Hopefuls, front runner joe biden fights back ahead of next weeks democratic debate. What did you mean when you said you wont be as polite in the next debate . Well see. Those stories, plus, remembering ally. Friends and family gather at a vigil for the murdered ole miss student gone way too soon. Scooter skirmish. New battles over the rides popping up in cities across the country. Are they too dangerous for riders and pedestrians . Fortnite fever. We take you inside the first ever world cup of fortnite, getting under way this weekend. Massive numbers of fans gathering. An even bigger jackpot up for grabs today. Friday, july 26th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining us on this friday morning. Thanks to kristen welker, who is filling in for savannah, who is enjoying some time off. You picked a good friday. I picked a great friday to be here. Im excited about this c
Something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea. We have tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting the civil war, bypassing landmark civil rights legislation. We have elected an africanamerican president also amy as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell dismisses growing calls for the u. S. To pay reparations for slavery, the household of historic hearing on reparations to mark the anniversary of juneteenth. Speakers included the acclaimed writer Tanehisi Coates. Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could have extended its hollow principles regardless of color. But america had other principles in mind. And so for a century after the civil war, black people were subjected to a Relentless Campaign of terror, a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of majority leader mcconnell. Amy Tanehisi Coates will join us today for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welco
Something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea. We have tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting the civil war, bypassing landmark civil rights legislation. We have elected an africanamerican president also amy as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell dismisses growing calls for the u. S. To pay reparations for slavery, the household of historic hearing on reparations to mark the anniversary of juneteenth. Speakers included the acclaimed writer Tanehisi Coates. Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could have extended its hollow principles regardless of color. But america had other principles in mind. And so for a century after the civil war, black people were subjected to a Relentless Campaign of terror, a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of majority leader mcconnell. Amy Tanehisi Coates will join us today for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welco
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The honorable John Charles Thomas graduated from the university of virginia with an arts degree in American Government in 1972. He attended the university of Virginia School of law and received his law degree in 1975. Following school, palmers joined princeton and williams and smiled. Continue williams gain gibson. He was the first africanamerican at the firm. He is now a retired partner of the firm of hunt andrews. In 1983, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of virginia, becoming the first africanamerican and being 32, the youngest person of any race to serve. There. In 1995 of this time, as received his lifetime image award. In 2005, thomas was named a member of the court of arbitration for sport, which is based in lausanne, switzerland. So settling International Sports with global jurisdiction. In 2006, he was appointed the board of visitors of william and mary and was reappointed to 39. He is a published poet and as we will discuss today, now a maurice. Jones thomas will be in c