(6 May 1998) T/I: 11:13:19 GS 10:24:55 (WTN GS 08/05/1998) Looters went on the rampage in the Indonesian city of Medan on Wednesday (6/5), leaving a trail of damage as protests against fuel price rises turned into rioting. Hundreds of people attacked Chinese-owned shops near the Kemiri market in Medan, capital of North Sumatra. Security forces, some wearing riot … [Read more...]
Clarence Thomas interviewed by Julian Bond: Explorations in Black Leadership Series
Julian Bond interviews Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Supreme Court. The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia. More information on "Explorations" can be found at … [Read more...]
Symone Sanders: Highlights from the 2019 MLK Commemorative Address
On January 23, 2019, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address was delivered by Symone Sanders, a CNN political commentator and National Press Secretary for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. Prior to the address, Sanders met with students at the Douglass Leadership House for a discussion on her career, activism, and politics. In her address, … [Read more...]