Afterwards is a a weekly interw program with relevant guest hosts anything top nonfiction authors about their latest work. All afterwards programs are available as podcasts. Reverend sharpton i dont want to start this conversation about your book by quoting something you wrote towards the end of your book which i think its a great jumping off point for this conversation pick you write i tell everyone the hardest job of being a preacher is to eulogize a life that someone who did nothing. My friends it is hardest to eulogize the lifeblood of the country who did nothing and then political and its a so i beg of you, give me something to work with. When your time comes understand before the family as they prepare to take you to god, let there be Something Worthy come something of merit that you did for your fellow man that helped to lift them. The name of your book as we all know is rise up. Talk more about that. Why it is imperative completely its imperative for people to give folks like y
I was taken aback by more than anything, the impact of your grandparents. Guest i wanted to talk more about my personal story, because in politics it is fashionable to create caricatures of every person involved in politics. Youve got people actually start to think that these people are what they read and i realized the media had to create a caricature as someone that got into this for selfish reasons and i wanted to present and thought liberalism was the right path for me. It begins with my grandparents that were staunch conservatives that raised me conservatives. What those lessons taught me about the way they view their circumstances today. Conservatives all the way and the reason is because the left has become against every value in latin america since the time. We have values and believe in family. Its an attack on the family and on the Nuclear Family and the way things have been traditionally and that they think can exist. I wanted to make sure they understood that its through ha
A billionaire became president of the united states. My name is brian fields im 47 years old im from washington d. C. And i will come to the Grocery Store you comparing whatever is going on right now in the country with a dish. What would you call it and what i think meetings take. Not nothing edible its not edible whatever it is its nothing that we that that we want to eat will defeat come true. With defeating them theres no real choice. Definitely was he was one of my least favorite of all the candidates but. And before covert i thought he was one of the least electable but actually now hes. Now i go i think i think by thats going to win i think patrice just had it like but theres people who voted for trump but they know hes a moron. Bad which was fine until the world fell apart but theres enough of the electorate who who are are on board with with trunks but not now in the middle of a pandemic when hes telling people to you know inhalable each shouldnt and i suppose it is just clear
About your book, with something you wrote toward the end of your book, which i think is jumping off for your book, he right, i tell everyone the hardest job is to eulogize the life of someone who did nothing. My friends, is harder still to eulogize the lifeblood of the country who did nothing and then you say i beg of you, give me something to work with when your time comes and im standing before your family as they prepare to take me to god, let there be something worthy, something of merit you did for your fellow man that helped lift them. The name of your book is rise up, talk more about that, why it is imperative for people to give folks like you and the rest of us something to eulogize, to look up to. I think the definition of ones existence is what they do in life, at the end of life, the only thing that will matter is what you did beyond your own particular making and living and having material things. What was the value of your existence . Did it change anything, did it continu
Since hes not making weapons hes not saying other countries in that line of work so i really dont see it as a bad thing that a billionaire became president of the united states. My name is brian field some 47 years old im from washington d. C. And i will going to the Grocery Store comparing whatever is going on right now in the country with a dish. What would you call it and what other ingredients take. Not nothing edible its not edible whatever it is its nothing that we that that we want to eat. Well defeat donald trump with a few. Little items theres no real theres no choice. Definitely was he was one of my least favorite of all the candidates but and before covert i thought he was one of the least electable but actually now hes. Now i go i think i think by thats going to win i think the country has just had it like right theres people who voted for trump but they know hes a moron. Ad which was fine until the world fell apart but theres enough of the electorate who who are are on boa