2015 01 07 Uprising

daily News Flash with Courtney Morris. Plus, Sasha Buchert, from the Transgender Law Center, discusses the tragic death of teenager Leelah Alcorn, who allegedly committed suicide days ago, leaving behind a note blaming her parents and society for abandoning and isolating her because she was transgender. Then, Dr. Julia Brody examines the implications of a new cancer study that concludes a majority of cancers develop from sheer bad luck. And, Alain Mabanckou discusses his book ‘Letter to Jimmy’ and how Africans view today's racial justice struggles, and how the great writer and activist James Baldwin might have viewed it.