Symbols around which conversations and disagreements over racial issues took place. This class is about one hour and 10 minutes. Matthew andrews we have been exploring the question of gender and womens rights and sports. We will return our focus to race relations. Were going to explore what i like to call the return of the great white hope in the 1980s. You know all about the original great white hope. You did research on it. Jim jefferies in 1910. He comes out of retirements and tries to redeem the white race and defeat jack johnson. Was unsuccessful. He failed. In the 1980s there were a few white athletes who are thought of in the same way. These were white athletes that White Americans hoped would score symbolic victories in sports and the attitudes towards these athletes suggested that perhaps the nation had not come as far as many people like to think. The United States may have entered what commentators were calling a postcivil rights era. The 1970s and the 1980s. Clearly race wa
Tonight on cspan2, Energy Secretary talks about the upcoming un conference. Then part of the Federalist Society conference with a discussion on civil rights and criminal justice. Later a look at the Political Engagement of young people around the world Energy Secretary talks about the upcoming Un Climate Change Conference and the Obama Administration policy of promoting clean energy technology. His remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace include questions from the comments. Audience. This is an hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I am the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It is truly an honor and privilege to welcome the sec. Of energy to carnegie. Those who have had the good fortune are familiar with his mit smarts and some of you have had the misfortune of negotiating with him are familiar with his toughness. All of you i suspect our familiar with his viral late night tv appearances. Ive learned a lot from him over the years ernie is not onl
We have not seen that and they are facing lawsuits as we speak. They are trying, from what i understand, in recent months to make some changes inside the system, but its very difficult. Im in the prison system in america is what it is, grandpa to be his, rapid human rights abuse and we as a society even if we dont believe it, we accept the idea at least thats the moment you cross the threshold of a jail or prison you are or Constitutional Rights are suspended, which is particularly ironic in jail settings where you are in many cases held over for trial, innocent until proven guilty. But, they are violating your rights on a daily basis and im talking about brutal bees, Sexual Assault, medical deprivation, which can be deadly if you medication and youre incarcerated and that medication is denied to you that is a problem. We found all of those things when we did that report and im glad we were able to shed some light on it, but i know that that is widespread. Is going to take more work. I
Policymaking, and campaigning. She may drug use her Signature Initiative with her just say no campaign. Nancy reagan, tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans original series, first ladies, influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. For Martha Washington to michelle obama. Onight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern American History tv on cspan3. The Federalist Society hosted a Panel Discussion friday on the state of civil rights and criminal justice, as well as police and Community Relations. Participants discussed efforts to improve the system and identified areas still in need of improvement. This is two hours. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is gail and i am the chairman of the civil rights defense group. Where weo our session intend to provide you with a safe space. [laughter] for a serious, no holds barred intellectual discussion of an important policy question. Session is entitl
Of federal programs and his work on Community Oriented policing services noteworthy for many reasons, including that sits nicely in the topic of this panel. He published an analysis showing the cops program to be a waste of taxpayer dollars. It had not put more cops on the street or reduced violent crime. He has served as a manager at the juvenile correctional facility in baltimore. [applause] i would like to thank you for those kind remarks and thank the Federalist Society for the opportunity to speak today. I would like to talk about a Research Technique called the veil of darkness and it gives us insight into whether the police are discriminatory in traffic stops. The question is are cops racist . Does the drivers race influence the decision of a Police Officer to do a traffic stop . This is difficult to do. Not only do you have to for neighborhood characteristics, but whats going on in the officers mind . Why does the officer believe they need to pull over at individual for a stop