A new vaccine developed in germany and the u. S. The head of the European Commission says it is the most promising results so far. 3 months on from the devastating chemical explosion in beirut, we will look at how the lebanese capital is slowly replacing its shattered infrastructure. We hear the story of 5 brothers and sisters who lost their beloved father in this blast. And well be joined by aerobatics car of jewel karim with his impressions of how beirut is and germanys footballers face the Czech Republic, but its overload with too many matches. Putting players back to risk during the pandemic in germany, coach you are both, gives us his few. Im sorry kelly, welcome to the program. All of hong kongs prodemocracy lawmakers have announced their decision to resign in mass. It follows a move by the territories government to disqualify 4 of their colleagues who were in. 7 the hong kong chief executives decision came minutes after the Chinese Parliament passed a resolution allowing kerry l
Professor ibram kendi how are you . I am well. How are you doing . Host have you moved to boston yet. Guest i have. Host good luck with that. [laughter] host how are you . Guest i am doing well. I am okay in columbus ohio. Host its good to hear thank you both so much for joining us for this conversation. Im excited to speak with both of you. Whenever i talk with both people together i look for points of connection and looking at the two of you are realize that both of you are in your thirties. Both of your mothers are named carol. [laughter] both of you talk a lot in your book about the role of personal transformation and that understanding you have achieved about yourself. You want to start by asking you if you feel understanding yourself is the first step to conquer all the isms of our society . I will start with you saeed jones. Guest yes. It is not static but ever evolving but to my own personal experience, my early years as a teenager in the suburbs of north texas, the years i was
Orientation and her identity have come to divide and define the world in an entirely new ways in the 21st century and he is joined in the conversation by andrew solomon, National Book Award Winning writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology. You can find the full biographies on the librarys website. An ideal place to post this conversation because we have one of the greatest collections of lgbtq history in the United States and archives of pivotal organizations such as the society of new york and individual activists and key cultural figures from Virginia Woolf to james baldwin. Please remember this event is being recorded, not you but for me the event itself. Mark will take some of your questions at the end and you can send them any time during the conversation by typing your question into the qanda box at the bottom of the app. We will make sure they get to mark and andrew and they will answer as many as they can. At the end of tonights conversation we will be showing a
Scuffles at the border between it was amal and mexico hundreds of vibrance are trying to head to the u. S. And we report from a poor Rural Community and afghanistan thats finding it harder and harder to cope with winter. We begin this hour in lebanon where police have faced off with protest as in beirut Security Forces fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators in clashes that lasted several hours more than 200. 00 people were injured parties to say that target of waiting for the government to make the changes that would bring a resolution to the ongoing economic crisis so horrible its from beirut. Rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanons leadership that is now in its worst month fierce confrontations between antiriot police. And. Protesters turned downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of a protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began when demonstrators who want the
Winter. Welcome to the program how we begin in lebanon where months long protests have turned violent Security Forces fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators in a faceoff that lasted several hours more than 200. 00 people were injured demonstrators say theyre tired of waiting for the government to fix the only going economic crisis then to hold a reporter from beirut. Rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanons leadership that is now in its worst months fears confrontations between antiriot police and antiestablishment protesters turned downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of a protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began when demonstrators who want the Political Class they blame for mismanagement and corruption to leave power try to Storm Parliament building secure. Forces responded with tear gas i feel like the message is square protesters to back off and that the