Bryan Stevenson

Equal Justice Initiative

Guest

Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson on KCRW

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South Carolina, Alabama and other states are taking another look at the Confederate Flag and the history it represents. In the meantime, another kind of memorial is being proposed.

Can the US Talk Race without Dealing with Lynchings?

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After a grand jury failed to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, people took to the streets in 170 cities.

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