1968 - The Year and the Culture
Laura Murphy Lee and Rosemary Dempsey discussed their activities and perspectives on the history of the year 1968 during a retrospective on the tumultuous year in American politics. The gues…
139 viewsLaura Murphy Lee and Rosemary Dempsey discussed their activities and perspectives on the history of the year 1968 during a retrospective on the tumultuous year in American politics. The gues…
139 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…
250 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls. Mr. Doug Waller, National Security Correspondent, TIME …
148 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislatures; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…
265 viewsThe Rainbow Coalition held a three day conference, called "Defending the Family: Strategies for Economic Justice and Hope". In this forum, the participants examined the Republicans' Contract…
233 viewsThe coalition held a three day conference, called "Defending the Family: Strategies for Economic Justice and Hope". In this forum, the participants set a progressive agenda for the future.
180 viewsThe participants spoke about the establishment of a minority voter information hotline to monitor election day operation across the country. The toll free hotline will take complaints about …
77 viewsDuring a forum on criminal justice and the recently passed crime bill, the panelists discussed additional legislative steps which might be taken on the national and local level to reduce cri…
155 viewsThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights heard witnesses testify on the civil rights aspects of health care reform. Rather than analyze the specifics for an efficient system, they addressed conce…
103 viewsWitnesses testified before the Congressional Black Caucus about the issue of violence in the African-American community. They talked about the Federal Crime Bill, law enforcement, sentencing…
240 viewsThis conference explored issues concerning the causes, costs, and cures for violence in this country. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly moderated this panel on solutions to violence, which she felt o…
601 viewsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reviewed its cases slated to appear before the Supreme Court which will resume on October 4th, 1993. They also discussed the court’s newest Associat…
29 viewsReverend Jackson spoke about the policy of discrimination toward minorities in implementation of cocaine laws. He stated that the upcoming debate over the president’s crime bill presents int…
127 viewsThe Committee Against Discriminatory Crack Law, a committee sponsored by civil rights and social policy groups, held a symposium on U.S. drug laws entitled, “The Experts Speak.” The panelist…
426 viewsRepresentatives of the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal Defense Fund announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against President Clinton’s policy on homosexuals in the militar…
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