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Wednesday, September 30 2015

  • A New Bronx DA; School Rezoning in Brooklyn; What World Leaders Said September 30, 2015

    Rezoning&nbsp;two Brooklyn public schools; picking a new Bronx DA; what world leaders said; the black community's response to the Rockefeller Drug Laws; and Planned Parenthood's testimony. (episode)

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    • Musical Chairs in The Bronx September 30, 2015

      Errol Louis of NY1 and WNYC's David Louis explain what the Bronx DA Robert Johnson's decision to step down means for Bronx residents.&nbsp;

    • The World Gets Together September 30, 2015

      The New York Times' David Sanger rounds up the news from all the face-to-face meetings and speeches around the UN General Assembly.

    • A Rezoning Plan That Would Integrate Two Schools Draws Parents' Ire in Brooklyn September 30, 2015

      A new rezoning plan may inadvertently integrate a school in Brooklyn.&nbsp;Yasmeen Khan, WNYC reporter, and&nbsp;Pamela Wheaton, managing editor&nbsp;for Inside Schools, discuss.

    • Mass Incarceration's Black Support September 30, 2015

      A body of&nbsp;working and middle class African-Americans, dubbed "the Black silent majority," supported tough drug laws during the 70s&nbsp;as a way to address crime in Harlem.

    • Planned Parenthood Hearing September 30, 2015

      Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY 12th) talks about the controversy over funding Planned Parenthood and yesterday's 5-hour testimony by its president Cecile Richards.