Civil rights activist Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, outlines social justice goals heading into 2021 and the new leadership of the Biden/Harris administration.
A New Year Comes With A New Hope For Overcoming Challenges That Test A Nation | Rachel Maddow
Ali Velshi reminds viewers of difficult times the United States has faced and overcome in the past, when New Year’s Eve couldn’t be its usual bright celebration, and points to recent hopeful developments...
Firing Officers In Breonna Taylor’s Killing ‘Does Not Address The Question Of Justice’ | Deadline
President of the National Action Network Reverend Al Sharpton reacts to the move by the Louisville Metro Police Department to fire two of the officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor.
UK tackles new coronavirus strain amid vaccine rollout and Brexit
A new coronavirus strain is spreading across the U.K. as the country implements its latest pandemic lockdown and prepares to roll out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The new measures come as the country prepares to...
Fewer unemployment claims filed in the U.S. last week
In the week ending December 26, 787,000 people filed first-time jobless claims, down 19,000 from the week before. Norm Champ, former director of the investment management division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
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Pandemic turns iconic Times Square ball drop into socially distanced event
A behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the New Year’s Eve midnight ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, altered for the realities of the pandemic.