Segment 1, beginning at 3:14: A legacy of racist killings in America still affects Black lives.
The latest report from the Equal Justice Institute concludes violence against Blacks during Reconstruction remains underreported. The lynchings, massacres, assaults, and killings that began after the Civil War continued into the middle of the 20th century.
- Kiara Boone, deputy director of community education for the Equal Justice Initiative
Segment 2, beginning at 20:39: A May 30 protest left one man severely wounded and facing 16-week recovery.
A former Marine reservist and son of immigrants felt it was his civic duty to make his voice and presence heard during recent protests on the Plaza. He was struck by a tear gas canister fired by Kansas City police, and left with a life-changing injury.
- Humberto Gonzalez
Segment 3, beginning at 39:40: The long-term effects of having an abortion, or being turned away from one
The "turnaway study" followed more than 1,000 women for more than 10 years, and found women who received an abortion were better off by almost every measure than women who did not.
- Diana Greene Foster, professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of "The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having — or Being Denied an Abortion"
