then, if you re rich, it s even worse, right? if you are of the richest person, those students are five times more likely to be admitted to these institutions. and think about. it women, they didn t really enter into places like harvard and yale and amherst and for instance. black folks didn t really come in massive numbers in some why. so, what are these legacy admissions benefiting? they are typically benefiting white students, who have privilege, who have access to private schools, and all sorts of other resources. and so it has adarius effect on how you can build a class. so, it has some folks suing because african americans are supposedly taking their slots, they re not paying attention to legacy students, who are 15%, i, think of harvard emissions admitted class? so, i think it plays a central role in reproducing class inequality, if that makes sense. let me get back to the money part of it. are you implying, them, the harvard and other universities
had he not been assassinated, he would have led a protest at the national mall, the poor people s march. the idea was for poor people to set up an encampment on the mall, resurrection city. they would camp there, lobby members of congress, and advocate for better policy to address class inequality. unfortunately, it did not go well and organizers had to cut it short in june, but they went ahead with a closing celebration, solidarity day. and what date did they pick? june 19th. and according to black cultural scholar william wiggins jr., the crowd rekindled interest in the holiday. think about that. it was one of the lowest moments in the civil rights movement after dr. king was killed and yet it sowed the seeds for this weekend s celebration. today the push for equality takes many forms, voting rights, law enforcement reform, environmental justice, critical race theory. covid has forced us to face one
of nbcuniversal s coverage to every screen. so what s next? rio 2016. welcome to what s next. comcast nbcuniversal. and welcome back to this special edition of hannity, now although income in equality has increased more under president obama than any of his predecessors, he continually uses class war fare, and of course villifies the so-called rich. we actually tend to trust each other less when there is class inequality. i never in my lifetime saw more people looking at each other s income should we have ask of the
and welcome back to this special edition of hannity, now although income in equality has increased more under president obama than any of his predecessors, he continually uses class war fare, and of course villifies the so-called rich. we actually tend to trust each other less when there is class inequality. i never in my lifetime saw more people looking at each other s income should we have ask of the wealthiest americans to pay? but in splitting it, he brings up the conversation and
very specific ways every day who are marching, and so i think that sense is all around this march and tremendous progress has been made. you can t politicize it and say well, we need to remember what we haven t done. everybody acknowledges that the president, especially in terms of class inequality, income inequality, said we have a ways to go. there s an overwhelming sense from the president, a celebration of what we ve done as americans. juan williams, well said. thank you, sir. you re welcome, trace. thank you. well, minutes ago we told you about the verdict in the case of the fort hood shooter, nidal hasan. a military jury has sentenced him to death for his shooting spree at the texas army post back in 2009. of course, it left 13 people dead, it left 30 wounded. major hasan acted as his own attorney, but he offered virtually no defense at all. earlier today he chose not to give a closing statement before the deliberations began.