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
Amy we spend the hour remembering the renault did actor, musician, composer and activist Theodore Bikel, who died tuesday at the age of 91. Theodore bikel was known for creating the role of baron von trapp in the sound of music on broadway, cofounding a folk festival with pete seeger and his role as tevye on fiddler on the roof which he played more than 2000 times. It may surprise you to learn that Theodore Bikel, a man so close that in a fight with israel and with jewish life, was also an outspoken critic of israeli policy especially a pending measure which would forcibly relocate some 40,000 bedouin from their ancestral land. When i say the very people who were told to get out in the fictional village of fiddler on the roof, the descendents of those very people are now telling others, strangers in their midst, that they must get out of their homes, seems fundamentally wrong. And a wrong cannot be allowed to stand. Inigo today, Theodore Bikel the musician, actor activist for the hour.
Amy we spend the hour remembering the renault did actor, musician, composer and activist Theodore Bikel, who died tuesday at the age of 91. Theodore bikel was known for creating the role of baron von trapp in the sound of music on broadway, cofounding a folk festival with pete seeger and his role as tevye on fiddler on the roof which he played more than 2000 times. It may surprise you to learn that Theodore Bikel, a man so close that in a fight with israel and with jewish life, was also an outspoken critic of israeli policy especially a pending measure which would forcibly relocate some 40,000 bedouin from their ancestral land. When i say the very people who were told to get out in the fictional village of fiddler on the roof, the descendents of those very people are now telling others, strangers in their midst, that they must get out of their homes, seems fundamentally wrong. And a wrong cannot be allowed to stand. Inigo today, Theodore Bikel the musician, actor activist for the hour.
Driver of the school bus was noticeably upset and said the brakes rang out. Several children ranging from 10 to 16 were taken to area hospitals with a variety of injuries, cuts, whiplash and some broken bones. The kits were scarred. I said it will be fine, it will be fine. Some kids asked what are the name of the street. They are texting their moms, calling parents. Reporter the children were on their way to Mount Carmel Guild academy and three of the children have special needs. Police say an investigation is pending to determine the official cause of the crash and they are looking into the drivers claims of brake failure. We are still investigating the vehicle and it will be checked out for mechanical problems. Reporter coming up on Eyewitness News at 5 00 i will tell you about some of the challenges First Responders face when they were trying to get the kids off the mangled bus. Live in newark, a. J. Ross, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you, a. J. Also in new jersey, police are in
Can you hear me ok . Thank you so much for being here today. We are really excited to have this book. Michael and i go back a few years now. I have been a big cheerleader of his for several years. It is exciting to have this conversation with you to learn more about this book. First, michael, why did you decide to write this book . I think that is the biggest question. Michael first, i want to thank the museum of American Finance for hosting this and organizing this. Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, is the most fascinating and remarkable founding father. Yet there is so much of his life that is uncertain, controversial. I started by just reading about hamilton, and i learned about all this controversy. What year was he born . What battle did he fight him . All the stuff we did not know. I basically read every book there is. I went to all the primary sources to determine what the truth is, and wrote it down. When you learn the truth, his story is even more remarkable than what you read in