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The human rights activist and former sharecropper once said that "you are not free whether you are white or black, until I am free." Historian Keisha Blain discusses how Hamer’s message resonates today.

The attorney and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative joins Vox Conversations to discuss the newly expanded Legacy Museum, the conservative crusade against critical thinking, and why working to end racism isn’t enough.

Do it definitively, take the political football off the field, so we could start talking about the issues that actually affect american people, in a real intangible. way >> yes, and certainly as youre saying kurt, i dont think any american is saying that im not going to vote for one party or the other, because im not bipartisanship. because there is no bipartisanship. they are going to want to vote to see if things are actually going to get done. kurt bardella, jamil smith, joan walsh, think you...

Evers, who used fake vaccine cards to enterfa canada from th u.s., and the canadian government fined them nearly $16,000 for using fake vaccination cards when a vaccine is free.r in jamil, i dont even -- i dont even -- i dont even.l, >> i bet you thats a lot more than it cost them to buy those vaccination cards on amazon, itty or whatever. those corporations really need toor step up and be held accountable for this, and be held accountable by us in the press. you have these things available wide...

Because this week, robins storyline developed in a way that had a lot of fans talking. in the august issue of the dc comic "batman: urban legends," robin agrees to go on a date with another male character. hes not the first comic book character to embrace their sexuality on the page or on screen, far from it. but he is the first cisgender male hero in the batman saga to do so. robins one of the most iconic characters in comic. some consider this a big win for representation. we are back with our...

Make that youre talking about? >> theres a really delicious iranian dish, fesenjan, a pomegranate, molasses, walnut chicken dish. so theres a weird one. >> that sounds -- brandy, jamil, i dont know. i would try it. >> doesnt sound bad at all. >> i would try it. >> im a mom of three and a full-time reporter, so basically i eat half-eaten hot dogs for every meal, so that sounds like the most amazing thing ive ever heard of. >> see? see? we just had a breakthrough. panel, please do stick around. wh...

Media to sell illegal proof of vaccination. these cards have shown up for sale on-sites like amazon, ebay and etsy. so how will organizations requiring the vaccines tell the difference between a legit card and a fake? t lots for us to talk about with the saturday night panel. joining usay now is nbc senior reporter brandy zadrosni. she covers misinformation online. and jamil smith, senior cold front at vox and co-host of the podcast vox conversations. good toas have all three of you tonight. bra...

Freedom, and that mouthful is basically promoting this zram account with a few thousand followers, but its made up of a stable of registered nurses who are also anti-vaccination influence owners the app. what this is basically credibility laundering, which means, you know, these same tired kdebunked pieces of information, but dressed up in scrubs. so there is a reason that when you see an infomercial for a crabby product, so often its a guy in a white lab coat selling it. its because that sort o...

You do, youre fabulous. ive had a great time talking to you all tonight. nbcs brandy zadrozny, negin farsad and jamil smith, appreciate you all making time for us. thank you all very much. it is a race against time in afghanistan. the taliban continues its siege and the u.s. scrambles to get allies out of harms way. well have the latest from kabul next. 45. coaching. new workouts. and screening for colon cancer. yep. the american cancer society recommends screening starting at age 45, instead ...

Banner, sometimes pro-trump. now we saw all of these groups out protesting at the antilockdown protests in the spring ofck 2020. now they have a lot of other things to add to their big umbrella of supposed grievances. and that includes the so-called anti-critical race theory stuff that were seeing at school boards. a lot of school board stuff is anti-mask too. school has started again, and qanon people and the proud boys all need somewhere to go. and so theyre going to these rallies. and now the...