PODCAST
Social Justice
by Academy of Achievement
Explore the timeless pursuit of social justice and learn what it takes to become an effective advocate for the cause that inspires you. Learn how champions of human rights have empowered the powerless and given voice to the unheard and excluded.
Episodes
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Ben Carson (SD)(2014)
"There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior. There's almost nothing that you can't do." When Benjamin Carson was in fifth grade, he was considered the "dummy" of his class. His classmates and teachers took it for granted that Ben would take an...
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Ben Carson (HD)(2014)
"There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior. There's almost nothing that you can't do." When Benjamin Carson was in fifth grade, he was considered the "dummy" of his class. His classmates and teachers took it for granted that Ben would take an...
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Ben Carson (Audio)(2014)
"There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior. There's almost nothing that you can't do." When Benjamin Carson was in fifth grade, he was considered the "dummy" of his class. His classmates and teachers took it for granted that Ben would take an...
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Andrew Young (SD)
Andrew Young was the pastor of a small country church when he faced down the Ku Klux Klan to organize a voter registration drive in South Georgia. He became the leading negotiator for the national Civil Rights Movement, enduring death threats, beatings and jail time to win for African Americans…
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Anthony Romero - Part 1
Anthony Romero had led the ACLU for only four days when the attacks of September 11, 2001 presented civil libertarians with their greatest challenge in decades. Since then, Romero and the ACLU have waged a continuous struggle in the nation's courts to ensure that the Constitution does not become…
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Anthony Romero - Part 2
Anthony Romero had led the ACLU for only four days when the attacks of September 11, 2001 presented civil libertarians with their greatest challenge in decades. Since then, Romero and the ACLU have waged a continuous struggle in the nation's courts to ensure that the Constitution does not become…
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Anthony Romero - Part 3
Anthony Romero had led the ACLU for only four days when the attacks of September 11, 2001 presented civil libertarians with their greatest challenge in decades. Since then, Romero and the ACLU have waged a continuous struggle in the nation's courts to ensure that the Constitution does not become…
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Michelle Rhee - Part 1 (HD)
A daughter of Korean immigrants, Michelle Rhee graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and began her career in education as an outstanding member of Teach for America. She founded the New Teacher Project in 1997, recruiting and training teachers for disadvantaged...
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Michelle Rhee - Part 2 (HD)
A daughter of Korean immigrants, Michelle Rhee graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and began her career in education as an outstanding member of Teach for America. She founded the New Teacher Project in 1997, recruiting and training teachers for disadvantaged...
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Jacqueline Novogratz (HD) - Part 1
A graduate of the University of Virginia and Stanford Business School, Jacqueline Novogratz began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank before founding Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She initiated and led The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next…
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Jacqueline Novogratz (HD) - Part 2
A graduate of the University of Virginia and Stanford Business School, Jacqueline Novogratz began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank before founding Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She initiated and led The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next…
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Jacqueline Novogratz (SD) - Part 1
A graduate of the University of Virginia and Stanford Business School, Jacqueline Novogratz began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank before founding Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She initiated and led The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next…
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Jacqueline Novogratz (SD) - Part 2
A graduate of the University of Virginia and Stanford Business School, Jacqueline Novogratz began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank before founding Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She initiated and led The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next…
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Colin Powell 2010 - Part 1(HD)
In 1995, when retired General Colin Powell took himself out of the running for President of the United States, he was leading every candidate in every poll. At the time, his autobiography, My American Journey, was a national bestseller. Millions of Americans have been inspired by his life story,...
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Colin Powell 2010 - Part 2(HD)
In 1995, when retired General Colin Powell took himself out of the running for President of the United States, he was leading every candidate in every poll. At the time, his autobiography, My American Journey, was a national bestseller. Millions of Americans have been inspired by his life story,...
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Colin Powell 2010 - Part 1(SD)
In 1995, when retired General Colin Powell took himself out of the running for President of the United States, he was leading every candidate in every poll. At the time, his autobiography, My American Journey, was a national bestseller. Millions of Americans have been inspired by his life story,...
