May 16 White House weighs legal implications of bringing Gitmo detainees onto U.S. soil By Donna Cassata, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Obama administration says that there are legal safeguards are in place in the event suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay are relocated to the United States and that detainees would be barred from receiving asylum and would have… Continue reading
May 14 Watch 'All Our Names' tells story of war, love and identity across two continents By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 23 Lawsuit alleges FBI misused no-fly list to recruit would-be Muslim informants By Ellen Rolfes Four Muslim men who are U.S. residents have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that their rights were violated because they refused to spy on their local Muslim communities on behalf of the FBI. They claim that the… Continue reading
Apr 20 Remembering 'the day Nelson Mandela became Nelson Mandela' By Kristin Miller Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's statement to the South African Supreme Court at his trial on charges of sabotage. Like other famous speeches it now has a shorthand reference -- it's the "an ideal for which I… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Remembering civil rights history, when 'words meant everything' By PBS News Hour U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown recently traveled from Mississippi to Alabama on a pilgrimage to witness the historical struggles and sorrows people faced during the civil rights movement. On their 100-mile journey, they examine the role of… Continue watching
Apr 11 Medgar Evers' wife revisits his legacy 50 years later By Anne Azzi Davenport During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house where he died. Watch an excerpt of her speech in the video above. The 14th Congressional Civil… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Jerry Mitchell on the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Mylie Evers at the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Gwen's Take: The arc of history and the Civil Rights Act By Gwen Ifill From where I sit in Washington -- as midterm malaise sets in once again -- it’s breathtaking to look back on a time when so much got done. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch Obama honors LBJ's legacy in pushing civil rights forward By Ellen Rolfes Continue watching