David walt stryker teaches history at the City University of new york Graduate Center and is the author of slaverys constitution from revolution to ratification and runaway america. Benjamin franklin slavery and the American Revolution. He has written for the New York Times book review, Boston Review and the atlantic, among other publications. And he is joined in conversation by annette gordonreed professor at harvard university. She has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award, and she is the author of six books. Her honors include fellowships from the guggenheim and macarthur foundations and the National Humanities medal. She shes a fellow of the American Academy of arts and sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the british academy. Tonight, they are here to discuss the odyssey of Phillis Wheatley, a poets journeys through american slavery and independ. Since this new biography is the fullest account to date of wheatleys life and works and carrie greenidge writes
The shower activity were currently picking up across western pennsylvania. That will be later this afternoon. I think for the most part, the heaviest moisture will push north into up state new york area. Half marathon starts at 70 00 a. M. Were looking at increasing clouds, its chilly, 39 degrees. Sundays full marathon starting around 7 00, sun and clouds, winds picking up. 47 degrees. Gusts out of the southwest 40 to 45 Miles Per Hour. Nydia. Thank you. Keep up with the changes in the forecast by visiting 6abc. Com weather or downloading the 6abc free app. Feather investigators may get their first chance to get into the charred Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in Chester County. Firefighters continued to hose smoldering hot spots 24 hours later. Federal authorities have not began their investigation because the building is too hot to enter. Once they do, they will have the task of determining what started the blaze. 160 people were inside the home in west chester when the flame
Service has issued a Winter Weather advisory for lancaster, berks, lehigh, northampton counties in the poconos. It goes in effect until 1 oclock in the morning until 10 00. I think icing would likely occur around 4 oclock in the morning or so and then behind this system we do dry out tomorrow but find the layers. You will need them. Future tracker showing 8 30 tomorrow morning, were already dropping. The wind chills into the teens in philadelphia, the north and west suburbs into the single digits. If youre planning on skiing in the poconos, the wind chill down to 10 below, big weekend for skiing in the poconos. Then heading into the afternoon, going to the eagles game, look at that at 4 30 when the game starts the wind chill only 16 degrees and next week im tracking a chance of snow. Ill talk about that in the sevenday forecast. Jim. Thank you cecily. And we are urge you to stay with action news throughout the weekend for updates on the forecast and be sure to check out the 6abc app to
Accused can pick up a copy of the Smithsonian Magazine we publish them every month they are fantastic readings while you are waiting at the Doctors Office or whatever. Theres a handout you can also pick up on your way out and you will also notice tha that weved some post cards on the table. Two Nights Program a program in for science people and not science people and a way for you to curate. If you are curious about that, talk to me or check it out online. A couple of other orders of business, please silence any mobile devices and take the time to do so now and you will definitely want to do that tonight because you will notice we have cspan in the house. Tonight we have a professor of physics at th the university ofe sciences in philadelphia. His interests range from space, time and higher dimension to cultural aspects of science. The recipient of the fellowship fulbright scholarship and the literary award shes appeared on the history channel, Discovery Channel and pbs and is the auth
Biggest game of his career. Tomorrow the birds hold their first practice in minnesota. But we have plenty to talk about tonight im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Coming from the mall of america in minneapolis and you hear a party going on behind me. They represented out part of mall of america for members of the media and they have a good time anden joy the moment before things get crazy and before all of the things get underway leading up into the rest of the week. So thats whats going on behind my shoulder. But im right here because i want to fill you in on all the things that happened earlier today and the preparations well underway. And we have the chance to go inside u. S. Bank stadium and take a look around at the stadium and field and at the food. A little bitive everything. Thats, of course, where the eagles will take on the patriots sunday and crews are working hard and quickly to transform the place from everything from the stands to the food to the field, it will all be r