coates: have you heard about the effort to get prior felons to apply to suny college? ms. thompson: this goes to the legacy of reaching into the humanity of the story, and understanding that part of this process has got to be healing, and none of this process can be abuse. it has to be learning, healing, education, recognizing that people in prison are people. mr. coates: i love this question. ms. thompson: oh dear. mr. coates: no, you're fine. [laughter] it is relevant even today. why did the press knuckle under? this is relevant even today. journalists, even journalists covering this presidential campaign, should ce more aware of the extent to ,hich the american media specifically american newspapers have been a part of the atrocities committed against african-americans in this country. it is a long disgraceful history. people who are going into this profession think they are just being objective and do not understand the traditions in which they are working. it was sad. i was not shocked at all to see the press not wander good -- to under. press knuckle the new york tim