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Mar 18, 2014
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in 1975, a lawyer there had written to barbara jordan his congresswoman, and said here in texas, here in this little town, we are still prevented from voting can you help us out. one of the people we will be interviewed is a world war go veteran, who came back and was still adamant about trying to get better treatment, and better inclusion of latinos. he ran for city council five times before he was elected. so it's -- still living with our history, and our young people really need to understand, that voting is something that wasn't just handed to people. people had to -- african-americans and latinos really had to struggle to vote. and to -- for their vote to be recognized. so it is important for us to understand that these are privileges that even though it should be civil rights and it should be that we all enjoy them, there was a lot of people that had to fight very hard to get those civil rights recognized. >> professor swartz we move to an all volunteer force after the vietnam war, and now that latinos and especially among young people, is huge. latinos will probably be overrepr
in 1975, a lawyer there had written to barbara jordan his congresswoman, and said here in texas, here in this little town, we are still prevented from voting can you help us out. one of the people we will be interviewed is a world war go veteran, who came back and was still adamant about trying to get better treatment, and better inclusion of latinos. he ran for city council five times before he was elected. so it's -- still living with our history, and our young people really need to...
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Mar 10, 2014
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barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred.johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. you put up one post and the next day you have all these candidates. makes my job a lot easier. [ female announcer ] over 100,000 businesses have already used zip recruiter and now you can use zip recruiter for free at a special site for tv viewers; go to ziprecruiter.com/offer4. at a special site for tv viewers; your hepatitis c.forget it's slow moving, you tell yourself. i have time. after all there may be no symptoms for years. no wonder you try to push it to the back of your mind and forget it. but here's something you shouldn't forget. hepatitis c is a serious disease. if left untreated, it could lead to liver damage and potentially even liver
barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred.johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. you put up one post and the next day you have all these candidates. makes my job a lot...
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Mar 22, 2014
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. >> guest: barbara jordan, who--who--who when she spoke, it was like god himself was speaking. she had a powerful voice, and what she said had great content and she did not waste her words. she... c-span: and jerome waldie, behind her on the right, there with the glasses, and then paul sarbanes again. >> guest: right. another individual that--that--that had figured, even up to today, so that this picture is one of my favorite photographs, and--and it was published in life magazine when they were doing a story on what happened during the impeachment of the president. c-span: if you had a choice, would you rather shoot black and white or color? >> guest: they're both important. i--black and white has archive value--that's the beauty of it. you know when you're shooting black and white that anything that you photograph is going to last long after you're around. when you shoot color, color is much more fragile. it certainly gives you life the way life really is, which is color, but the film doesn't have the long life. they're--they have improved it greatly, but when you're shooting
. >> guest: barbara jordan, who--who--who when she spoke, it was like god himself was speaking. she had a powerful voice, and what she said had great content and she did not waste her words. she... c-span: and jerome waldie, behind her on the right, there with the glasses, and then paul sarbanes again. >> guest: right. another individual that--that--that had figured, even up to today, so that this picture is one of my favorite photographs, and--and it was published in life magazine...
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Mar 26, 2014
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they are in the barbara jordan childcare center. we know we need childcare but they understand the richness of what happens with diversity. let me share with you very briefly there are 16.4% of texans are foreign born. 42% latino are asian. 87% of children with immigrant parents are u.s. citizens, and 75% of those children are english fluent. these are individuals who want to contribute to america. asian-owned businesses in texas create $40.2 billion in income or revenue. latino-owned create $61.9 billion in revenue from the businesses. and here's the result of deporting rather than putting forward a comprehensive immigration reform legislation, not for people who want to do you harm, but they want to do you good. i am glad that h.r. 1417 is in the bill that we want to vote on, that's the bipartisan homeland security bill that i helped write that came out in a bipartisan manner. but this is what america will do to herself without comprehensive immigration reform. we will lose in wages $33.2 billion if you deport every immigrant pers
they are in the barbara jordan childcare center. we know we need childcare but they understand the richness of what happens with diversity. let me share with you very briefly there are 16.4% of texans are foreign born. 42% latino are asian. 87% of children with immigrant parents are u.s. citizens, and 75% of those children are english fluent. these are individuals who want to contribute to america. asian-owned businesses in texas create $40.2 billion in income or revenue. latino-owned create...
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Mar 13, 2014
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news4's richard jordan joins us live from enterprise road with more on the story. good morning, richard. >> reporter: hi, barbara. good morning. this is a large piece of property here off of enterer price road and route 50. there is a golf course on site, horses on the ground, and then there is this whole house here that is now being used as a storage facility. early this morning it went up in flames. prince george's firefighters rolling up the hoses after battling a stubborn blaze. this one-time single-family home is now a maryland park police locker room. the mounted units use it for storage. today, the building and almost everything inside is destroyed. a nearby hydrant was a big help, but additional manpower was called in after the first firefighter to enter the burning building went through the floor. >> he fell down there. for protocol, he sounded a mayday, meaning he was in distress. he also said he was okay and he had plenty of air and gave his exact location. firefighters went into an immediate rescue mode. they obtained a ladder from one of the engines, put it down the very same hole he fell through wh
news4's richard jordan joins us live from enterprise road with more on the story. good morning, richard. >> reporter: hi, barbara. good morning. this is a large piece of property here off of enterer price road and route 50. there is a golf course on site, horses on the ground, and then there is this whole house here that is now being used as a storage facility. early this morning it went up in flames. prince george's firefighters rolling up the hoses after battling a stubborn blaze. this...