And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. Susan burton is an advocate for criminal Justice Reform and helps formerly incarcerated women get back on their feet, a new way of life. Her powerful story is covered in a memoir, from prison to recovery, to leading women in the fight back to honor. Welcome susan back to the program. Having met you a few years ago, had you on this program before. Yes. I am so honored and just pleased and delighted to see that people are getting the work that youve been doing for some time. Sometimes you maybe in the vineyard and people never not that it matters because youre not doing it for the adoration. Exactly. Youre not doing it for the adulation or the praise. But it is nice when people finally catch up to what youve been doing and how well youve been doing it, how well youre handling all this Michelle Alexander, brian stevenson, john legend, Nick Cass Kristof love. Its wonderful. We dont i dont do the work for recognition
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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 name is johnny taylor. Im the president and c. E. O. Of the Thurgood Marshall college fund. Welcome to our headquarters. This is home for us. We share this building with gallop, our partner in the work were going to be embarking upon over the next several years. But we just want to welcome you to our home. Id like to start off, though, before i tell you why were here and turn it over to the paneli
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