AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring

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Author(s): Malkia A. CyrilPublication Date: October 26, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingDuring an address to AT&T employees last month in Dallas, CEO Randall Stephenson called on those struggling with the words “Black Lives Matter” to not rebut with “all lives matter” and ignore the real need for change. They were powerful words from one of the nation’s biggest telecommunications providers. But, in the end, they were just words. Words that didn’t answer the critical, lingering question: Why now?