Ficklin Media Daily Report Tuesday March 6, 2018

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“The film brims with insights from people on all sides of our country’s struggles with cyclical poverty, ailing and underfunded schools, persistent racism, and the endemic biases of criminal justice.
The power of Smith’s piece, directed by Kristi Zea and intercut with doc-like footage of recent events, is the humanity it brings to systemic problems that can otherwise feel overwhelmingly vast.”



America's Mass Incarceration Crisis Begins in Its Schools
We spoke with Anna Deavere Smith about Parkland, the school-to-prison pipeline, and her new HBO film, 'Notes from the Field.'
VICE.COM

The General Assembly's Labor Committee will be holding a public hearing this Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 1D of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford.
This is your chance to testify in support of earned family and medical leave, pay equity for women, and raising the minimum wage!

How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative
The new exhibition 'Americans' at the National Museum of the American Indian prompts a deeper dive for historic truths
T.CO
Suzan-Lori Parks’s new American Odyssey begins March 16 >>bit.ly/




Mike Espy to run for Thad Cochran's Senate seat
Former U.S. House Representative and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Mike Espy intends to run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Thad Cochran.
MSNEWSNOW.COM

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Breaking: NAACP Calls For National Gun Confiscation


Breaking: NAACP Calls For National Gun Confiscation
"Confiscating the firearms of law-abiding citizens is simply not the way to end the problem..."
NEWS.CONSERVATIVETRIBUNE.COM



Give A Child The Universe | Color of Change
Accomplishing extraordinary things begins with believing that you can. In cities across the country, people are pledging to #GiveAChildTheUniverse! Give the gift of access and free tickets so that underprivileged children can see…
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GIVEACHILDTHEUNIVERSE.COM



Black politics 2.0: The post-Obama generation is so done with the Democratic Party’s old ways
It’s fed up with being taken for granted — and wants a new way to win.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
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OkayAfrica

Wakanda has taken over the #Oscars, and we're VERY happy about it.
 Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Winston Duke couldn't look more regal.

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