Crow era. Of african andr African American studies at Washington University in st. Louis. The world war i memorial hosted this event and provided the video. Is my pleasure and honor to introduce dr. Geoff ward. Geoffs Research Examines racial of social control including dynamics of racial violence, conflict and inequality. He looks at areas of race and youth justice and social movement, labor and policy racial to advance justice. His work appears in numerous journals and anthologies and has been supported by the national foundation, the National Institute of justice, the ford mellonion and the foundation. He is the author of the black democracyrs, racial and juvenile justice, an Award Winning book on the rise, fall haunting remnants of jim crow juvenile justice. His current projects examine historical racial violence, its reckonings today. He is also a curator. You might have a chance to see encouragend i would you all to do so, catch the train, go to the other side of to another art m
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Today we do it again. I am pleased that we have one again three republicans, three democrats to take part in this historic reading. And at this point, as we get to that letter, id like to yield the floor to my friend from south carolina, senator scott, for a special introduction to this important reading. I yield the floor, madam president. Mr. Scott thank you, madam president. The presiding officer the senator from south carolina. Mr. Scott thank you, maam. Madam president , we are at a critical time in our nations history. I think we can all sense the opportunity that is before us. Through the challenges of covid and the death of george floyd and its aftermath, we can affect real lasting change. Perhaps the most famous line from dr. Kings letter from birmingham jail is injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Let me say that one more time. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere where. More than at any time i can remember, people of all ages and races are st
Now 100 of us must di someusnyuswill accompany our loved ones to enter death. A Smaller Group a few of us will be among the professionals, the medical and support people whose vocation is to aid and guide the sick and dying. How does any of us in any of these categories approach these tasks . How is it charging these great responsibility is, what we need to know and understand and do. Important questions and after this brief rake please join us for a catholic conversation on death and dying. Hello and welcome to mosaic. We are talking about death and dying. A serious subject with some lively people as guests. Very entertaining and very interesting and knowledgeable, bioethics experts. This is vicki evans and vicki, on your title i put cpa and stl beauty work as a cpa that is her vocation but i know that you are also a writer, a giver of workshops in endoflife issues and i understand that youve got an advanced degree, which is stl. So you are a licensee of theology fits you are advanced
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