Published
A high school valedictorian had her mic cut during her speech after reading the names of victims of police brutality. Ana Kasparian, Brooke Thomas, and Steve Bramucci, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial
Read more here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/06/texas-high-school-grad-cut-off-speech-tamir-rice-michael-brown/1365219001/
“A high school valedictorian alleges her school silenced her after she went off-script in her commencement speech and listed the names of black teens killed by police brutality.
Rooha Haghar, the valedictorian at Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas, Texas, initially included the names of black teens, including Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, who were killed by police force in her speech. That was until she was told by a teacher and principal Temesghen Asmerom to cut them out after an initial review.
"When I first read my speech to my teacher, I was told mentioning those names will incite anger towards white people, a group which according to him experience high levels of discrimination of America," she wrote in a statement on Twitter, adding that those lines allegedly broke a "valedictorian speech guideline" that she says was inaccessible to her.”
Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Brooke Thomas, Steve Bramucci
Cast: Ana Kasparian, Brooke Thomas, Steve Bramucci
***
The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://tyt.com/live
Subscribe to The Young Turks on YouTube: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks
TYT on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theyoungturks
TYT on Twitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks
TYT on Instagram: http://instagram.com/theyoungturks
Merch: http://www.shoptyt.com
Donate to TYT
https://patreon.com/tytnetwork
http://tyt.com/donate
Download audio and video of the full two-hour show on-demand + the members-only postgame show by becoming a member at http://tyt.com/join/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth.
Gift membership: http://tyt.com/gift
Producer, Senior Producer and Executive Producer membership: http://go.tyt.com/producer
Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary)
#TYT #TheYoungTurks #CenkUygur
Read more here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/06/texas-high-school-grad-cut-off-speech-tamir-rice-michael-brown/1365219001/
“A high school valedictorian alleges her school silenced her after she went off-script in her commencement speech and listed the names of black teens killed by police brutality.
Rooha Haghar, the valedictorian at Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas, Texas, initially included the names of black teens, including Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, who were killed by police force in her speech. That was until she was told by a teacher and principal Temesghen Asmerom to cut them out after an initial review.
"When I first read my speech to my teacher, I was told mentioning those names will incite anger towards white people, a group which according to him experience high levels of discrimination of America," she wrote in a statement on Twitter, adding that those lines allegedly broke a "valedictorian speech guideline" that she says was inaccessible to her.”
Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Brooke Thomas, Steve Bramucci
Cast: Ana Kasparian, Brooke Thomas, Steve Bramucci
***
The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://tyt.com/live
Subscribe to The Young Turks on YouTube: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks
TYT on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theyoungturks
TYT on Twitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks
TYT on Instagram: http://instagram.com/theyoungturks
Merch: http://www.shoptyt.com
Donate to TYT
https://patreon.com/tytnetwork
http://tyt.com/donate
Download audio and video of the full two-hour show on-demand + the members-only postgame show by becoming a member at http://tyt.com/join/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth.
Gift membership: http://tyt.com/gift
Producer, Senior Producer and Executive Producer membership: http://go.tyt.com/producer
Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary)
#TYT #TheYoungTurks #CenkUygur
- Category
- News
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment
