Have her join us. Welcome. Before we begin today i want to play a video to set the stage for the discussion we are about to. We have never engaged in those groups we have outed a number of on first but officers who had connection to White Supremacy and primarily we have discovered that through their social media accounts. It is a good day for a chokehold. We hope that this piece of us is dont with by street justice o or, quickly or hopefully police gunfire. You can read this so what if i told you that all of those inflammatory words were posted by current or former Police Officers the next in philadelphia and st. Louis just a sampling of a study called the plainview project of officers around the country using social media to endorse plaxo muslims and women and proposing more than officers from different sizes of geographic areas and pound posts that appear to have violence and show bias against minority groups using dehumanizing language calling people of color animals or savages. And
And we are delighted to have her join us. Welcome. Before we begin today i want to play a video to set the stage for the discussion we are about to. We have never engaged in those groups we have outed a number of on first but officers who had connection to White Supremacy and primarily we have discovered that through their social media accounts. It is a good day for a chokehold. We hope that this piece of us is dont with by street justice o or, quickly or hopefully police gunfire. You can read this so what if i told you that all of those inflammatory words were posted by current or former Police Officers the next in philadelphia and st. Louis just a sampling of a study called the plainview project of officers around the country using social media to endorse plaxo muslims and women and proposing more than officers from different sizes of geographic areas and pound posts that appear to have violence and show bias against minority groups using dehumanizing language calling people of color
From the House Oversight committee, this is about two hours. The chair will come to order. Welcome to the oversight subcommittee on civil rights entitled White Supremacists in blue, the infiltration of local Police Departments. Good morning to the chair of the committee, miss maloney, good morning to our Ranking Member, mr. Roy, who is with us, and good morning to the vice chair of the committee, ms ms. Ocasiocortez and our wonderful members. I want to express a special welcome to Rashida Tlaib of michigan. This is our first hearing with our subcommittee and were delighted to have her join us. Welcome. Before we begin today, i want to play a video that will set the stage for the discussion that were about to have. Clerkings, please go ahead and play the video. White supremacy permeates every corner of the institution. Tracks hate and extremist groups, whomever is engaged in those groups, wherever that might lead. We have outed a number of Law Enforcement officers who have connections t
Washington post columnist, thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Colson Whitehead as our guest. His most recent book is the under ground railroad. Mr. Whitehead, whats the appropriate response new book is appraised by oprah, president obama, you won the National Book award, what is the appropriate response . If only it took the pain aw away. [laughter] has taken off in a way thats unexpected and startling and wonderful. Just try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does it put you in a better mood . Ive been writing for 20 something years doing fiction 20 some years, sometimes we write a book and people dig it and understand it sometimes write a book and no one cares and its sort of disappears so i have the pride the job i did with the book. Either you dig the groups of two prospectors or you dont and so you are either along for the ride description or not. Definitely when i was writing was my second attempt at a novel. My fir
Laura tearing through the caribbean, the hurricane now taking aim at texas and louisiana. Winds expected to top 115 miles per hour. Mandatory evacuations under way along the gulf coast right now. Were live from the storm zone tracking the very latest. Fall from grace. Top conservative evangelical leader Jerry Falwell jr. Entangled in a sex scandal. The sordid allegations emerging about he and his wifes alleged relationship with their former pool attendant. Overnight the powerful ally of President Trump, the president of liberty university. The fallout this morning. Back to School Battle. A florida judge striking down the order for schools to physically reopen siding with teachers demanding the right to work remotely. Ive chosen my students over so many difficult things but i cant put my family at risk. Measures to protect their students, and colleges cracking down, shutting down bars after scenes like this in alabama as cases climb to nearly 450 at notre dame. I had a fever. I had ches