Amanpour and Company

June 9, 2020

Christiane speaks with journalist and former White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers about how this moment fits into history. She also speaks with authors Afua Hirsch and Eusebius McKaiser about the U.K.'s history of racism and injustice. Walter Isaacson speaks with Rep. Mike Johnson about President Trump and racial injustice.

Bill Moyers Reflects on This Historic Moment

2m 38s

Where will the current powerful moral reckoning lead? Bill Moyers is a journalist and former White House press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s. He joins the program to give the long view on this historic moment.

Previews + Extras

  • Trump Insider on the Increased Racial Tensions in America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump Insider on the Increased Racial Tensions in America

    S2020 E2247 - 17m 21s

    Republican Congressman Mike Johnson is joining the chorus of debate on the overhaul of policing and other American institutions -- while still remaining a firm supporter of President Trump. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about racial tensions in America, as well as his own personal story of adopting an African American child 20 years ago.

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    Confronting the UK's History of Racism

    S2020 E2247 - 2m 45s

    Waves of protest have crossed the oceans to the UK and beyond, forcing a reckoning with each country’s specific history of racism. In the English city of Bristol, protesters toppled the statue of a 17th century slave trader, seen by many as a symbol of institutional racism. To discuss this and racial inequality in their own countries, Christiane speaks with authors from the UK and South Africa.

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