Its called the other wes moore and then his book the work came out in 2010 and his most recent book is about baltimore during the arrest and death of freddy gray. It just came out five days is what that is called. In your book the work, you write that the military saved your life. What do you mean by that . Well, i think the military plays an incredibly Important Role in my life where, you know, some of the most important times in my life have not been when i was wearing a suit. They happened when i was wearing a tshirt and jeans k but when i was wearing a uniform on this country. I was first introduced to the military system actually when i was about 13 years old. I was actually sent to military school. I had a mandatory year in military school. And it was i got into some issues, some challenges, and when i was younger, my mom threatened to send me away to military school when i was 8 years old. Every year she would say im going to send you away. I kept blowing her off. The first time
Of three books plus a Childrens Book and a novel. His first book came out in 2010 called the other wes moore 1 name, 2 fates and his book the work searching for a life that matters came out in 2015 and his most recent book is about baltimore during the arrest and death of freddie gray which came out 5 days ago. In your book the work searching for a life that matters you wrote the military saved your life. What do you mean by that . Guest the military plays an incredibly Important Role in my life where the most important times in my life happens when i was wearing a tshirt and jeans. I was first introduced to the military system when i was 13 years old. I was sent to military school with a mandatory year in military school. I got some issues and challenges and ever since i was 8 years old, the first time i felt handcuff to my wrist was when i was 11 years old. I was intentionally hurting people that love to me. So i could impress people who could care less about me. One day she came up
New book that could not have been more timely. Yuko wrote the book with erica greene who is an awardwinning reporter and was a finalist of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for breaking News Coverage of the death of ready gray and the events that followed. This book is just a beautiful way to understand what happened to freddie gray and baltimore, what happened in the lives of black america, how the lives that connect us in the untruth and the half spoken truth and the incomplete stories stop us from truly being one community and most important five days as a way to think about uprising in america and im just really pleased to be able to have this conversation with you. Thank you. Lets talk about the young man whose life was taken from us, freddie gray. The book begins, the entry point is your attending the funeral of freddie gray and leaving the funeral and seeing all the different part of Baltimore Society go back to their corners and you wanted to to paint a story that would really reflect th
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United states today remains the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people as a right, and that is why i will continue fighting and introduce legislation for a medicare for all singlepayer program guaranteeing health care to every man, woman, and child. When we talk about justice. When we talk about the need for all people in america to be treated equally and with dignity , we have got to deal with hard realities. Those realities include the fact today if you can believe it, and i know you can one in four black males can expect to spend time in prison during their lifetime unless we change that dynamic. This is an unspeakable tragedy and this country can no longer ignore that. Blacks are in prison at six times the great of whites. In the report by the department of justice, blacks were three times more likely to be searched during a traffic stop than white motorists. Africanamericans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely t