point of a wide-ranging conversation, and tour through history of racism, especially in subjugation in this country. is the first time a documentary opened at the new york film festival in its more than 50 year history. we will speak to director ava duvernay and see clips from her new film, which shows our justice system has been driven by racism from slavery to mass incarceration today. the 13th mm and to the constitution exit unconstitutional to be held as a slave. there are exceptions including criminals. courts the loophole was immediately exploited. what you got after that was a rapid transition to a mythology of black criminality. the we will speak with director as well as the love the film malkia cyril of the center for media justice, professor kevin gannon of grand view university, and lisa graves about alec in the private system from the cca to the american veil coalition. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peac
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today in a democracy now! exclusive, cherelle baldwin joins us in the studio after almost three years in prison on a $1 million bond awaiting trial. we will also speak with her mother and her attorney. been to yemen. then to yemen. hundreds of thousands of yemenis took to the streets to protest the first anniversary of the u.s. backed, saudi-led offensive. the protest were said to be the largest since 2011 force of resignation of the president. on yemenis from all different sects came out in the masses, to show the world that the yemeni people can never be shaken nor defeated. amy: since the u.s.-backed, saudi-led intervention began last march, more than 6000 people have been killed in yemen, about half of them civilians. unicef says nearly 10 million children are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. we will speak with farea al-muslimi and sarah leah whitson. herpes in the los angeles times the u.s. is quietly helping saudi arabia weight devastating aerial campaign