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Indiana and North Carolina Results
Another primary closer to the Democratic Convention; has anything changed? WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein and Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell analyze the results from Indiana and North Carolina. Plus, Mary Tillman pays tribute to her son Pat Tillman in Boots on the Ground by Dusk , and Debbie Almontaser recalls her career as former head of Khalil Gibran International Academy.
Primary Results
WNYC Political Director Andrea Bernstein and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University, review the Democratic presidential primary results from Indiana and North Carolina.
NYPD: Stop and Search Record at Record High
NYPD officers set a record of stop and frisk searches for 2008. The number has left some questioning if some of those searches are racially motivated. New York Post reporter Leonardo Blair says he fell victim to racial profiling last year. His case has since attracted the attention of the New York Civil Liberties Union. Donna Lieberman, executive director of the NYCLU, explains the suit against the NYPD and the City of New York.
Update: Sean Bell Ruling
Today, organized "pray-ins" are scheduled for six locations around New York City. Coordinated by Reverend Al Sharpton, these demonstrations aim to draw attention to last weeks ruling involving the death of Sean Bell. New York State Senator Eric Adams and President of the Citizen's Crime Commission Richard Aborn discuss the latest.
Ousted Principal Responds
Debbie Almontaser is the former head of Khalil Gibran International Academy, New York City's first Arabic-language public school. She's currently seeking reinstatement as principal in the wake of controversy surrounding the school's curriculum.
A Mother's Story
Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL-player Pat Tillman, discusses her investigation into her son's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan. Her new book is Boots on the Ground By Dusk.
Event: Mary Tillman will be speaking tonight at 7pm, Barnes and Noble at 82nd and Broadway. Details can be found here.
Open Phones: The Brighter Side
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Here's what makes one of the BL producers happy!
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