
What's different about these protests -- and what isn't
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Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests' hope and despair
For analysis of the deeper systemic issues that are underlying the country’s civic unrest, Judy Woodruff talks to Roxane Gay, a noted essayist and author whose work frequently addresses issues of race, identity and privilege; Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning playwright and actor; and Tay Anderson, a Denver school board member and activist who has been leading protests in that city.
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What's different about these protests -- and what isn't
Clip: 6/1/2020 | 11m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
For analysis of the deeper systemic issues that are underlying the country’s civic unrest, Judy Woodruff talks to Roxane Gay, a noted essayist and author whose work frequently addresses issues of race, identity and privilege; Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning playwright and actor; and Tay Anderson, a Denver school board member and activist who has been leading protests in that city.
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Minneapolis' troubled history of unequal policing
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News Wrap: Health officials fear protests will spread virus
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Clip: 6/1/2020 | 1m 46s | News Wrap: U.S. health officials fear protests will drive virus outbreaks (1m 46s)
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