the spotlight. she excited the crowd with the joy and gratitude at the 86th academy awards in 2014. [applause] lord god, i praise you and i am so happy to be here representing the ladies of 20 feet from stardom. ? i sing because i am happy. [applause] i sing because ? i know he watches me. ? [applause] elton, i love you. darlene love joins us now in the studio. what up powerful moment that was. it was. did you know before you went on stage that that song would come out? the night before they told me i was going on the stage, i had no idea i was going up. they only let the producers come up for the documentary and the director. they gave me 45 seconds so what was i going to do? they better not touch you at all. i just about my head and i said oh lord, give me something. that was the song. that was just perfect. what a great moment of validation that must ve been for you. to receive the oscar for that wonderful story about being 20 feet from stardom. documentary toget
online job applications. the city of boston is working to tackle this issue. they call it tech equity. making sure all residents have equal access to innovation and the internet. it has been said all you need to start a business is an idea. but starting a business isn t that simple. without access to idea is just that. the reason why technology is so important is because this is the way people are doing business. if you intend to correspond in any way, this is how you are going to do it. it does not make any sense for someone to tell you, this is how we are doing business in jargon internet is to our everyday lives. if you are an adult, you probably use it every day at work or even to find a job. in boston, the city of so much innovation, one in five families does not have access to the internet. that s a huge number when you think about it. 20 percent of ourse fundamentally important way to get connected. this is the city of boston s chief technology officer. he is t
vulnerable group in the lgbt community, may not be able to fully enjoy the progress. take a look. according to a report by the movement advancement project, about one third of individuals that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender come are people of color. as mainstream lgbt communities celebrate victories on the journey to equal rights, lgb out. this group becomes vulnerable to homophobic discrimination and racism, creating a vortex of injustice known as double discrimination. a host of disparities can emerge, says moyer bailey, assistant professor of gender and sexuality studies at northeastern university. one of the things lgbtq important issue. issues of housing discrimination , poverty, unemployment, all of that perhaps is more pressing than the question of marriage. karen: the executive director of the lawyers committee for civil rights. the committee does a significant amount of antidiscrimination work to protect communities of color as well as people
for the republican opposition. in an effort to keep a campaign promise, he announced a plan to close the guantanamo bay detention facility. president obama: this is about closing a chapter in our history. fernando: then, he agreed to a temporary truce with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, to halt all hostilities in syria. it could save lives. fernando: the republican leadership in congress and gop presidential candidates were quick to reject the president s initiatives. senior senator lindsey graham, who until recently was a presidential candidate himself, is a member of the armed services and judiciary committees. he joins me from capitol hill. senator graham, thank you for joining me. sen. graham: thank you. fernando: sir, the president has announced a new plan to close guantanamo. what s your reaction? sen. graham: it s not a plan, it doesn t designate where they would go, what legal status they or the house. fernando: and sir, do you have an alternative plan
choice on who will become the republican and democratic nominee. joining us today is james jennings, professor of emeritus cap tufts university, aaron o brien, professor of political science at humid boston, and paul weston on d, director of the institute for asian american studies at the college of liberal arts also at umass boston. let s jump right in. we have already seen the results in new hampshire and iowa , but i wonder, these states are predominately white. should they, in today s world, have so much influence, and immediate attention that comes along with it, in terms of picking presidential nominees? should they? the answer is no. do they? new hampshire and iowa is the american election process on speed. the general election would set up a voting rules to discourage communities of color from voting. iowa and new hampshire put that on further display. interest groups have undue influence. it is wildly unrepresentative, but it mirrors the way in which the general