Warrior fights. Many of our black males did not to want engage in this, so their first opportunity to show disdain or revolt or rebellion against treatment was through a mechanism that was thrust upon them, which was sports. That started the evolution of black males in sports as a means to set forth political voids, and created an expression of their radical desires to stop oppression. It was small, menial beginning, but it was still an important beginning, and sports became a vehicle on the moment we got to american soil. When do you feel it transitioned, once blacks became a part of professional sports, when do you feel that protests began . Well, i believe yts most significant protest began in the 1960s. It was propelled by actions like the student nonviolent coordinating committee. What they did was bring education and protest together as to create an intelligent thrust of protests. So what we have is that producing persons like atwood, james farmer, and bill russell, and muhammad
Case against him. We are going indepth on the current state of trumps legal troubles. And, they are too raunchy. Between this and improve curriculum i want to know exactly what Will Kids Learning here in florida, when they go back to school. All of this and more is coming up. Another good saturday morning to, all im katie phang. Now a beautiful place most of paradise on earth, a town rich with a woman in history has been tragically reduced to ashes. As of this, morning some of the most horrific wildfires continue to tear through both western and southern regions of maui. The death will have snow climbed to 80 people, making this play is one of the deadliest ever in the United States history, and sadly, officials expect that number to continue to rise. So far, the fire and a Second Fire In have burned down many of the towns historic landmarks. Right now, Search And Rescue efforts continue, as an estimate of more than 1000 people remain missing. Then our griffin is there for us live in m
Florida from this one. From up in tallahassee where he recently served as bishop to Daytona Beach where he was in Community College and all the way to tampa, south tampa where he served in a church, he has put down roots all over the state of florida. And now he says that he got his calling from right here in tampa bay. You as much joy and happiness as this great diocese has brought to me. Reporter with a heavy heart, retiring Bishop Robert lynch introduced his successor to a small group of loyal parishioners. Welcome. [ applause ] reporter and with that, Bishop Gregory parkes will soon become the new leader of the second Largest Diocese in the state. Know that i am very grateful to the holy father, pope francis for this appointment. Reporter Bishop Parkes is no stranger to the area. He worked in the Banking Industry in tampa and attended in a certain sense, the origin, the foundation of my vocation, was discerned here in our diocese. Reporter as for parishioners after 20 years, they h
I think i just got a f from you actually. This is over. applause ken burns, welcome. Thank you. Honored to meet you, great to have you here. Its my pleasure. Congratulations on this wonderful project. Thank you very much. I should say thats its the great good fortune of growing old and Public Television that i share the authorship of this with sarah burns and david mcmahon. Sarah burns happens to be my oldest daughter. This is proud moment for a partent. We made a film together, the three of us called the central park five. It came out a few years ago, and when that was done we were plowing directly into Jackie Robinson, and so when you say that ive done it, im always aware on every film that is an unbelievable collaborative effort, but in this case the coproducers and codirectors are sarah burns and david mcmahon. Look at the generosity of that statement. [ken] actually it has the extra added virtue of being true. [evan] is this a race movie or a baseball movie . Its a good story abou
Sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thank you for joining us. President obama describes it as an act of terror and an act of hate. In the early hours after midnight this morning, a lone gunman inside an orlando, florida, nightclub began opening fire at the clubs predominantly gay clientele. The shooter killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 50 others before Orlando Police stormed the club and killed him. This is, quite simply, the most lethal mass shooting in American History, worse than the number of innocents killed at the Elementary School in newtown, the Movie