RACIAL RELATIONS

  • Democracy Now! September 4, 2001

    The U.S. withdraws, sort of, from the UN World Conference Against Racism in protest of criticism over Israels treatment of the Palestinians. We go live to Durban, South Africa, with reactions from Jesse Jackson, Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu, and human rights groups from around the world. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES 9:06-9:07 ONE MINUTE MUSIC BREAK…

  • Democracy Now! September 3, 2001

    Its Labor Day. Well talk to John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO about the state of the labor movement under the Bush Administration. Well go to Canada, where tens of thousands of workers are taking to the streets of Toronto today; and well continue our coverage of the UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban,…

  • Democracy Now! August 31, 2001

    The United Nations opens its historic World Conference Against Racism as thousands take to the streets of Durban demanding action from world governments; a Dutch court rejects Milosevics appeal to declare the International War Crimes tribunal against him illegal; and the home of Palestinian leader Abu Leilah is partially destroyed in Ramullah |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES A…

  • Democracy Now! September 4, 2001

    REPARATIONS FOR THE PALESTINIANS, FOR NATIVE AMERICANS , FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS [Replay DN! Dec. 21, 1999] |NEWS HEADLINES Story: REPARATIONS FOR THE PALESTINIANS German, U.S. and east European officials sealed a historic agreement on Friday to compensate Nazi era slave workers 54 years after World War Two, offering 5 billion dollars to the former workers…

  • Henry Louis Gates

    Dr. Henry Louis Gates has transformed Harvard’s Afro-American Studies Department into a thriving and respected center by adding such scholars as William Julius Wilson and Cornell West to the program. In his spare time, he is author and editor of numerous publications. His critical studies of African-American oral and literary traditions have had a broad…

  • Democracy Now! September 21, 1998

    Death of Environmentalist in California; White Releases Report on Race Relations |(14 Minutes) Death of Evironmentalist in California David Chain, 24, a member of the radical environmental group Earth First was killed by a fallen tree Thursday in the grizzly Creek Forest during a protest against logging in private land. GUEST: Kerry was with David…

  • Democracy Now! July 23, 1997

    Campaign Finance Abuses; Commerce Department; Police Brutality |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Abuses Democrats on the Senate panel investigating campaign finance abuses are expected to go on the offensive for the first time today. Accusations against Republican Party. GUEST: Dan Morgan, a reporter for the Washington Post. (19 Minutes) Commerce Department In hearings, the Senate Governmental…

  • PACIFICA’S COVERAGE OF THE LOS ANGELES UPRISING

    PACIFICA’S COVERAGE OF THE LOS ANGELES UPRISING / executive producer Don Rush. Two hour report on the second day of violence which erupted in Los Angeles following the acquital of four police officers of all but one charge in the beating of Rodney King. CONTENT: Closure of schools and public events in Los Angeles /…