Amy Goodman
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Nikki Giovanni on 1 Year Since Newtown: Where is the Political Leadership on Gun Control?
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8:48Now PlayingSaturday marked one year since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed six educators and 20 firstgraders in Newtown, Connecticut. The anniversary came a day after two students were shot and wounded by another student at a school in Colorado. The gunman later died, reportedly from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. President Obama marked the anniversary by urging Americans to push for tighter gun control. To talk more about gun violence, we are joined by poet, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni. She briefly taught the student responsible for the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre that left 32 people dead. She is currently a distinguished professor of English at Virginia Tech. She is the author of 28 books, most recently, "Chasing UtopiaA Hybrid."
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