Polling that specifically asked does selma change their mind about working to a new Voting Rights act and are you going to get involved . The people are already involved. Selma did modestly well at the box office. I think i have the figures here. At home, a made 52 million and that is gross. The budget was 20 million. Foreign was not good. Only 14 million. We really do not know, but now it is on dvd and it is available on netflix, apple tv, your phone , maybe we will have an answer to that question eventually. Maybe this version of selma will have an impact. Has the criticisms of the film from historians been mostly on your side of the camp or has there been a counterbalance from other historians who are backing up the directors approach . Mr. May the question is, are there any historians totally supportive of the film . Not that i am aware of. What i did see, the night that i saw the film in november 2014, there was a journalist of their who had actually covered bloody sunday and othe
In the election. A few weeks ago we had the privilege of bestowing the. Ongressional gold medal it was so remarkable because it becauseverdue, but also of the very same time we were appealing to our colleagues to pass a bipartisan Voting Rights act to correct the shelby decision. That has still not happened but we must make it happen. In order to make it happen, we all must vote. As i said, it is a privilege to be here. To accept the invitation of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. Another privilege i had more than year ago was standing on the steps with the congressional members of cbc on the steps of the Supreme Court. They were there calling upon the court to make the right decision. That very day we were meeting in the house of representatives to dedicate the statue of rosa parks. Are strange, dedicating a statute to rosa parks, people turn out in a bipartisan way to salute her, and yet we have to appeal to the court to do the right thing. When they dont, they sing the prai
History for practices related to the financial crisis, recovering 85 billion much of it returned to ordinary americans who were badly hurt. Hes worked passionately to make sure our criminal Justice System remains the best in the world. He knows that too many outdated policies, no matter how wellintentioned, perpetuate a destructive cycle in too many communities. So eric addressed unfair sentencing disparities, reworked mandatory minimums, and promoted alternatives to incarceration. And thanks to his efforts, since i took office, the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have gone down by about 10 . Thats the first time that theyve declined together, at the same time, in more than 40 years. Erics proudest achievement, though, might be reinvigorating and restoring the core mission to what he calls the conscience of the building and thats the civil rights division. He has been relentless against attacks on the Voting Rights act because no citizen, including our service mem
Africanamerican vote. This is just under two hours. [applause] good morning. It is an honor to be here with this distinguished panel, with the leadership of the foundation. It is an honor and pleasure to be here with each and every one of you. We are about to hear a presentation, and exchange of ideas, about something so fundamental, the right to vote. I will be brief. Dr. King said one of the most significant steps we could take is a short walk to the voting booth. That is what we all have to do in the election. A few weeks ago we had the privilege of bestowing the congressional gold medal. It was so remarkable because it was so overdue, but also because of the very same time we were appealing to our colleagues to pass a bipartisan Voting Rights act to correct the shelby decision. That has still not happened but we must make it happen. In order to make it happen, we all must vote. As i said, it is a privilege to be here. To accept the invitation of the Congressional Black Caucus found