protests

January 15, 2015

March on Annapolis: National Day of Action Against Police Violence

January 14, 2015 - Segment 2 - Marc is joined by Farahii Muhammad, host of Listen Up! on WEAA and student activists Meaca Downing and Avery Harmon, to discuss the March on Annapolis, which will take place on Thursday, January 15th.
November 21, 2014

Ferguson Update: Still No Grand Jury Decision

November 19, 2014 - Segment 2 - We get an update on the current political climate in Ferguson, Missouri, with Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal, St. Louis County-District 14, who has been out at the protests since they began.
November 17, 2014

Awaiting the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision: What Are The Implications of the Possible Outcomes?

November 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - The country is braced for the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri, regarding whether to indict a police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown on August 9. We examine the possible outcomes in this case and their implications.
October 20, 2014

Update on Ferguson from Young Journalists and Activists

October 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - We get an update on events in Ferguson, Missouri, with a number of young journalists and activists who recently returned from that troubled city: freelance reporter Michelle Zei; Muna Mire, intern for The Nation; Ralikh Hayes, executive assistant for the Real News Network and and Board President of the Baltimore Algebra Project; and Megan Sherman, producer at the Real News Network.
July 3, 2013

Deadline Looms In Egypt As Protests Continue

July 3, 2013 - Segment 4 - We discuss Egypt, where protests against the Morsi government, and counter-protests supporting it, have erupted across the country. The Egyptian Army has issued an ultimatum calling for President Morsi's ouster that expires today.