KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Today marks the 37th anniversary of a historic civil rights march in Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech. Demonstrators are once again marching to protest present-day racial issues, such as police brutality and racial profiling. Joining us now from "The Redeem the Dream March" is CNN's Kathleen Koch. And the crowd is building, Kathleen.</s>KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The crowd is building, Kyra. As you look up and down the Mall here, you can see thousands of people, may of them very wisely staying in the shade today, but they're here because that dream that Martin Luther King spoke of some 37 years ago, they believe it still has not been realized. Now, there are going to be several very emotional moments today. Not only are we hearing from many prominent leaders from the African- American community, but we're also hearing from victims of police brutality, of racial profiling. Now, one of those is speaking right now, and that is Abner Louima. As you recall, he is the Haitian immigrant who was beaten and sodomized by police in Brooklyn back in 1997. Let's go to him now.</s>ABNER LOUIMA, VICTIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY: We tired of being judged for our skin color. We want to be judged for actions. And also,</s>KOCH: Demonstrators here, black and white, obviously want to see an end to such horrific police brutality. They would also like Congress to pass a law mandating a nationwide study on the practice of racial profiling to see how pervasive it is and to try to come up with a way to stop racial profiling. They'd also like to see President Clinton sign an executive order banning any racial profiling within the federal government, especially on the U.S. borders and especially</s>PHILLIPS: Kathleen Koch from D.C., thank you.
Protesters Demand End to Police Brutality, Racial Profiling