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This morning and next up here on cspan a look at the supreme courts landmark brown v. Board of education ruling, ending segregation in Public Schools, may 18 was the 63rd anniversary of that ruling. Educators and historians this week examined the impact of the decision. This three and a half hour forum is hosted by the Thurgood Marshall college fund. Good afternoon. I am its kind of quiet in here. Looks like i walked in and i felt i was at a funeral. We have to do something about this. Were going to the body is not here. You know it was really somber and everything. Id like to welcome you. My ...

On par with that of other liberal democracies. However, in the last 40 years weve seen a 7 increase in incarceration here in the land of the free. We now have by far the highest incarceration rate per capita of anywhere in the world other than maybe north korea but theres not enough data coming out to know for sure. So what is to blame for america being number one at locking up its own citizens . Many theories exist and that well be hearing about them from expert in the field, john pfaff has seen, its been 15 your studying data on imprisonment and if you to discuss his book which seeks to debu...

Good afternoon. Its kind of quiet in here. I walked in and i felt like i was at a funeral. Well have to do something about this. The bodys not here. It was really somber and everything. I know the weather is impacting us, but id like to welcome you. My name is johnny taylor. Im the president and ceo of the Thurgood Marshall college fund. Welcome to our headquarters. This is home for us. We share this building with gallup, our partner in the work that well be embarking upon in the next several years and id like to welcome you to our home. Id like to start up and tell you why we are here and tur...

He had planned to visit Western Michigan University, but was detained by airport authorities in saudi arabia for allegedly attending a prodemocracy rally earlier the same year. Well speak with maya foa, director of reprieve and Randi Weingarten, president , American Federation of teachers who are speaking out against the execution. Well also speak with weingarten about billionaire education secretary betsy devos, who has said she considers education an industry and called the Public School system a deadend. Then to arizona, where a hearing is underway that will decide whether a ban on ethnic s...

Our issues spotlight looks at Voting Rights and the impact on the 2016 election. We will feature part of the 2013 Supreme Court oral argument. Members of Congress Look at whether to restore the Voting Rights act. Here is what the president ial candidates have to say. Now a lot of places will not have voter identification. You just keep walking in and voting . What is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower and disenfranchise people of of property or young people. A new report by the Cato Institute looks at crime reduction, fiscal policy, and taxes to determine state freedom rankings. This...