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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. reaction to the tragic shooting of michael brown, an unarmed teenager, by a police officer prompted a media frenzy, to be sure. outraged protest and thousands of hours of opinion by pundits and politicians pointing just how difficult it is for americans still to deal with issues of racial inequality. a recent pugh survey found that only 37% of white americans believe michael brown s death raised important issues about race, while 80% of african-americans say that it did. joining us now from providence, rhode island, to discuss where we need to go as a country is dr. tricia rose, director of the center for the study of race and ethnicity in america at brown university. tricia rose, good to have you on the program. let me jump right in with this pugh study, i guess i m not fascinated. i saw these same kinds of numbers after rodney king in l.a., same kinds of numbers after trayvon martin not t ....
thank you very much. i was thrilled to join this group of esteemed colleagues on an issue that is near and dear to my heart. some of you may know i have spent about 24 years in the senate trying to help ensure that americans had stable and affordable and decent housing. i will tell you the last 16 months, i have learned from my fellow commissioners a lot more in than i learned in the 24 years, plus what we heard from the people who came out for hearings. we know that millions of americans continue to do homeownership to be a part of the men in 10 american dream. with benefits will beyond the initial investment. american dream became the american nightmare when families homes were foreclosed upon, communities suffer, and financial systems experience great loss. we really exceed any consequences and now this might must not happen again. one of the best ways to help ensure families keep their homes is through housing counseling and financial education. for homeowners who ....
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