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September 16, 2021
Bans on School Mask Mandates Discriminate Against Disabled Kids
As millions of children head back to school, some states have banned mask mandates on school grounds. As of this recording, school districts in eight states cannot require students to wear a mask in school; if they do, many risk losing crucial state funding. This ban ignores national recommendations by...
Bans on School Mask Mandates Discriminate Against Disabled KidsSeptember 16, 2021
Bans on School Mask Mandates Discriminate Against Disabled Kids
Bans on School Mask Mandates Discriminate Against Disabled KidsAs millions of children head back to school, some states have banned mask mandates on school grounds. As of this recording, school districts in eight states cannot require students to wear a mask in school;...
September 9, 2021
Survivors of the CIA Torture Program Almost 20 Years Later
As we approach the 20-year mark since September 11th, we are following up with the clients and the attorney of one seminal 老澳门开奖结果 lawsuit on the CIA鈥檚 post-9/11 torture program, a program that ended in 2010 but that continues to haunt its survivors and to stain the U.S.鈥檚 international human...
Survivors of the CIA Torture Program Almost 20 Years LaterSeptember 9, 2021
Survivors of the CIA Torture Program Almost 20 Years Later
Survivors of the CIA Torture Program Almost 20 Years LaterAs we approach the 20-year mark since September 11th, we are following up with the clients and the attorney of one seminal 老澳门开奖结果 lawsuit on the CIA鈥檚 post-9/11 torture program, a program that ended in...
September 2, 2021
How To End the Preschool to Prison Pipeline
Over the coming weeks, kids will be heading back to school 鈥 over a million of them to preschool. And while many of these preschoolers will learn about colors, shapes, and the ABC鈥檚, thousands will learn what it鈥檚 like to be suspended for the first time. On average 250 preschoolers...
How To End the Preschool to Prison PipelineSeptember 2, 2021
How To End the Preschool to Prison Pipeline
How To End the Preschool to Prison PipelineOver the coming weeks, kids will be heading back to school 鈥 over a million of them to preschool. And while many of these preschoolers will learn about colors, shapes, and the ABC鈥檚, thousands will...
August 26, 2021
Jill Lepore on What It Means to be an American Citizen
In this episode, we are diving into the At Liberty archive and returning to a conversation with historian Jill Lepore.聽
Jill Lepore on What It Means to be an American CitizenAugust 26, 2021
Jill Lepore on What It Means to be an American Citizen
Jill Lepore on What It Means to be an American CitizenIn this episode, we are diving into the At Liberty archive and returning to a conversation with historian Jill Lepore.聽
August 19, 2021
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated Parent
One in 12 American children, more than 5.7 million kids, have experienced parental incarceration at some point during their lives. Black Americans are 50 percent more likely than white Americans to have a family member who is formerly or currently incarcerated. At the 老澳门开奖结果, we are working to reform the...
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated ParentAugust 19, 2021
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated Parent
Ashley C. Ford on Growing Up With an Incarcerated ParentOne in 12 American children, more than 5.7 million kids, have experienced parental incarceration at some point during their lives. Black Americans are 50 percent more likely than white Americans to have a family member...
August 12, 2021
Simone Biles, Sha鈥機arri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women
Every two years the Olympic Games promise to be historic. Athletes defy odds, break records, and achieve feats unimaginable to most of us. But the 2020 games have consistently made headlines for the wrong reasons, particularly for the US Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee鈥檚 poor treatment and discrimination...
Simone Biles, Sha鈥機arri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black WomenAugust 12, 2021
Simone Biles, Sha鈥機arri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women
Simone Biles, Sha鈥機arri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black WomenEvery two years the Olympic Games promise to be historic. Athletes defy odds, break records, and achieve feats unimaginable to most of us. But the 2020 games have consistently made headlines for the wrong reasons,...
August 5, 2021
Kimberl茅 Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America
Lawmakers, parents, think tanks, and conservative pundits have waged a war over how to teach students about systemic racism. As of this recording, 27 state legislatures and 165 national and local organizations have made efforts to restrict education on racism. As a result, school board members have been ousted, and...
Kimberl茅 Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in AmericaAugust 5, 2021
Kimberl茅 Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America
Kimberl茅 Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in AmericaLawmakers, parents, think tanks, and conservative pundits have waged a war over how to teach students about systemic racism. As of this recording, 27 state legislatures and 165 national and local organizations have made efforts...
July 29, 2021
The Texas Legislature's Culture War
On July 12th, Texas House Democrats boarded two planes headed for Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to deny Republicans the quorum they would need to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session.
The Texas Legislature's Culture WarOn July 12th, Texas House Democrats boarded two planes headed for Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to deny Republicans the quorum they would need to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session.
July 22, 2021
Tony Winner Ali Stroker Reframes Disability Representation and Identity
In this episode, we continue our celebration of Disability Pride Month with a conversation about representation.聽
Tony Winner Ali Stroker Reframes Disability Representation and IdentityJuly 22, 2021
Tony Winner Ali Stroker Reframes Disability Representation and Identity
Tony Winner Ali Stroker Reframes Disability Representation and IdentityIn this episode, we continue our celebration of Disability Pride Month with a conversation about representation.聽
July 15, 2021
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This years-long gun violence epidemic continues to spark debate about the 2nd Amendment and who has the right to bear arms.聽
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?July 15, 2021
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This years-long gun violence epidemic continues to spark debate about the...