a bouncy castle into the air. children at a primary school in tasmania were celebrating the end of the school year on wednesday with school events. a strong gust of wind september this inflated castle flying. four other children are in critical condition. sad news to report, the love feminist scholar died wednesday after an extended illness. the 69-year-old was known for her writing on race, gender and sexuality. producing more than 30 books over her lifetime, including 1981 s, ain t i a woman. she was a distinguished professor at many universities, most recently a berea college in kentucky. let s look at markets around the world for this thursday s trading session. big rallies in asian markets, and europe has opened higher here as well. stock index futures also building on yesterday s gains this morning if they hold. u.s. stocks rose after the fed pivoted to fight inflation.
righteous rage of african-american people is having a moment. it s a moment that has a long historical precedent, and it reminded the nation contributing writer, michael denzel smith, of another conspicuous display of black rage in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. george bush doesn t care about black people. in an article entitled the rebirth of black rage, smith writes, black rage announces itself in the women s convention in akron, aye and says, ain t i a woman? black rage stands before hundreds of thousands at the lincoln memorial and says, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. black rage says to the democratic national convention, i m sick and tired of being sick and tired. black rage says [ bleep ] the police and fight the power.
feminine, sexy, warm, compassionate, smart, affirmed, accomplished and fun filled all at once. you re very nature most emphatically answers sojourne truth s 160-year-old question, ain t i a woman, too? yes, you are a woman, too. we talk about how we redefine ourselves in the era of michelle obama. i just felt like, again, the construct of this piece that michelle coddles writes really puts her in a box i don t think any woman should be in. first of all, let me say, karen. your opening was outstanding. joan, you stole my thunder, sister. you talked about what i was going to talk about. on a serious note, i think michelle obama is doing something very important. i think she s teaching young women and women of our generation, gen xers and even baby boomers, that life is about integration. i always thought feminism was about choices.
her ain t i a woman speech a decade before the civil war. as in this case as the declaration coming at the start of an even longer fight. joining our conversation from milwaukee congresswoman gwen moore from mississippi. so nice always to see you, representative. oh, it s great. i wish i could be there with you today. so tell me, what do you think finally turned the tide of vawa? let me tell you something, melissa. i can tell you that this is a real course in miracles, and it really demonstrates that our democracy, however flawed, really does work. there was a lot of momentum behind that leadership wall, eric cantor refusing to bring the bill to the floor. the 87 republicans there, tom cole, the only native american, a republican fighting to hard to get it to the floor on their side. the 1,300 groups, including law enforcement groups that