Also the case that brought some of the nations biggest Civil Rights Act visits and thousands of protesters to a tiny town in louisiana. Sara hoy with a look at the young men known as the jena 6. I dont believe justice was served in this case, not at all. I believe it was resolved, but not justice. Now eight summers later their story raises questions about fairness and race and our system of crime and punishment. And, free as a bird mans mission to protect the sacred and mighty bald eagle. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Im adam may, joie chen is off. We begin with a oneyear anniversary of one of the worst rail disasters in modern history. Dozens of people died when a run away oil train sped into the center of a small canadian town. The train derailed and exploded. America tonights Sheila Macvicar travelled to that town in quebec to see how the community is rebuilding. One year on in the center of town theres an ugly scar. A constant reminder of the night of july 6th, 2013. The
Youre watching cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Holy and gracious god, thank you for the countless times you demonstrate the intimacy of your love for us. Through the affection of a loved one, a desire met, moments that grace our days with evidence of your hand in our lives. How easy it is to believe, having seen your power at work, your creative activity in the living of our days, in the healing of those we love and care for. We are truly blessed. Lord, we believe. Help our unbelief. We ask your blessing when we cant see, when the hurts, the evil and the confusion of the world obscure any evidence of your concern for us and deny your willingness or ability to bring order to our chaos. In this c
In 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed. The bell was saved. And thanks to the church and william bell, the mayor of birmingham, that bell is here, to help celebrate dr. Kings legacy and this day, let freedom ring. applause please welcome our next performance by tony and grammy award winner Heather Headley. Pelley Heather Headley the noted actress, singer and songwriter will have a short performance now before the president s speaks. And as we watch this Doug Brinkley what are some of the things that you think about as you look at this day and this celebration from the perspective of a historian . Well, 50 years ago today Martin Luther king gave the greatest oratorical speech, you know, in american history. Nothing compares to it. And we have it on film. And we have it in on tape and schoolchildren all over the country know testimony and that speech lead the way for the Voting Rights act of 1965, the Civil Rights Act of 64, affirmative action. And it really gave us barack ob
Dr. Cornell west joins us, so does filmmaker spike lee. First the funeral and cnns omar jimenez. Reporter george floyd called out for his mother who passed away to years ago. Today he was laid to rest next to her after an emotional funeral in houston. All i think about is when he was yelling for momma. And i know our momma is right there. She got her hands wide open. Packed with mourners. Reporter the Fountain Church paused to promote each other and pray before the ceremony began. Floyd was remembered as a man of faith, a brother, an uncle, a father, a friend. While the ceremony celebrated his life, his death and the movement it sparked was invoked time and time again. The assignment of george floyd and the purpose will mean there will be no more 8 46 of Police Brutality. Go on and get your rest now. Go on an see momma now. Were going to fight on. Were going to fight on. We honor him today because when he took his last breath, the rest of us will now be able to breathe. So therefore i,
Election, the president ial election, according to the fox news exit polls, 93 of africanamericans voted for barack obama. Only 6 voted for governor mitt romney. My question is, why . Well, lets take a look at the statistics. Now, back when barack obama became president back in january of 2009, the Unemployment Rate among africanamericans was a startling 12. 7 . But guess what . Fast forward four years. That number is even worse. The current Unemployment Rate of this group is now 13. 5 . Now unfortunately those arent the only startling statistics when it comes to those who need food stamp assistance. In 2009 over 7 million africanamericans participated in the program. Now according to the most recent information that we have, this number has now risen over 10 million. And thats not all. In 2009 over 9 million africanamericans were listed as living in poverty. This shouldnt come as a shock today. That number is worse. According to the latest data, over 10 million are now listed in that