This week on Moyers Company sports, not just reflects our lives, but actually shapes our lives. I mean, it shapes our understanding of things like racism, sexism, homophobia. It shapes our understanding of our country. It shapes our understanding of corporations and whats happening to our cities. I mean, in so many different ways, sports stories are stories of American Life in the 21st century. Announcer funding is provided by Carnegie Corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy, and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. The kohlberg foundation. Independent production fund, with support from the partridge foundation, a john and polly guth charitable fund. The clements foundation. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The bernard and audre rapoport foundation. The john d. And catherine t.
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puts a devastating new face on the country s racial terrorisms. today in washington, the house of representatives will move one step closer to posthumously awarding them with the congressional gold medal. joining mess is congresswoman terry sewell, also joining me is diane braddock, the sister of carol robertson, one of the girls who was killed in that bombing. ladies, good morning. congresswoman, i want to start with you. explain how this measure came about to want to move ahead with this ceremony? you know, it s a long overdue recognition, in this the 50th anniversary year, the alabama delegation came together, both republicans and democrats, we thought it was very important and befitting that we acknowledge and honor the lives of addie mae, carol, cynthia, as well as denise mcnair. so that s what we wanted to do. it s the 50th anniversary, a
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0 members of the fbi are in russia today to interview the suspects mom and dad. they questioned them for several hours yesterday. tamerlan s family now trying to find a place to bury him. authorities released the body and the mosque the family attended in boston declined the request for a service. the associated press is reported that tamerlan fell under the influence of a mysterious radical in the years before the bombing. a muslim convert who steered him toward a strain of islam and reports this morning that the sole surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev may want to be moved to another hospital because of the victims at the hospital are upset he is there. nbc news did not confirm that report. another report that dzhokhar sold pot on campus prior to the bombings and he sold that to make money to get by. joe biden is expected to attend a memorial service for sean collier killed by the bombing whether it s from russia or an individual or another country or whatever. it was taken seriousl
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