and probably most are, but at some level the people who run the democratic party weren t upset at all. they were thrilled. here was an issue for them to run in the midterm elections, an issue perfectly suited to a party that had nothing to talk about. are they going to brag about joe biden? i don t think so. it s abortion, they re going to take your abortions away. that was the democratic message for the midterm elections, coming up in just a few days, but there was a problem with the messaging. so covid had just ended, and people not being entirely stupid still remembered this very same democratic party, the same people, had forced the entire population to wear paper masks like children, and then to take the shot as a condition of going outside. so women have the right to control their own bodies? hmm. they used to tell us that. then they fired thousands of nurses for refusing to submit to an experimental vaccine. so the phrase my body my choice had been, as we say in the
You. John hope bryant is the founder, chairman and ceo of operation hope, largest Nonprofit Organization in the United States focusing a Financial Inclusion and financial empowerment, serving over 3. 6 million youth and adult since 1992. He is also the chairman and ceo of the bryant Group Venture in the promised homes company, the largest forprofit minority controlled owners for singlefamily Residential Rental homes in the United States. In addition to that, chairman bryant was recently named by American Bank magazine for the 2016 innovator of the year and hes also served the last five United States president as a counseling, as a counselor and advisor for all of them. We are very excited to have him this afternoon and would look forward to a great conversation and book signing featuring his latest bestseller, the memo. Without further ado i i would e to invite and introduce all of you to chairman, powder, ceo John Hope Bryant at this time, and my friend. [applause] , appear, lance. He
This panel was convened by the National Archives to explore the original intent of the declaration of independence, including the popular interpretation by 19thcentury abolitionists to focus on the phrase life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is about an hour. This is someone different than what was on your program. Let me tell you the order we will introduce these speakers. First, we will have hotly. She is at the tail end of a guggenheim fellowship. Then she will be followed by the professor from the university of South Carolina. Abigail adams. Third, we will hear from professor eric slaughter, the university of chicago. He is the author of the state as a work of arts the cultural underpinnings of the constitution. And finally you will hear from professor David Armitage from Harvard University who is very well known for his book, the declaration of independence a global history. Everyone will speak for about 10 minutes and we will have questions from the audience. I think
Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes to to protect us. Amy Tanehisi Coates for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 22 i
Bodies. How afraid we are for our children. How afraid we are for our loved ones on a daily basis. Amy between the world and me. Thats the title of the explosive new book i Tanehisi Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes t