Next, a forum on race and education with members of congress. Education advocates, students, and former officials. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Hosted this event. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. Im melanie newman. Im the chief strategist for the naacp Legal Defense fund, the organization that i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. And so i want to give a little bit of hello. Sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am i have been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year, but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason im happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with
Finally, terror abroad and concerns at home. How serious is the threat to us . Im chuck todd and joining me is former Republican House speaker newt gingrich. Michael eric dyson of georgetown university. And charles ogletree. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good morning. Perhaps it was a bit of hyperbole, but one writer said this is a week historians will write books about. A week when an africanamerican president sang Amazing Grace as the country buried the confederate battle flag. The left right ideological struggle strung in sharply in favor of progressives. As americans came to look at issues in rapid order. The Confederate Flag was seen by most as eye reminder of hate, not heritage. Health care reform a right, not a privilege. Samesex marriage became a law of the land. It was a week that cemented president obamas legacy as well. Here he is celebrating the Supreme Court Health Care Decision with his chief of staff, denis mcdonough. On friday night, the white house was bathed
Finally, terror abroad and concerns at home. How serious is the threat to us . Im chuck todd and joining me is former Republican House speaker newt gingrich. Michael eric dyson of georgetown university. And charles ogletree. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good morning. Perhaps it was a bit of hyperbole, but one writer said this is a week historians will write books about. A week when an africanamerican president sang Amazing Grace as the country buried the confederate battle flag. The left right ideological struggle strung in sharply in favor of progressives. As americans came to look at issues in rapid order. The Confederate Flag was seen by most as eye reminder of hate, not heritage. Health care reform a right, not a privilege. Samesex marriage became a law of the land. It was a week that cemented president obamas legacy as well. Here he is celebrating the Supreme Court Health Care Decision with his chief of staff, denis mcdonough. On friday night, the white house was bathed
Im chuck todd and joining me is former Republican House speaker newt gingrich. Michael eric dyson of georgetown university. And charles ogletree. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good morning. Perhaps it was a bit of hyperbole, but one writer said this is a week historians will write books about. A week when an africanamerican president sang Amazing Grace as the country buried the confederate battle flag. The left right ideological struggle strung in sharply in favor of progressives. As americans came to look at issues in rapid order. The Confederate Flag was seen by most as eye reminder of hate, not heritage. Health care reform a right, not a privilege. Samesex marriage became a law of the land. It was a week that cemented president obamas legacy as well. Here he is celebrating the Supreme Court Health Care Decision with his chief of staff, denis mcdonough. On friday night, the white house was bathed in rainbow colors in honor of the marriage ruling capping the social transforma
University. And charles ogletree. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good morning. Perhaps it was a bit of hyperbole, but one writer said this is a week historians will write books about. A week when an africanamerican president sang Amazing Grace as the country buried the confederate battle flag. The left right ideological struggle strung in sharply in favor of progressives. As americans came to look at issues in rapid order. The Confederate Flag was seen by most as eye reminder of hate, not heritage. Health care reform a right, not a privilege. Samesex marriage became a law of the land. It was a week that cemented president obamas legacy as well. Here he is celebrating the Supreme Court Health Care Decision with his chief of staff, denis mcdonough. On friday night, the white house was bathed in rainbow colors in honor of the marriage ruling capping the social transformation since the 1960s. There is a right to marriage equality. We have it. There is a right to marriage equality.