“A giant step forward in the march towards justice in America”.  That’s what US President Joe Biden said of the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of 46-year-old black man George Floyd.   Joining us this morning was Martin Luther King III, a Human Rights Leader and son the late Martin Luther King Jr to explain his hopes for the kind of America that can emerge from this verdict, can it make a difference?

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