The featured programs for the Minorities Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=1147 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:35 GMT Armstrong Williams, a radio and TV talk show host and columnist, talked about the latest efforts by the Republican Party to reach out to minorities and expand the party. He talked about the importance to democracy as well as to the party to expand the perceived choices. Mr. Williams responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A video clip was shown of a speech by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) at Howard University on April 10, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312096-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312096-3 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Supreme Court heard oral argument in [United States v. Windsor], the challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). At issue was whether the Court had jurisdiction to rule on the federal government's case, and whether the House Republican leaders as defenders of DOMA had Article III "standing" to pursue their appeal. After arguments on jurisdiction, issues of the constitutionality of section III of DOMA were addressed. Lawyers argued over the requirement in the law that limited the definition of marriage to a union between a man and woman, thus denying federal spousal rights to same-sex marriages conferred on couples in states where the practice had been made legal. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311686-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311686-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT A statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled and dedicated in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. She was the first African-American woman to have a statue in her honor in the Capitol. President Obama and congressional leaders spoke about her life and her contribution to the civil rights movement and the country as a whole. The ceremony included the presentation of the colors and performances by the U.S. Army Chorus and Army String Quartet. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311211-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311211-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT American History TV is airing a selection of oral history interviews with former and current Asian American members of Congress. This week we hear from Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii who had youthful dreams of being an orthopedic surgeon before he was wounded in combat during World War II with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-volunteer Japanese American unit. He is now the most senior member of the U.S. Senate. This interview is about a half hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307866-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307866-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Crystal Wright, editor and publisher of the Internet blog conservativeblackchick.com, explained why she named her blog "Conservative Black Chick," and told how her upbringing shaped her belief system. She spoke of the discrimination her father faced when he was the only black man in his dental school program, as well as her mother's experiences as a little girl going to segregated beaches. Ms. Wright also discussed how her parents' resolve in the face of adversity inspired her to be engaged in the political process. She reflected on the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president, and admitted that she voted for him in 2008. She described her latter disillusionment with the president's performance in office and how this has led her to become a sharp critic of his presidency. She talked about the reactions she faces from liberal-leaning African Americans. She also discussed the campaign strategy of the Republican Party and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309481-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309481-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the 103rd Annual Convention of the NAACP. He outlined the differences between President's and Mitt Romney's policies on health care, voting rights and education. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307023-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307023-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT House and Senate leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to honor the service of the Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. They received basic training at Montford Point Camp, New River, North Carolina, between 1942 and 1949. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306801-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306801-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke about the need for comprehensive immigration reform and criticized Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for opposing the DREAM Act. He received standing ovations from the Latino audience when he spoke about health care reform and when he defended his decision to stop deporting certain undocumented youth. He made his remarks at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual conference. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306740-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306740-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mitt Romney spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual conference. In his speech he said that President Obama was taking the Hispanic vote "for granted" and criticized the president's recent decision to stop deporting young illegal immigrants who entered the country as children if they met certain requirements. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306699-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306699-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey held a press briefing. Secretary Panetta began by calling on Congress to abide by the Budget Control Act of 2011 rather than passing the House Republican budget reconciliation bill. He warned that if Congress reverses the "tough decisions" the Defense Department has already made in its proposed budget, they risk potential gridlock and "could force the kind of trade-offs that could jeopardize our national defense." Other topics included President Obama's announced support of same-sex marriage, and the nomination of General Mark Welsh to replace retiring Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305949-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305949-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Matthew Shimura's video, [The Constitution and the Camps: Due Process and the Japanese-American Internment], was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam documentary contest. He is a ninth grader at Punahou School in Honolulu. The local cable company was Time Warner. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on the significance of any provision of the U.S. Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304715-27 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304715-27 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Walter Williams discussed his libertarian views. He described growing up in a housing project and the segregation he confronted in the Army in 1959. The John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, he shared the origins of his teaching endowment from the Olin Foundation and talked about his rigorous expectations for students. He argued that it is "academically dishonest" for professors such as himself to share personal political views in the classroom. He shared his views that Social Security has no "constitutional authority" and is also a bad deal for Americans because the rate of return is very low and it redistributes money form those who have less to those who have more. He also aruged that Americans should be allowed to sell their own organs as an issue of private property rights. He told how he came to be a substitute host for the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh radio show. Mr. Williams has written 10 books and has a syndicated weekly column. