1 45 eastern today. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Todays opening prayer will be offered by robert lewis, former pastor and founder of better man, the National Mens organization from little rock, arkansas. The guest chaplain let us pray. Heavenly father, we give thanks for this new day and the hope that lies within it. We have been a blessed nation not by accident but by this. In you, god, we trust. Thank you for the men and women of this distinguished body who will again rise to face the immense challenge that will mark this day along with the special opportunities it holds for good. I pray you will make this body ready for both. In these turbulent times, empower their work with your spirit. Give them a difference making wisdom only you possess. Protect them from small ambitions. Call each heart here up to the higher ways of humility, understanding, and much needed unity. Help these leaders seek what is rig
Congressman was doing. She explained to me that he was still in the hospital but he was using every ounce of energy he had to carry out his responsibilities as chairman of the Oversight Committee and as a member of the house of representatives. We all know that he used his energy every day on behalf of the people he represented. Our nation has lost one of the great champions for social justice. What a powerful voice he was for those whose voices otherwise would not have been heard. Its a great loss. Its a great loss for the people of baltimore. His record of accomplishment on behalf of our city and our region is well known. And its a personal loss for me. I first got to know Elijah Cummings when he was elected to the maryland general assembly. I was speaker of the house. I recognized that here was a person coming in with incredible talent. Gave him an opportunity to use that talent and he used it so effectively on behalf of the people of his district as a member of the maryland general
Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for coming to this very special you are in for an incredible treat. My name is Anthony Arnove. Im the editorial director of haymarket books. And we have the great privilege be the publishers of say her name, which is the focus of this program. Our Program Features Kimberle Crenshaw with Dorothy Roberts members of the say name Mothers Network and. In addition to the author talk, well have special performances evening from Rosalyn Coleman abbey, dobson, Margaret Odette and kim, and then also a book signing after organize by the brilliant independ bookseller here in philadelphia uncle bobby. So please thank uncle bobbys and and the free library of philadelphia hosting this event. Were so grateful. Be here, Kimberle Crenshaw charles, the cofounder and executive director of the African American policy forum and the founder and executive director of the center for intersectionality social policy studies at columbia law school. She is the Promise Inst
Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for coming to this very special you are in for an incredible treat. My name is Anthony Arnove. Im the editorial director of haymarket books. And we have the great privilege be the publishers of say her name, which is the focus of this program. Our Program Features Kimberle Crenshaw with Dorothy Roberts members of the say name Mothers Network and. In addition to the author talk, well have special performances evening from Rosalyn Coleman abbey, dobson, Margaret Odette and kim, and then also a book signing after organize by the brilliant independ bookseller here in philadelphia uncle bobby. So please thank uncle bobbys and and the free library of philadelphia hosting this event. Were so grateful. Be here, Kimberle Crenshaw charles, the cofounder and executive director of the African American policy forum and the founder and executive director of the center for intersectionality social policy studies at columbia law school. She is the Promise Inst
And we have the great privilege be the publishers of say her name, which is the focus of this program. Our Program Features Kimberle Crenshaw with Dorothy Roberts members of the say name Mothers Network and. In addition to the author talk, well have special performances evening from Rosalyn Coleman abbey, dobson, Margaret Odette and kim, and then also a book signing after organize by the brilliant independ bookseller here in philadelphia uncle bobby. So please thank uncle bobbys and and the free library of philadelphia hosting this event. Were so grateful. Be here, Kimberle Crenshaw charles, the cofounder and executive director of the African American policy forum and the founder and executive director of the center for intersectionality social policy studies at columbia law school. She is the Promise Institute professor at Ucla Law School and the isidore in civil cells. Baker professor at columbia law school. Shes popularly known her development of intersectionality, Critical Race The