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Today on Flashpoints:
Legendary actress Rita Moreno talks about her work on the
screen and her struggle as a Latino actress to get respect
and her strong support for the immigrant revolution; plus,
we celebrate the 52nd birthday of death row journalist and
political prisoner Mumia abu-Jamal; we continue our reporting
on the Kurdish and Palestinian refugees imprionsed at the
desert border between Iraq and Jordan; and the Knight Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report - Egyptians investigate a resort bombing
- A Tamil suicide bomber hits a military base in Sri Lanka
- A video surfaces purporting to be from al Qaida's al-Zarqawi
- Iraqis vie for portfolios and control of the oil in Kurdistan
- The war in Iraq may eventually outspend the war in Vietnam
Robert Knight
5:06 PM PST
On Acting, Revolution and Identity - Currently starring in
the Berkeley Rep production of Tennessee Williams' play The
Glass Menagerie, legendary actress Rita
Moreno discusses her current work, her struggle to make
it in Hollywood as a young Latino actress, and her strong
feelings about the current burgeoning Immigrants Rights revolution.
5:35 PM PST
Refugees in No Man’s Land: Between Iraq and Jordan -
Marcy, researcher and professor in Amman, Jordan, who has
been documenting the untold stories of forgotten Kurdish and
Palestinian refugees caught in No Man's Land between Iraq
and Jordan, continues her report on conditions in the camps
that began on our show on April 18. Visit Human
Rights Watch and unhcr.org
for more information
5:45 PM PST
Mumia Abu Jamal: 52 Years of Resistance and Journalism - Mumia
Abu Jamal interviewed by Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. of the
Prisoners
of Conscience movement for the Block Report
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