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Colin Powell 2010 - Part 2(SD)
In 1995, when retired General Colin Powell took himself out of the running for President of the United States, he was leading every candidate in every poll. At the time, his autobiography, My American Journey, was a national bestseller. Millions of Americans have been inspired by his life story,...
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Colin Powell 2010 - Part 1(Audio)
In 1995, when retired General Colin Powell took himself out of the running for President of the United States, he was leading every candidate in every poll. At the time, his autobiography, My American Journey, was a national bestseller. Millions of Americans have been inspired by his life story,...
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Colin Powell 2010 - Part 2(Audio)
In 1995, when retired General Colin Powell took himself out of the running for President of the United States, he was leading every candidate in every poll. At the time, his autobiography, My American Journey, was a national bestseller. Millions of Americans have been inspired by his life story,...
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2009 Symposium) - Audio
This podcast was recorded at the historic St. Georges Cathedral, where Tutu long presided as Archbishop, during the Academy of Achievement's 2009 Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2009 Symposium) - SD Video
This podcast was recorded at the historic St. Georges Cathedral, where Tutu long presided as Archbishop, during the Academy of Achievement's 2009 Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2009 Symposium) - HD Video
This podcast was recorded at the historic St. Georges Cathedral, where Tutu long presided as Archbishop, during the Academy of Achievement's 2009 Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Navanethem Pillay (HD)
As a young law graduate of Tamil descent, Navanethem Pillay was subject to the racial discrimination of South Africa's apartheid regime. When no other firm would hire her, she became the first woman in Natal Province to open her own law practice. For the next 28 years, she defended civil rights...
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Navanethem Pillay (SD)
As a young law graduate of Tamil descent, Navanethem Pillay was subject to the racial discrimination of South Africa's apartheid regime. When no other firm would hire her, she became the first woman in Natal Province to open her own law practice. For the next 28 years, she defended civil rights...
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Albie Sachs (SD)
Albie Sachs began a lifetime of human rights activism as a 17-year-old law student at the University of Cape Town, when he first took part in a civil disobedience campaign against apartheid. As a young attorney, he defended others charged under racist statutes and repressive security laws. After...
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Albie Sachs (HD)
Albie Sachs began a lifetime of human rights activism as a 17-year-old law student at the University of Cape Town, when he first took part in a civil disobedience campaign against apartheid. As a young attorney, he defended others charged under racist statutes and repressive security laws. After...
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Nadine Gordimer (HD)
Born and raised in South Africa, Nadine Gordimer published her first short story in a children's magazine in 1937 at the age of 16. She left college without a degree and continued publishing short fiction in South African journals. She drew attention outside her country in 1951, when her stories...
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Wole Soyinka
The poet and playwright Wole Soyinka is a towering figure in world literature. He has won international acclaim for his verse, as well as for novels such as The Interpreters. His work in the theater ranges from the early comedy The Lion and the Jewel to the poetic tragedy Death and the King's...
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Antonio Villaraigosa - Part 1
In 2009, Antonio Villaraigosa was elected to a second term as Mayor of Los Angeles. The first Latino to lead the city in over 130 years, he was first elected in 2005, with support from every community in this most diverse of cities, second largest in the nation. As mayor, he has focused on...
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Antonio Villaraigosa - Part 2
In 2009, Antonio Villaraigosa was elected to a second term as Mayor of Los Angeles. The first Latino to lead the city in over 130 years, he was first elected in 2005, with support from every community in this most diverse of cities, second largest in the nation. As mayor, he has focused on...
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Joseph Stiglitz - Part 1
In an era of global economic turmoil, policymakers and ordinary citizens around the world are turning to the writings of Professor Joseph Stiglitz. Virtually alone among economic oracles, Stiglitz predicted as early as 2006 that the bubble in U.S. home prices would lead to a credit crisis and...
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Dr. Joseph Stiglitz - Part 2
In an era of global economic turmoil, policymakers and ordinary citizens around the world are turning to the writings of Professor Joseph Stiglitz. Virtually alone among economic oracles, Stiglitz predicted as early as 2006 that the bubble in U.S. home prices would lead to a credit crisis and...
