Left some at a kin coe s copy shop, these are personal private medical records, dealing with the most sensitive possible medical information. the attorney general who did that in kansas was an antiabortion activist who republicans elected to be their state attorney general. his name was phil klein. he ended up having his law license permanently suspended for doing that about ten years ago. but now here s the tennessee republican attorney general using a page out of the same play book now. demanding and getting unredacted, complete, private medical records for trans people in tennessee. as republicans use every tool they ve got to try to make life miserable for trans people and their families in that state. attorney general chase strangio, the aclu is suing the state of tennessee over the ban on care for trans youth.
However, it is not a panacea to be under a consent decree. because there are some places where a consent decree drags on for years and years. it is incredibly expensive. and there is still no guarantee of the results that we are looking for in terms of a cultural shift within the department. however it is better than what we have now. which is a city governments that has not acted with the sense of urgency. they have not fulfilled their responsibilities with regard to cleaning up the police department. and holding officers accountable and as a matter of fact even as this doj investigation was going on we have still hunted multiple people killed by the minneapolis police department and we have had abused during protests. i was one of the folks who was tear gassed for standing near the precinct. after george floyd was killed. i was part of a lawsuit filed by the aclu and richardson on
Children from two marriages. his daughter sheri belafonte followed in his footsteps to become an actress in her on right. although his music and movies gained him fame, belafonte also made his mark as a political activist. in the 60s, he stood up for the civil rights of blacks in america and stood side by side with martin luther king jr. and bobby kennedy, both later assassinated. two decades later, he turned his attention to the poor and powerless abroad, especially in africa. we are the children reporter: in 1985, belafonte initiated the u.s. for africa recording of we are the world with some of the world s most famous entertainers. the song raised over $63 million for african relief. and for his humanitarianism, the artist received numerous awards from the kennedy center, the aclu, the american national medal of the arts, and the
Artist received numerous awards from the kennedy center, the aclu, the american national medal of the arts, and the thurgood marshall lifetime achievement award. mr. harry belafonte. reporter: later in life, belafonte further sealed his legacy, starting his own foundation, focused on social justice. in the documentary harry belafonte sing your song he contemplated his life of accomplishment and the work that lay ahead. i try to envision playing out the rest of my life almost exclusively devoted to reflection. but there is too much in the world to be done. my social activism, things that i believe in politically. although i took a lot of heat for what i did then, i m taking heat again for some of the things i say and do, but if history is any measure, then i probably would wind up on the right side of the equation.
Was sent to the legislature by my constituents to speak on an array of concerns that we have about legislation. i am going to punch in on every bill that i was sent here to talk about if i have something to say, and it will be up to the speaker and the rest of the members of the visitor, majority republican controlled, to decide if they will let me speak. decide if they will let me seak. , , , ., speak. this bill is targeting the lgbt speak. this bill is targeting the lgbt committee - speak. this bill is targeting the lgbt committee in - speak. this bill is targeting - the lgbt committee in montana, it s not the only one, speaking operably here, according to the american civil liberties union the aclu, therapy more than 400 bills that target that community, already this year. what you make of that? it s a really worrying trend and we saw it initially, not people are bringing in questions of trans people s participation in sports, but i was always a foot in the offer people the more ex