America honors John Lewis

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<p>On today&rsquo;s show, we reflect on the life and legacy of the civil-rights icon and 17-term congressman. Tributes poured in from across the political spectrum, and Apple News editors collected some of the best ones in this <a href="https://apple.news/AvR1_TCeLTT79774IF6IS4Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Spotlight Collection</a>. Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AafpvD_OuRbucq2bIUvefsg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> compiled six of his most memorable speeches; and <a href="https://apple.news/Aq5uVXlWUSbWy5DCNdLwpmQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> shares one of the Congressman&rsquo;s last interviews before his death as he reflects on the Black Lives Matter protests.</p> <p>Political analyst Perry Bacon Jr. charts the new and shifting landscape of Black politics for <a href="https://apple.news/AJD2Es4ifRhuv3d17hbnT-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight</a>.</p> <p>In Portland, Oregon, federal authorities have cracked down on protesters. <a href="https://apple.news/A-qzqSaKsR6asJcpN8wtxBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR and Oregon Public Broadcasting</a> explain how tensions reached this point. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AVK9D7tBSRPOwoa9UbSKgsw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> offers analysis on the legality of this escalation of force by the federal government.</p> <p>And, <a href="https://apple.news/AIuxgSzYPQTSJ2zV1CIkr7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Smithsonian Magazine</a> brings us a list of scientific breakthroughs that were achieved during quarantine, by researchers mostly working from home.</p>