VIDEO: Legendary Detroit Activist Grace Lee Boggs Turns 100; Watch Never-Before-Aired Interview

As legendary activist and community organizer Grace Lee Boggs turns 100 years old today, we revisit an interview with her from our archives that has never aired before. In 2008, Amy Goodman interviewed Boggs, an activist based in Detroit, about her work in the civil rights, Black Power, labor, environmental justice and feminist movements for seven decades.

See all of our interviews with Boggs.

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06/27/2015 - 9:45am

South Carolina Gov. Haley Tried to Deny Medicaid Expansion in Challenge Before Supreme Court

We are broadcasting from Charleston, South Carolina, as we turn now to look at the impact here of the the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, preserving the health insurance coverage of millions of people and handing President Obama a major victory. On Thursday, the court ruled 6 to 3 that Obamacare recipients can obtain tax subsidies for health insurance in states that use federal exchanges.

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06/26/2015 - 1:21pm

Democracy Now! 2015-06-26 Friday

Democracy Now! 2015-06-26 Friday

  • Headlines for June 26, 2015
  • "The 9/11 of the Black Church": Mourners Flock to SC as Funerals Begin for Emanuel Massacre Victims
  • "Slavery Deeply Embedded" in South Carolina: Emanuel AME Church on Street Named for Racist Lawmaker
  • Rev. Al Sharpton: Removing the Confederate Flag is Welcome - But 150 Years Too Late
  • 4 Decades After Burning Confederate Flag, SC Activist Brett Bursey Says the Struggle Goes On
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06/26/2015 - 8:00am

Democracy Now! 2015-06-25 Thursday

Democracy Now! 2015-06-25 Thursday

  • Headlines for June 25, 2015
  • The Death Penalty is Revenge, Not Healing: Father of OKC Victim on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Sentencing
  • Does U.S. Ignore Right-Wing Terror? More Killed by White Extremists Than Jihadists Since 9/11
  • Did Chris Christie Send Entrapped Innocents to Jail? Re-examining the Case of the Fort Dix 5
  • Undocumented Trans Activist Jennicet Gutiérrez Challenges Obama on Deportations at White House Event
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06/25/2015 - 8:00am
Episode #7 of Middlesex Update with District Attorney Marian Ryan is OnDemand. Join Marian, Belmont Police Chief McLaughlin, and other guests for an informative discussion about Summer Safety: http://goo.gl/ESdguz
BMC is pleased to add two 9 inch HD video monitors to our inventory to be used with the NX-5s. They will primarily be used in multi-camera set-ups but could be used for other productions at the staff's discretion. These monitors are full HD resolution via an HDMI cable connected to the camera...

Democracy Now! 2015-06-22 Monday

Democracy Now! 2015-06-22 Monday

  • Headlines for June 22, 2015
  • Dylann Roof's White Supremacist Views, Links to Hate Group Revealed After Charleston Church Massacre
  • "That Flag Represents White Supremacy": Confederate Flag Still Flies at South Carolina State Capitol
  • "A Classic Case of Terrorism": Is FBI Ignoring White Violence by Refusing to Call Roof a Terrorist?
  • Exclusive: Green Party's Jill Stein Announces She Is Running for President on Democracy Now!
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06/22/2015 - 8:00am

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