What Does America’s 250th Anniversary Really Mean?

Can a nation built on freedom still be grappling with who

truly belongs? As the United States marks 250 years of independence,

Phumi Mashigo unpacks the promises and contradictions that have shaped

the American story. She is joined by Charles Belk, founder of "Fitting

The Description", a nonprofit focused on addressing wrongful arrests and

mistaken identity cases. Charles gained international attention in 2014

after being wrongfully arrested for armed bank robbery because he "fit

the description" of a suspect. Together, they discuss the lessons of

history, the realities of the present, and what the next chapter of the

American experiment could look like.