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07/01/2025: School Choice | Kerry Kennedy | Joy Ann Reid

Mississippi House Speaker Jason White says he's planning a major push next year making it easier for families to change where their kids go to school.

Then, the daughter of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, shares her experience growing up during the civil rights movement.

Plus, a conversation with former MSNBC Host Joy Ann Reid on her work preserving and promoting the life and legacy of Medgar Wylie Evers.

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