The washington journal continues. Host paul butler. Law professor, former prosecutor, as somebody who has been arrested, what is your take on ferguson . Guest im tired of this happening over and over again. It is not just ferguson. It is staten island. It is that 51yearold grandmother who was beaten by the cops. Hit her 10 times. All of these unarmed africanamericans being brutalized by police. I think it is important to have a conversation about race and to put it in a larger context, in which african lives just dont seem to be valued. Host that is larger context . Guest it is not just criminal justice. It is civil justice. It is not just africanamericans. It is people of color. It is important to talk about race. White americans who are disenfranchised. The Lgbt Community has issues with the Justice System. But it is important to realize that africanamericans it is the classic american dilemma. There was a lot of hope when barack obama was elected. I dont think anyone thought that it
They had beautiful skin. I noticed another trend. This is much more disturbing. The students were not prepared for what i was attempting to teach them. They had come to the classroom less and less prepared. There were these moments in the classroom they would look at me and i would think the same thing they were. Part of me as a christian, i felt the lord was impressing on me. These are your children. If they are going to love me with their mind, it is your responsibility make sure that they are successful. That is the spirit and the heart of what raising the standards is about. That is the initiative were here to talk about. We believe it is raising the standards as one of a initiative that can help not just those students but those of the coming today and tomorrow. If we fastforward 15 years, a collective minority will be larger than the white population in classrooms today. This is the first time in u. S. History. We have seen some progress among hispanic students in terms of high s
To discuss race in america, we have a special number for you to dial. Host finally, our fourth line this morning has been set aside for st. Louis area residents. 2025853883. Host we are going to begin this morning with the editorial from the st. Louis post dispatch this morning. Ferguson we earned this. St. Louis earned this moment by not paying attention to immunities dominated by s, becoming then oxygen that fed the flame of protests and concentrated poverty. In the first editorial that this page wrote on the Michael Brown case, we noted that the likelihood of conviction in the low. Is extremely that remains true. It is the simple reality of most police shootings. But there can be an important conviction, the conviction of. E city to change here is the Huffington Post se vote this morning, Huffington Post cut Huffington Post this morning. Showing support for Darren Wilson and other Police Officers. , according to him, got exactly what he deserved. Arnold traveled to the event in. T.
With taking sides and preparing lawsuits. Thats where we stand two days in to a National Emergency that was declared by President Trump. Watch this. To certainly the expansion of Authority Congress has given past president s, this president has the same authority. I wish he wouldnt use it in this case. Daring the court to strike this down. The wall the president wants to build is not appropriate and in fact just a fulfillment of a Campaign Promise he hasnt been able to keep. This is a serious situation. This is a crisis. Republicans are afraid hes going to take the money from somewhere else. And something they care about, but fundamentally, they think its a president who failed, who hates to lose, whos acting childish. You can imagine, did not stop there. Senior white house policy adviser Stephen Miller defended the president in this Tense Exchange on fox news sunday. The president will protect his national declaration. Were out of time. I make this point. Theres no threat. Yes, he wil
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