“Howard U prof: College scam exposes “deception” that wealthy succeed through hard work alone. “If you don’t buy into the notion that rich people are disproportionately smarter than the average person, then there are a lot of things that you would consider pretty fishy,” says Ivory Toldson, president of Quality Education for Minorities. That people…
“Asbestos is no longer ubiquitous in building materials, and since it’s proven to cause cancer, many Americans likely assumed the substance had been banned entirely. But not only is asbestos a naturally occurring mineral, it is also still used to make some household products. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on “broken” U.S. regulation and why…
“Rep. Ilhan Omar and her colleagues are changing “the politics of how this Congress is operating,” said Phyllis Bennis, who is on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace. “This is not only about identity,” she said.” Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations…
“Migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border are a money-making enterprise for smugglers and powerful cartels. It’s the subject of “Border Hustle”, an investigation and short documentary from The Texas Tribune and Time magazine. Reporter Jay Root joins Hari Sreenivasan for a look inside the dangerous and expensive journeys.” Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
“Roquita Coleman-Williams explains why corporations should empower managers to be community activist and civic leaders. She uses her own personal story of resilience and leadership as an African American woman in the male-dominated transportation industry to show how civic leadership can lead to the diversity and inclusion modern companies are working towards. Managers who are…
Duke Givens is a photographer, documentarian, and social activist who made his life ambition to bring truth to power through his photography. The Long Beach City College alumnus documents that ambition in a powerful photography exhibit called “Power of Choice;” now on display at the school through Friday, March 22. These photographs from the Long…
“Extended conversation with Greg Grandin, author of the new book, “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.” Grandin is a professor at New York University and a Pulitzer Prize finalist.” Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and…
“The U.S. is reportedly experiencing illegal immigration at the highest rates since 2007, with significant increases in the number of unaccompanied minors. It is these child migrants who are the subject of Valeria Luiselli’s book “Lost Children Archive.” Luiselli talks to Jeffrey Brown about her experience helping child asylum seekers, balancing truth and fiction and…
“We wanted to send a message to the ICE officers, Border Patrol: Every single time you detain somebody, could they be an infiltrator?” says Mohammad Abdollahi, an undocumented immigrants rights activist who starred in The Infiltrators, a film about organizing detainees in Florida’s Broward Transitional Facility. We spoke with the immigrant rights activist at the…
“Spoken Word Artist Gabriel Ramirez performs slam style poetry at The Poet WILL Be Televised!” For more, visit HERE