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    Town Hall on Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri

    Panelists talked about race relations following the August 9, 2014, police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Topics included mi…

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    Growing Up X

    Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of the late civil rights activists Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, discussed her coming of age memoir, Growing Up X, published by One World. It details her childho…

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    State of the Black Union 2008, Afternoon Session

    Leaders in education, public policy, religion, and black communities discussed the role of the African-American vote in the 2008 presidential election. Topics included the possible election …

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    March for Justice Rally

    Leaders from the Black community spoke at a rally to highlight problems of racism, inequality, civil rights, and the recent treatment of black and white students by the justice system in the…

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    Black Media and Black Stereotypes Panel

    Participants talked about media portrayals of the black community, the role of the black media, biases in editorial decision-making, the experiences of black journalists, and depictions of s…

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    Genocide in Darfur

    A rally was held on the National Mall before the U.S. Capitol to raise public awareness of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to put public pressure on the administration to take act…

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    Million Man March

    Coverage of the Million Man March included open phones segments, live crowd shots, interviews with rally participants on the Mall, and speeches by African-American men from all walks of life…

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    Million Worker March

    Activists and representatives of organized labor spoke about the War on Terror. The called on workers across the world to “resist empire.” They spoke against the U.S. occupation of Iraq and…

    400 views
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    NAACP Convention Speech

    Kweisi Mfume and Cicely Tyson presented Dick Gregory with a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s lifetime achievement award. Following the award presentation, Mr. Gre…

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    March on Washington Anniversary Rally

    Participants talked about the legacy of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr. at a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington in which Dr. King gave h…

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    Media Ownership Rules Change Protest

    Protesters gathered outside a Federal Communications Commission meeting to voice their opposition to new regulations easing restrictions on the number of media outlets that a single company …

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    Callus on My Soul: A Memoir

    Dick Gregory spoke about his book Callus on My Soul: A Memoir. He talked about his life as a satirist, author, actor and nutritionist. Mr. Gregory also commented on the issue of racism in Am…

    2,353 views
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    Civil Rights Issues

    In a forum titled “A Politically Incorrect Conversation: 45 Years of Struggle, Vision and Victory,” participants talked about the civil rights movement, the present state of race relations, …

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    Shadow Inauguration Protest Rally

    African-American activists gathered to deliver speeches protesting election results. They talked about the popular vote, voter disenfranchisement, and judicial indifference to their causes. …

    385 views
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    March on Washington Against Police Brutality

    The Redeem the Dream March on Washington Against Police Brutality was held on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. Participants addressed a variety of topics including racial pro…

    2,422 views
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    Leadership in the African American Community

    Mr. Gregory and Mr. Simmons talk about the evolution of leadership in the African American community. They also responded to viewer comments and questions.

    104 views
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    Race and Gender Town Hall Meeting

    Participants discussed many issues associated with race and gender, including rap music, religion, education, and ways in which black women can affect politics. They stressed that the Africa…

    206 views
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    Entertainment and Minority Representation

    Participants talked about the influence entertainment media exerts on African-American youth, concentrating on the effects of hip-hop and rap music. After their remarks they answered questio…

    353 views
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    Day Without the Pentagon

    The rally was an effort to promote peace activism and make a stand against militantism. Speakers talked about war and peace issues and offered an idealogy that celebrated peace.

    211 views
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    Million Woman March

    African-American women gathered two years after the Million Man March in Philadelphia along Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Speakers talked about the important role of African-American women in t…

    1,411 views
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