Made it his mission to expand opportunity for people in his hometown of new orleans and across louisiana. As mayor, he has worked tirelessly to make his cities , and to attract new business and investment. s words reaffirmed a simple, undeniable fact, that any attempt to emphasize the lost cause of the confederacy is a decision to embrace a culture that systematically is stripped of innocent men, women, and children. How could an africanamerican Family Living in new orleans explained to their daughter why a statue of robert e lee stood atop their city . When i heard that, i had to say at the time, i thought what incredible leadership but honestly, also why did it take until 2017 until we heard that . That we have the mayor here to talk about that. We all know that there are no good answers to the questions he person who tries to gloss over that monstrous evil of slavery is simply perpetuating the same a good made it possible in the first place. I am really excited to have this discussi
Good morning everyone. It is my great honor to welcome you to the center for American Progress. We are really excited to have special guest today. This is 61st mayor of new orleans. Mitch landrieu. During his 30 year career in public service, mayor landrieu made his mission to expand opportunity for people in his hometown of new orleans and across louisiana. As mayor hes worked tirelessly to make his city safer, move to revitalize neighborhoods and attractses new business. His many initiatives is big reason new orleans is one of the Fastest Growing cities. Of course, last month, mayor landrieu garnered National Attention for a power speech that explain why he fought to remove monuments. Many praise mayor landrieu for passion he displayed that day. That i have to say, i was particularly impressed by mayor landrieus speech for another reason. I was deeply moved by the unflinching honesty he used to confront a surely shameful period in american period. His words reaffirmed undenialable fa
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This special edition of nightline. Girls sold breaking the cycle will be right back. This is a special edition of nightline. Girls sold breaking the cycle. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight an extraordinary encounter. Were with a young girl sold into sexual slavery confronting the woman who responsible. And the american couple who takes us on a mission to rescue underage girls trapped in a cycle of poverty and exploitation. Abcs bob woodruff traveled to cambodia. Reporter at first glance, 22yearold soka chan might look like your average, everyday california girl. She has a lap dog named chica. And her own car that she bought herself. Behind all this, soka hides a dark past from her childhood that still haunts her to this day. Im going to go pack. Reporter she decides to travel 8,000 miles. Thank you so much for soka and for this opportunity to go see the family reporter to confront that past back to where her life started. Cambodia. Its a bittersweet return. Cambodias often
This special edition of nightline. Girls sold breaking the cycle will be right back. This is a special edition of nightline. Girls sold breaking the cycle. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight an extraordinary encounter. Were with a young girl sold into sexual slavery confronting the woman who she says was responsible. And the american couple who takes us on a mission to rescue underage girls trapped in a cycle of poverty and exploitation. Abcs bob woodruff traveled to cambodia. Reporter at first glance, 22yearold soka chan might look like your average, everyday california girl. She has a lap dog named chica. And her own car that she bought herself. Behind all this, soka hides a dark past from her childhood that still haunts her to this day. Im going to go pack. Reporter she decides to travel 8,000 miles. Thank you so much for soka and for this opportunity to go see the family reporter to confront that past back to where her life started. Cambodia. Its a bittersweet return. Cam