This is a really important topic for america, and i think you get it if youre old enough to remember the o. J simpson case. Mr. Simpson, as you know, recently passed, you know, james sent some trial was a kind of clipping moment for americans. It was, it was the story of, of, of a very much like professional athlete who also happened to be very handsome. And on a 1000000 Television Commercials pitching everything from soup to nuts, the car rentals he was the guy right until one day that guy was accused of nearly be capitated, not kidding, capitated. His wife, nicole brown simpson, and a restaurant worker who had come by to return her sunglasses where she was any. It seemed almost obvious that he had done it and done it in a obvious fit of rage. But then a really smart attorney named Johnnie Cochran figure that there was really no way that he could defend this very guilty client. I mean, the evidence was everywhere, blood everywhere, unless he took a different tact. So what he, what if,
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And even now im rick sanchez. This is direct impact. The. This is a really important topic for america, and i think you get it if youre old enough to remember the o. J simpson case. Mr. Simpson, as you know, recently passed the o. J. Simpson trial was a kind of clipping moment for americans. It was, it was the story of, of, of a very much like professional athlete who also happened to be very handsome. And on a 1000000 Television Commercials pitching everything from soup to nuts, to car rentals. He was the guy right until one day that guy was accused of nearly be capitated, not kidding, capitated. His wife, nicole brown, simpson and a restaurant worker who had come by to return her sunglasses where she was eating. It seemed almost obvious that he had done it and done it in a obvious fit of rage. But then a really smart attorney named Johnnie Cochran figured that there was really no way that he could defend this very guilty client. I mean, the evidence was everywhere. Lot everywhere, un
him and said, oh my god, he did it. i just remember screaming. probably the scariest moment my entire life. it was physically painful. it was not justice. the murders took only minutes. all these years later, the shock has yet to fade. it was a stunning time. and american legal theater. you think you might know the story of the oj simpson case, but there s a lot you probably haven t heard and seen. did nicole brown simpson actually predicts her own death? what she said to us was that oj is going to kill me. and he s going to get away with it. what went on in the jury room? not guilty of the crime of murder. all the people wanted to do was go home. in a frank interview prosecutor marsha clark answers the most important question of all. how did you not convict this guy? june 12th, 1994. brentwood, california. two horrific murders that came to be defined by just three words. the oj case. everybody seen a dramatic scene in both victims had their throats/
Our privilege to host conversations like this that bring remarkable people who do remarkable things and sometimes are Difficult Conversations to this stage. Tonight what youll hear is as i said that front row seat on history. Being a woman of color at this time and in this place is something that is too rare and that we need to be thinking about on a lot of different levels. So i know your thoughts will be challenged with that and probably in places you be regaled by some of the stories along the way. It is a pleasure and a privilege for me as well to introduce to you a very special student who is going to introduce professor thompson and bring out the panel. She is a a junior. She is our journalism major. She is done remarkable things here at gw and beyond, and schepens be president of the Gw Association of black journalists. Lauryn hill is in her prime of her life i would like to say here at gw. Shes a assistant editor of the ace multicultural magazine. She interned last summer and s