Today. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. Lets start by talking about how this summer has been. Obviously, as one of the cofounders of the black lives beenr movement, you have centering some of the issues, all of the issues, that have taken even a bigger place front and center stage in national politics, the national conversation, more generally. Lookingou feel today, at the Political Landscape today versus how you felt at the beginning of summer, early june . Like time is not a construct, but ever flowing. Ill say that in the beginning of the summer, we saw unprecedented rebellions spread not just across the country, but across the world. I think it has a lot to do with a few things. Number one, at this point black lives matter is kind of in the muscle memory of this nation. Getn years ago, we couldnt politicians to say black lives matter. We couldnt get a lot of people to say black lives matter. We got a lot of all lives matter, blue lives matter, every life except for black
That you find in materials you have taught a million times. When i taught english year at brandywine high school, i would spend my summer preparing for the school year about to start filled with anticipation. But this client is heavy. You could hear the anxiety that echoes down empty hallways. Newe is no smell of notebooks or freshly wa floors. That bright faces of that should fill the rooms are confined to boxes on the computer screen. From so many of you, the frustration of parents juggling work well the support their childrens learning. Afraid that their kids might get sick from school. The concern of every person working without enough protection. The despair in the lines that stretch out before food banks. S. And the indescribable sorrow that follows every lonely last breath when the ventilators turn off. As a mother and a grandmother, as an american, i am heartbroken by the magnitude of this loss, by the failure to protect our , but every precious and irreplaceable life gone. Lik
Historically black sites helped to tell the story of africanamerican migration. They argue for additional efforts and resources to preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the association for the study of africanamerican life in history annual meeting. Hello, and welcome. Hello and welcome to the association for the study of africanamerican life and histories 104th annual conference. How the National Park service tells the story of black migrations. My name is madeleine, and im the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks Conservation Association. Is this better . Sorr sorry about that. On behalf of theresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you not familiar with the National Parks Conservation Association, weve been a powerful, independent voice working to strengthen and protect americas National Parks for 100 years. Through our nationwide network of offices and with our more
Thank you for joining us all tonight. For ideas in action with alisha garza. Im amity and good mitigation structure for the countrys Largest Online Racial Justice organization. And here to introduce tonights event. We are partnering with oneworld tonight to make a virtual space for critical conversation between editor and chief of oneworld and are one of our most powerful organizers and visionaries, alisha garza. In 2014 alisha rhoda he spoke post that change the world and created a movement. It read black people, i love you. I love us and our lives matter, black lives matter. That movement continued today and tonight alisha and chris will discuss the resistance and resilience of how they ground the work in a vision of collective humanity. At color change we believe everyday people are powerful enough to end the practices that are moving black people back and harming our country. We Champion Solutions that move us all forward and in the last two weeks weve had 6. 5 Million People take
She also hosts a politics and pop culture podcast called lady dont take no. You have like seven jobs, that is seven fulltime jobs were working at any time. We are thrilled you joined us today. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. Lets start by talking about how this summer has been. Obviously, as one of the cofounders of the black lives matter movement, you have been centering some of the issues, all of the issues really, that have taken even a bigger place front and center stage in national politics, the national conversation, more generally. What has how do you feel 3, looking ater the Political Landscape today versus how you felt at the beginning of summer, early june . While, it does feel like time is not a construct, but ever flowing. Ill say that in the beginning of the summer, we saw unprecedented rebellions spread not just across the country, but across the world. I think it has a lot to do with a few things. Number one, at this point black lives matter is kind of in the