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On the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Diane and her guests talk about the ruling's legacy and what more might be done to realize the dream of racial equality in public education and American society.
Theodore Shaw, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Richard Kahlenberg, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of "All Together Now" (Brookings)
Derrick Bell, visiting professor of law at the New York University Law School and author of "Silent Convenants" (Oxford University Press)
Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the "Little Rock nine" and a visiting writer at Arkansas State University
Dr. Shirley Jackson, president of Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
The earthworm may be small, spineless, and blind. But its impact on the ecosystem is profound. A garden writer tells us everything we've always wanted to know about worms.
Amy Stewart, author of "The Earth Moved" and "From the Ground Up."
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