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The Daily Run Down with Chuck Todd: Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” Race and Politics in America in 1963 and 2013

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Michelle D. Bernard joins the Daily Run Down with Chuck Todd to discuss how Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” has reverberated in American society and politics today.

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The Daily Run Down with Chuck Todd: President Obama Makes Personal Remarks on Race in America

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Michelle D. Bernard joins NBC’s Chuck Todd, former Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons, and later, The Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page for an in depth discussion about President Obama’s comments on race.

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The Daily Run Down with Chuck Todd: President Obama continues the National Debate on Race

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Michelle D. Bernard joins NBC’s Chuck Todd, former Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), The Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page, and Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons for an in depth discussion about President Obama’s comments on race.

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The Diane Rehm Show: Questions Following The Acquittal Of George Zimmerman

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Justice, race, and the Zimmerman not guilty verdict.

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The Huffington Post: The All-Woman Jury Finds George Zimmerman Not Guilty: Will There Ever Be Justice for Young Men?

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What will the parents of African American boys tell our sons about a justice system where “justice” means “just us” and our child will never be in the club?

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Up with Steve Kornacki: What Comments by Rand Paul’s Aide Tells Us About the GOP’s History

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Rand Paul’s recent speech at Howard University, the GOP and African Americans.

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Up with Steve Kornacki: It’s Now Legal to Carry Concealed Weapons in Public in Every State

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As of Tuesday, it’s now legal to carry a concealed weapon in public in every state in the nation. Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill) joins the conversation.

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The Washington Post’s She The People: The George Zimmerman case: Women will now decide

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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.

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NPR’S TELL ME MORE WITH MICHEL MARTIN: THE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION

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Michelle Bernard joins Tell Me More with Michel Martin to discuss the Zimmerman trial and social media.

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The Washington Post’s She The People: Rachel Jeantel Proves that this July 4th, Jim Crow Lives

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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.

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