Award-winning actor Wendell Pierce joins CNN’s Abby Phillip to share an incident where he was denied a rental application in Harlem over race and why a federal court ruling motivated him to tell his story.
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The Complicated Legacy Rod Paige Leaves Behind
Rod Paige, who served as the nation's first Black Secretary of Education, is remembered for his pivotal role in crafting the No Child Left Behind Act. The legislation, initially heralded as a transformative approach to education, later emerged as a cautionary tale due to its emphasis on high-stakes testing and the resultant pressure it placed on schools to improve scores.
