Washington, D.C. — Sharon Fletcher traveled from Bethlehem, Pa., in the hopes of attending Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing in the civil rights lawsuit filed by entrepreneur Byron Allen against cable giant Comcast.
Fletcher was one of several hundred people who waited in line for a seat in the courtroom. She was there before 8 a.m. on a chilly morning with her sister and her cousin, waiting on the marble steps of the nation’s highest court. Fletcher said she is part of what she describes as a burgeoning “political platform” called American Descendants of Slavery (Ados). It was important for her to be at the courthouse in person, even if she had doubts about whether she’d actually land a seat.
“After 400 years, we are still fighting for a place at the table,” Fletcher said. She sees Allen, the founder and CEO of Entertainment Studios, as a hero for...
Fletcher was one of several hundred people who waited in line for a seat in the courtroom. She was there before 8 a.m. on a chilly morning with her sister and her cousin, waiting on the marble steps of the nation’s highest court. Fletcher said she is part of what she describes as a burgeoning “political platform” called American Descendants of Slavery (Ados). It was important for her to be at the courthouse in person, even if she had doubts about whether she’d actually land a seat.
“After 400 years, we are still fighting for a place at the table,” Fletcher said. She sees Allen, the founder and CEO of Entertainment Studios, as a hero for...
- 11/13/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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