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
We will also speak to leading european muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan. Then as the fbi probes the killing of three Muslim Students in North Carolina and an Islamic Center in houston burns down, we look at a new report fear, inc. 2. 0. the Islamophobia Networks efforts to manufacture hate in america. This is how the Islamophobia Network operates. A Group Provides the money. Today, more than 57 lane dollars. That money is given to tightly net organizations that rely heavily on a handful of socalled experts. And we will go to North Carolina where thousands gathered saturday in raleigh for what organizers are calling the largest civil rights rally in the south since the selma to montgomery march in 1965. When extremist politicians underfund Public Education, we have a heart problem. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Egypt has bombed what it calls Islamic State targets in libya after the Group Released a video
Reached a fever pitch in chicago ahead of tuesdays mayoral election. We will speak with Rick Perlstein chicagobased reporter, author of how to sell off a city. Then this weekend memorials are the 50th anniversary of the assassination of malcolm x. We will speak with his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz. The history of unpunished violence against our people indicates we must be prepared to defend ourselves or we will continue to be a defenseless people at the mercy of a ruthless and violent racist mob. And now with so many injustices happening, with people saying, yes black lives matter too, we get to revisit oh, here was this man who actually reacted to the violence that was perpetrated against his people. And he wasnt a man of violence. By far, he was a man of integrity, a man of courage impeccable integrity. Malcolm xs daughter Ilyasah Shabazz will join us in studio. Her oped in the New York Times headlined, what would malcolm x think . All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now
Years ago, when hundreds of people led by, among them, a young john lewis, 25 years old now a congressman and one of the leaders of the student nonviolence coordinating committee, marched in nonviolence over the bridge. This city gave birth to the movement that changed this nation forever. Our country will never, ever be the same because of what amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from alabama. Tens of thousands of people traveled to selma alabama, this week and the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. On march 7 1965, hundreds of peaceful Voting Rights activists were attacked by police crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge as they attempt to march to montgomery. 50 years later, president obama attorney general eric holder, commerce member john lewis were among those Congress Member john lewis were among those to acknowledge Voting Rights remain under siege. The selma protest came as p
Estimates california has about one year of water left. And how the United Nations body responsible for Global Climate change negotiations is backing the campaign to persuade investors to sell off their fossil fuel assets. Then, as wikileaks founder Julian Assange marks is 1000th day seeking silent a salem swedish prosecutors have agreed for the first time to come to london to question him. We see this as a victory for Julian Assange and as an evidence that we were right all the time, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time, and we will cooperate fully to get this interrogation made as soon as possible. But it may take some time. But that will not be up to us. Amy we would get an update from wikileaks and Julian Assanges lawyer michael ratner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A devastating slight gold in the South Pacific nation of anna what to has left half the nation. It washed away roads and bridg