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304675-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304675-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT African-American Republican leaders held a forum to discuss the black community and the conservative movement. Topics included unemployment in the African-American community and ways to bring more people of color to the Republican Party. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303830-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303830-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama made remarks at the the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference. He focused on the state of the economy and his jobs plan before Congress. He also responded to criticism from some members of the caucus that they were "getting tired" of inaction on unemployment by admonishing the audience to "Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301747-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301747-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Admiral Mike Mullen spoke to reporters about the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays in the military, which ended on September 20. The ban was first put in placed in 1993, and lifting the policy was a campaign promise from President Obama. Other topics at the briefing included the Defense Department budget and the drawdown of troops from Iraq. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301654-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301654-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT As part of the prelude to the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation hosted the Women Who Dare to Dream Luncheon to honor women civil rights leaders. This part of the two-part luncheon included musical performances and remarks from Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301232-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301232-2 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT As part of the prelude to the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation hosted the "Women Who Dare to Dream" luncheon to honor women civil rights leaders. This part of the two-part luncheon included a reading from poet Maya Angelou, business leaders' remarks, and Foundation President Harold Johnson's comments about the postponement of the August 28, 2011, dedication of Reverend King's monument because of Hurricane Irene. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301232-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301232-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Defense Department announced that it is ready to stop enforcing its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays in the military. That message goes to President Obama, who will then formally notify Congress. The policy officially ends 60 days after that notification. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300666-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300666-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Linda Hogan, an essayist, poet, playwright, novelist, and political activist, talked about her life, work, and career. She is the Chickasaw Nation Writer in Residence. Topics included the Native American experience, the history of her tribe's displacement, and the responsibility that she believes people have to the environment and other species. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Linda Hogan, a finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, is the editor of several anthologies and the author of several novels and the non-fiction books [The Woman Who Watches Over the World] and [Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299921-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299921-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Officials from domestic and international groups testified about autism. Among the topics they addressed were international efforts to increase awareness and understanding of the disease, limited public health resources in developing countries, and public health policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299777-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299777-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about media and popular culture. This program was part of an Aspen Institute symposium on the state of race in the United States. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298953-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298953-5 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on discrimination and hate crimes against Muslim Americans. Among the topics they addressed were hate speech, law enforcement practices, anti-Muslim legislative efforts at the state and local level, school bullying, and employment discrimination. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298715-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298715-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representatives John Dingell, Keith Ellison, and Frank Wolf testified at a Homeland Security hearing on the threat of radicalization among U.S. Muslims. Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison became emotional during his testimony as he recalled a Muslim American first responder who died on September 11, 2001 but was suspected of involvement in the terrorist attacks after his death. Congressman Ellison is the first Muslim American elected to Congress and denounced the hearing warning that it could increase suspicion of law enforcement in the Muslim community. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298377-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298377-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama delivered the keynote address at the 13th annual Human Rights Campaign national dinner. He praised the work of the campaingn on behalf of civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgerder (LBGT) Americans and thanked them for thir support during his presidential campaign. He aslo acknowledged frustrations with the pace of government action, but urged persistance in the fight for recognition of LBGT families, passage of hate crimes legislation, ending discrimination in the workplace and military, as well as extending the benefits of marriage through repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289399-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289399-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Activists held a rally in support of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. Speakers focused on various issues including repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, ending the "don't ask, don't tell" military excluding homosexuals, passage of workforce non-discrimination and hate crime laws, as well as calling on the Obama administration to live up to its campaign promises. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289403-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289403-1 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT