Unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the Supreme Court and Public Policy events in washington, d. C. And around the country. Cspan is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. The National Governors association holds its winter meeting this weekend in the nations capital, the governor will be talking about opioid, crisis and then coming sunday in governors association, discussions on education, care for veterans and Economic Development, that starts at 9 45 a. M. Eastern, also live on cspan. Up next here on cspan2, a conversation with black women journalists covering the Trump Administration. George Washington University journalism professor Cheryl Thompson hosted the discussion, its about two hours. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, im sorry we are a few minutes late but im delighted that we are about to start, i would like to welcome all of you to the school of media and Public Affairs at the university of washington. How many students in the room . Awesome.
More on here and now. One righteous man samuel battle and the shattering of the color line in new york is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new York City Police officer. Now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. Joining us today pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of one righteous man, arthur browne. Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. Thank you for having me, sandra. I appreciate it. This book really is a walkthrough history, through new york city history, in a lot of ways and even the countrys to a smaller extent. What drew you to sam battles story . Okay. In 2009, an amateur historian had known about sam battle and known that hed been the first cop on the new York City Police force, that hed broken in in 1911. He persuaded new york city to place a sign up on the intersection of lenox avenue and 135th street. The daily news did a little story. They called h
Look at the issue of ambush elections. Thank you for being here today. The committee will stand adjourned. Friday between 1 and 8 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3 a look back at Foreign Policy and Homeland Security during the george w. Bush administration. Former administration officials, journalists and critics discuss the response to the 9 11 attacks and other issues at an event organized in new york. Tonight on American History tv western history. At 8 00 p. M. Mexican california in the early 19th century, a look at the history of california during the 19th century and the role of wealthy businessman pico. Just before 9 25 p. M. The colonial west on lectures in history william and mary professor paul map talks about the interactions between european colonial powers and native american tribes on the great plains during the 1700s. And at 10 35 p. M. , Rocky Mountain National Park, on january 6th, 1915, president Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park act designating an area wh
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