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Richard Leakey - Part 1 (SD)
Richard Leakey won fame as a paleoanthropologist while still in his early twenties, with sensational discoveries of the fossil remains of our most ancient ancestors, but his subsequent career as an author, conservationist, government official and political activist of unyielding courage has been...
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Richard Leakey - Part 2 (SD)
Richard Leakey won fame as a paleoanthropologist while still in his early twenties, with sensational discoveries of the fossil remains of our most ancient ancestors, but his subsequent career as an author, conservationist, government official and political activist of unyielding courage has been...
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Richard Leakey - Part 1 (HD)
Richard Leakey won fame as a paleoanthropologist while still in his early twenties, with sensational discoveries of the fossil remains of our most ancient ancestors, but his subsequent career as an author, conservationist, government official and political activist of unyielding courage has been...
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Richard Leakey - Part 2 (HD)
Richard Leakey won fame as a paleoanthropologist while still in his early twenties, with sensational discoveries of the fossil remains of our most ancient ancestors, but his subsequent career as an author, conservationist, government official and political activist of unyielding courage has been...
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Nicholas Kristof (HD)
Twice a week, millions of readers of The New York Times turn to Nicholas Kristof's column for firsthand insights into breaking news from around the world. His travels as a reporter have taken him to 140 countries, including multiple visits to hot spots such as Iraq, Iran and North Korea. In the...
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Challenges for Modern Cities - Part 1(Audio)
At the 2008 International Achievement Summit in Hawaii, three distinguished public servants address the problems and opportunities facing the modern metropolis. Richard M. Daley is now serving his sixth term as mayor of Chicago. He has earned a national reputation for his innovative,...
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Challenges for Modern Cities - Part 2(Audio)
At the 2008 International Achievement Summit in Hawaii, three distinguished public servants address the problems and opportunities facing the modern metropolis. Richard M. Daley is now serving his sixth term as mayor of Chicago. He has earned a national reputation for his innovative,...
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Challenges for Modern Cities - Part 1(SD)
At the 2008 International Achievement Summit in Hawaii, three distinguished public servants address the problems and opportunities facing the modern metropolis. Richard M. Daley is now serving his sixth term as mayor of Chicago. He has earned a national reputation for his innovative,...
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Challenges for Modern Cities - Part 2(SD)
At the 2008 International Achievement Summit in Hawaii, three distinguished public servants address the problems and opportunities facing the modern metropolis. Richard M. Daley is now serving his sixth term as mayor of Chicago. He has earned a national reputation for his innovative,...
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Challenges for Modern Cities - Part 1(HD)
At the 2008 International Achievement Summit in Hawaii, three distinguished public servants address the problems and opportunities facing the modern metropolis. Richard M. Daley is now serving his sixth term as mayor of Chicago. He has earned a national reputation for his innovative,...
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Ralph Nader 2007 Symposium (SD)
In this video podcast, recorded at the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C., Nader cautions the Academy's student delegates against over-specialization, and absorption in their professions to the exclusion of civic engagement. He urges them to free themselves of rigid belief...
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Ralph Nader 2007 Symposium (HD)
"There's no ticket of admission for active citizenship. Anybody can get through that gate, and anybody can ask that basic question that gets the ball rolling." In 1965 Ralph Nader asked a question that shocked America. In his book Unsafe at Any Speed he asked why thousands of Americans were being...
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2007 Symposium) - Audio
This podcast was recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2007 Symposium) - SD Video
This podcast was recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2007 Symposium) - HD Video
This podcast was recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Elie Wiesel 2007 Symposium (Audio)
This audio podcast was recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C. In a wide-ranging address to the Academy's student delegates, Professor Wiesel touches on issues of madness, memory, and the human responsibility to bear witness to the suffering of others.
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Elie Wiesel 2007 Symposium (SD)
This video podcast was recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C. In a wide-ranging address to the Academy's student delegates, Professor Wiesel touches on issues of madness, memory, and the human responsibility to bear witness to the suffering of others.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Explore the timeless pursuit of social justice and learn what it takes to become an effective advocate for the cause that inspires you. Learn how champions of human rights have empowered the powerless and given voice to the unheard and excluded.
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