Monday, June 26, 2017

AMERICAN DIVIDE - Healing

"Rebuilding a Chicago neighborhood by forging connections to the Muslim community" PBS NewsHour 6/23/2017

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SUMMARY:  The South Side of Chicago has long been plagued with some of the highest crime rates in the nation, but a man of faith is trying to transform the area by focusing on the everyday needs of those who live there.  Jeffrey Brown visits the neighborhood with Rami Nashashibi, founder of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, to see how his efforts are improving health and well-being.




"Rev. William Barber is building a new ‘moral movement’ to reach people on race" PBS NewsHour 6/23/2017

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SUMMARY:  Special Correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks with Reverend William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, co-authors of “The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear,” about what it takes to tackle America’s racial divide.

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