Senate confirmation process sparked a national debate about sexual harassment when Anita Hill, his former special assistant, accused him of inappropriate behavior. Gwen Ifill and Hill discuss her new book, "Reimagining Equality:… Continue watching
Oct 22 The Doubleheader: Shields, Brooks on Anita Hill’s Voicemail and NFL Tackling By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the newsroom for yet another edition of The Doubleheader. We talked about Anita Hill and the latest developments in a saga that began, oh so many… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Supreme Court Justice Thomas Speaks Out in New Autobiography Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has authored a new autobiography, entitled "My Grandfather's Son," which has put his road to the high court back in the spotlight. A newspaper columnist and a former law clerk for Thomas discuss reactions to… Continue watching