Lewis' March, Kidney Gift Certificate, Prejudice in Children

"March" Graphic Novel Series: History of Civil Rights Protests Guests: Georgia Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, creators of the award-winning graphic novel trilogy "March" about Lewis’ work during the civil rights movement The third installment of the award-winning graphic novel trilogy “March” is out today. It tells the story of the civil rights movement through the eyes of Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who was a central figure in the lunch counter sit-ins, the freedom rides and the March on Washington in 1963. It’s a history book in comic-form, but it feels very current amid today’s simmering tension between police and communities of color and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.  Perhaps that’s why the trilogy has become a best-seller and required reading in high schools around the country.  Kidney Gift Certificates Guest: Jeffrey Veale, MD, transplant surgeon, Director of the UCLA Kidney Transplantation Exchange Program, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA Pay it forward. That’s the premise of a creative new program for kidney donors pioneered at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Just imagine someone you love is on the list of more than 100,000 people in America desperately hoping for a kidney transplant. You would gladly give them one of yours, but you’re not a good match. At some transplant centers, including UCLA, you can do a swap, where your kidney goes to someone else and their loved one gives a kidney to your loved one. These swaps sometimes turn into chains where, once your loved one gets a kidney, you give yours to someone else and their loved one gives to another person down the chain and so on.  Now comes a new twist – a sort of layaway plan for kidney donation. A California lawyer and retired judge came up with the idea to help his young grandson and he convinced UCLA to let him do it. Learn more about the new program here. Educators Shortchanged Due to State Policies Guest: Lea J.E. Austin, PhD, researcher at The Center for the Study of Child Care