Rand Paul’s recent speech at Howard University, the GOP and African Americans.
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The Washington Post’s She The People: The George Zimmerman case: Women will now decide
Ask mothers of black boys about the shooting death of Trayvon Benjamin Martin and you will learn what they believe to be a self-evident truth.
NPR’S TELL ME MORE WITH MICHEL MARTIN: THE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION
Michelle Bernard joins Tell Me More with Michel Martin to discuss the Zimmerman trial and social media.
The Washington Post’s She The People: Rachel Jeantel Proves that this July 4th, Jim Crow Lives
The treatment of a prosecution witness in the George Zimmerman murder trial and the reasoning of the US Supreme Court in striking down the heart of the Voting Rights Act make clear that America has a race problem.
The McLaughlin Group: The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act and DOMA, Edward J. Snowden in Russia, and President Obama and US-Africa Trade
Michelle D. Bernard joins The McLaughlin Group to discuss the political issues of the week.
Up with Steve Kornacki: JFK, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and 50 Years of Taking the Fight for Civil Rights from the Streets to the Courts
Bernard Center president & CEO Michelle D. Bernard joins Up with Steve Kornacki to discuss the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
James Tolbert Dies at 86; Lawyer Pressed Hollywood on Civil Rights
“Tolbert was a true visionary, and the nation owes him a debt of gratitude,” said Michelle D. Bernard, who is writing a book called “Moving America Toward Justice, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1963-2013.” He “will be remembered,” she said, “as the man who brought the civil rights movement and the African […]
Washington Watch with Roland Martin: Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Suspect be Afforded his Rights Under the U.S. Constitution?
Michelle D. Bernard joins Washington Watch with Roland Martin to discuss the Boston Marathon bombing, enemy combatants and the U.S. Constitution.
Washington Watch with Roland Martin: The Dangers Associated with Racial Profiling in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing
Michelle D. Bernard joins Washington Watch with Roland Martin to discuss calls for the racial profiling of Muslims in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Washington Watch with Roland Martin: George Zimmerman Waives Stand Your Ground Hearing and the Death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez
Michelle D. Bernard joins Washington Watch with Roland Martin to discuss George Zimmerman waiving his right to a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in the Trayvon Martin murder case, and reaction to the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez world wide and US foreign policy interests in Venezuela.