But first, a shocking new report finds nearly nearly 4000 black men, women and children were lynched between 1877 and 1950 a far higher total than previously known. Horrific and terrifying, and we dont talk about it. We put markers about the confederacy if one of the courthouses, but we dont say a word about the thousands of people that were lynched on courthouse lawns. We will speak to attorney Bryan Stevenson of the equal Justice Initiative in alabama, and then we will stay in alabama to speak with a samesex couple from tuskegee who just got married despite state efforts to , block them. Living as a married couple and experiencing the same responsibilities that any other married couple experiences, now we get a legally binding document to say that everyone else has to respect that. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The white house has confirmed it will ask congress for an expansive war powers resoluti
Republican lawmakers to raise taxes on the rich while helping to boost middleclass americans. Loopholes lead to inequality by allowing the top 1 to avoid paying taxes on their accumulated wealth. We can use that money doubt more families pay for childcare and send her kids to college. Joining us to discuss the speech, congressman Keith Ellison of the house progressive caucus, longtime consumer advocate and former president ial candidate ralph nader, phylllis bennis of the institute for policy studies, Pulitzer Prize winnng tax analyst David Cay Johnston, and lisa graves of the center for media democracy. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has delivered his sixth state of the Union Address, outlining his domestic and Foreign Policy agenda for his final two years in office. On the Foreign Policy front, obama defended his decision to begin normalizing relations with cuba, called for congress
Killing of unarmed African American teens, we look at a film premiering at sundance called 3 1 2 minutes. It tells the story of how on november 23, 2012, four teenagers pulled into a jacksonville gas station to buy gum and cigarettes. They were soon confronted by michael dunn, a middleaged white man who pulled in next to them in the parking lot. Dunn demanded the boys turn down the music they were playing, and became angry when they refused. He pulled his gun from his glove box and shot at their car 10 times, even as they tried to drive away from the danger. The shots rang out 3 and a half minutes after dunn had arrived. One of boys, 17yearold jordan davis, was killed. Today we will spend the hour with his parents, lucia mcbath and ron davis. Trayvon martins father text me, i want to welcome you to a club none of us want to be in. It is time to pick up where dr. King left off. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy g
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The legal controversy for one denver bakery that turned away a gay couples request for a wedding cake. We strongly support the right for people to believe whatever they believe in their hearts, but a bakery is not a church. It is a place of business open to the public. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. At lincoln financial, we believe youre in charge. Youre the chief life officer, and this is your annual shareholders meeting. Youre overseeing presentations on research and development and welcoming new members of the team. Youre in charge of it all. Lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. Life, income, retirement, Group Benefits and advice. Lincoln financial. Youre in charge. I. B. E. W. The power professionals in your neighborhood. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur fo