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Montgomery rising: Reimagining the future of the American South | Steven Reed | TEDxBoston
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-11 14:58
So, Mary, tell me about the boldest idea you're sitting on right now. What is the thing that you haven't done yet, but you know you need to do. >> So, first of all, I'm glad um to be here. Grateful to see all of you.Uh but I'm even happy they let y'all eat before we talk cuz I didn't want to I didn't want anybody to be hangry in here at all. So, I'm glad that you all have some food. Um no, >> the question is, are you hry.you get to eat. >> Not yet, but I'm saving my for my lobster roll over here, Nancy, in ...
The legacy & lessons of the 1964 Freedom Summer. And what we can learn from it
MSNBC· 2026-03-08 17:46
I WANT TO SHOW YOU A picture. You've seen it before and you may recognize it even if you wish you didn't. This is a photograph taken on May 14th, 1961 in Anniston, Alabama.It's a burned out greyhound bus. It sits on the side of the road. Its windows are completely shattered, completely destroyed.Moments earlier a mob had firebombed this bus. It engulfed the bus in smoke and flames. Inside that bus were young Americans, black and white who had boarded that bus knowing that violence was likely waiting for the ...
Obama: Rev. Jesse Jackson 'inspires us to take a harder path'
NBC News· 2026-03-06 21:09
The book. >> The book of Isaiah. >> Where are you at? >> Now see, I believe in the Constitution. >> The book of Isaiah. God is looking for a messenger >> to guide a hardened and resistant people. >> And the Lord asks, "Whom shall I send >> and who will go with us. " To which Isaiah replies, Here I am, Lord. >> Send me >> to Mother Jackson and the Jackson family >> to President and Mrs.. Biden, President and Secretary Clinton, Vice President Harris, Pastor Dates, my old friend though he looking good. Reveren ...
Former presidents among thousands at Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral
MSNBC· 2026-03-06 19:27
Several times people broke I WANT TO BRING IN CHERONE WILKINS-CONRAD PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE AND SENIOR FELLOW AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, HER BOOK, THE TRINITY, JOHN F. KENNEDY, LINDEN JOHNSON AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEMORY COMES OUT THIS MAY. SHARON, YOU HAVE THREE FORMER PRESIDENTS ALL IN THAT THE REVEREND JACKSON, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT SAYS ABOUT HIM AND HIS IMPACT ON HISTORY THAT THEY ARE ALL THERE AND ALL SPEAKING TODAY.YES, I TH ...
Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson’s ‘enormous’ impact on civil rights
MSNBC· 2026-03-06 18:12
for civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson is getting underway. The pews are filled with thousands of people, including former Presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton. All three, along with former Vice President Kamala Harris, are set to to deliver remarks as part of this massive celebration of Jackson's life and legacy at the Hope Baptist Church on the south side of Chicago.MSNOW's Maya Eaglin is there with me here in studio, someone who had many late night conversations with jackson charles blow creator of ...
NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Feb. 17
NBC News· 2026-02-18 03:02
Tonight, a major setback in the search for Nancy Guthrie. The glove found near her home not matching in the DNA database as the sheriff reveals to us the fresh leads they're now pursuing. Possible new clues in the videos. Was the suspect wearing a ring under that glove? Plus, the hope that DNA found inside the house could lead to a suspect. And the sheriff tells us that major tech companies, even Mark Zuckerberg, have reached out to help. Also breaking tonight, a man with a loaded shotgun in tactical gear r ...
Symone: 'There would be no Barack Obama' without Jesse Jackson
MSNBC· 2026-02-18 02:00
tonight we're honoring the life and legacy of Reverendnd Jesse Jackson, who died this morning at the age of 84 after six decades of public service that spanned from community organizing to politics. Reverend Jackson rose to prominence in the 1960s as a protege of Martin Luther King Jr. . He was alongside Dr.. King when he was assassinated in 1968 Jackson was committed to keeping the dream alive founding the rainbow push coalition in 1984 to fight against government efforts targeting civil rights and freedom ...
Full Episode: TODAY Show - February 17
NBC News· 2026-02-17 19:47
>>> GOOD TUESDAY MORNING. WE ARE FOLLOWING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF NANCY GUTHRIE. >> INCLUDING A MAJOR DECISION FROM INVESTIGATORS. IT IS FEBRUARY 17th. THIS IS "TODAY. " >>> DESPERATE SEARCH. AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING NEW TIPS AND POTENTIAL CLUES AS THE RACE TO FIND SAVANNAH'S MOTHER ENTERS ITS 17th DAY. POLICE NOW OFFICIALLY CLEARING THE GUTHRIE FAMILY AND THEIR SPOUSES. THE INVESTIGATION MOVING FORWARD WITH OFFICIALS WAITING ON DNA RESULTS FROM INSIDE THE HOME AND THAT GLOVE FOUND NEARBY. WE ...
How Reverend Jesse Jackson transformed politics for the Democratic party
MSNBC· 2026-02-17 18:34
Today tributes are pouring in for one of the towering figure of the civil rights movement, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the 84-year-old died this morning after a long illness, remembered for his transcendent rhetoric and gospel about seeking common ground. He first rose to prominence as a protege of Martin Luther King Jr. ., whose assassination he would also witness.Politics soon beckoned. He established the National Rainbow Coalition as a vehicle for a populist campaign, running for president twice, leading ...
Morning News NOW Full Episode – Feb. 17
NBC News· 2026-02-17 15:50
OUT NEW LEAGUES. NANCY GUTHRIE. INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC AS THE SHERIFF RULES OUT THE GUTHRIE FAMILY AS SUSPECTS IN THE CASE.NOW, TESTING IS UNDERWAY ON A PAIR OF GLOVES THAT APPEAR TO MATCH THE ONES SEEN IN SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM GUTHRIE'S HOME. WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FROM ARIZONA. ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING.REMEMBERING AN ICON. THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, BAPTIST MINISTER AND TWO TIME PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 84. A L ...