Professor of history at the university of minnesota. She is currently just finishing up a faculty fellowship at Harvard Fellowship Harvard Universitys in history. She owned a joint ph. D. In history in African Americans studies at Yale University and specializes in 20th century African American and American History with an emphasis on immigration, war globalization and social movements and political resistance. She is the author of a number of books one of which is out available outside at encourage you to grab a copy while you can. The glory of their deeds, a global history of black soldiers and the great war era. That sage was working on that book as i recall as part of your work at the warren center, was a close to publication . So its almost done. Really sage, is a great friend of ours and were just so delighted to have you back here with us again. Thank you. Please join me in welcoming doctor welcoming dr. Matt how. And joining us tonight is a scholar who has a specialized focus o
Thank you. Thinking of your wife. Bring flowers. Msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee Michael Steele. Remember, michael . Working on it. Oh, boy. His chorion and author of the soul of america and rogers professor of Vanderbilt University jon meacham joins us, nbc news and msnbc news contributor just ran out the door to get some flowers and former u. S. Attorney now nbc news Law Enforcement analyst Chuck Rosenberg, who i know remembered and former Justice Department spokesman now an msnbc justice and security analyst matt miller is with us. Joes away with his kids for this president s day weekend and willie taking a welldeserved morning off. Worked three weeks straight and im here on valentines day. Okay. We begin with what appears to be another instance of quid pro quo by President Trump. Theres a lot to get to, so were just diving in. The same issue that got him impeachedthe first place. Before a meeting with andrew cuomo President Trump put
“I sing their names . . .,” writes Kansas City poet Glenn North.
His words are one of several contemporary voices joined in a new, 44-page book that collects the more than 70 biographies that the Kansas City Black History Project team has researched and shared with the Kansas City community since 2010.
“I sing of… Langston and Parker, Ms. Bluford and Mary Lou, Old Buck, Leon Jordan, Horace and Bruce . . .”
Every year, the project told the stories behind seven or eight of the names hidden by time. It gathered them in booklets and posters that were given to schools, libraries and other public spaces used by teachers, librarians, mentors and parents to raise up a neglected history.