And taking to the airwaves classes in zimbabwe are held over the radio schools stay closed because of the growth of violence. We begin in the United States where congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a titan of the Civil Rights Movement alongside Martin Luther king jr and helped organize the historic 963 march on washington his death comes at a time of heightened racial tension in America Black lives matter protesters who took to the streets after the death of george floyd have been violently suppressed by Law Enforcement civil Rights Groups is suing federal authorities the months of protests have seen statues toppled and Police Officers arrested and sacked now the Confederate Flag has effectively been banned from u. S. Military sites to begin our coverage with this report from how did your castro looking back at the life of john lewis we can argue about that cannot you that. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 wh
Coronavirus. And fire rages through the historic unarmed cathedral in western france that dates back to the 15th century. We begin in the United States where congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a titan of the Civil Rights Movement alongside Martin Luther king jr and helped organize the historic 963 march on washington his death comes at a time of heightened racial tension in america lives matter protesters who took to the streets after the death of george floyd have been violently suppressed the norm for spent civil Rights Groups suing federal authorities the months of protests have seen statues toppled and Police Officers arrested and sacked now the Confederate Flag has effectively been banned from u. S. Military sites we begin our coverage with this report from how did your castro looking back at the life of john that. We cannot give up. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those lin
Malis protest leaders refused to back down on demands for the president s resignation and dismiss regional mediation efforts. One of americas most famous civil rights activists congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was among the last surviving pioneers of the movement during the 1960 s. How did your castro looks back at his life and legacy we cannot. We cannot. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those signs that said white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something and i would ask my mother asked my father my grandparents my great grandparents why segregation why Racial Discrimination it was the best way it is dont get in a way dont get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student le
Friends. Time. United nations secretary general and highlights urgent Global Inequality especially in the wake of the virus pandemic. Demanding justice protesters in france mark 4 years since the death of a young black man in Police Custody. Investigators from the International Criminal court have now arrived in the libyan capital tripoli to look into whether the forces loyal to the warlord have committed war crimes the 3 member team will investigate after this 14 month siege of tripoli mass graves and bodies were found in the city of tire last month his fighters left behind booby traps and improvised explosive devices south of tripoli after they retreated. Joins us live from tripoli actually started their investigation now. Well peter the government of National Accord seems to be trying to keep the investigators issue a low profile but meanwhile sources of the government say that the team the i. C. C. Team is due to be transferred to several locations in southern tripoli to check the
Of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those signs that said white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something. And i would ask my mother as my father my grandparents my work why segregation why Racial Discrimination it was the best way it is dont get in a way dont get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student leader in nashville tennessee lewis was beaten for peacefully protesting segregation at restaurants and on buses in selma Alabama Police cracked his skull as he led a 600. 00 marchers across a bridge. But thats. What it was at age 23 lewis was the youngest leader of the march on washington 2 years later president Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law protecting black americans from discrimination at the polls the act would foreshadow lewiss ow