BET Wire: Let's Talk About Race

Lawmakers and leaders talk civil rights and racism.

In Case You Missed It - Republicans leave President Obama scratching his head; Ben Carson kind of blames the spread of measles on immigrants; one lawmaker thinks it's OK if your food service worker doesn't wash his hands after a bathroom break — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)
He'll Show You Change - "Without the leadership of President Lyndon Johnson and involvement of hundreds and thousands and millions of people in the civil rights movement, there would be no President Jimmy Carter, no President Bill Clinton, no President Barack Obama," said civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, introducing Obama at the LBJ summit. "When people say nothing has changed, I say, 'Come and walk in my shoes and I will show you change.' "  (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2014/04/Politics/041014-politics-wire-civil-rights-summit-barack-obama.jpgMoving Backward - Former President Bill Clinton slammed efforts to weaken the Voting Rights Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson at a summit honoring the late president's landmark civil rights achievements. "We all know what this is about. This is a way of restricting a franchise after 50 years of expanding it," Clinton said, referring to the spread of new photo ID laws. "Is this what Martin Luther King gave his life for?"  (Photo: Deborah Cannon-Pool/Getty Images)

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In Case You Missed It - Lawmakers honored President Lyndon B. Johnson's landmark civil rights achievements; baseball great Hank Aaron likens anti-Obama Republicans to the KKK; Attorney General Eric Holder questions how he and the president are treated; a Louisiana congressman is the center of a new smoochgate – and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) (Photo: BET)

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