Cooperstown graduate program of the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin the living legacy of dr. Martin luther king jr. And through the eyes of others africanamericans and identity in american art. In her new book, driving while black, just out today, professor sorin tells the story of the indispensable green book which both reshaped the africanamerican traveling experience throughout our segregated land and helped drive the nays sent Civil Rights Movement. Please welcome Gretchen Sorin to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] good evening. Its wonderful to be in this great city of philadelphia. And im, i apologize that rick wasnt able to join us this evening. He had a little bit of an emergency, and hes in italy. But i hope that youll enjoy the preview of our film that he sent along. So im going to talk, im sure many of you have seen the green book movie, and im going to talk this evening really about something, a broader story. And if that st
Revolution and trump in washington. I will get right into the idea revolution. We say in the book, america has been through viciously divisive. Far worse than today. With history we can see them as points in the transitional periods between old system that is broken down and a new one largely information. Are we at an intersection point absolutely enter the best example of it, isnt in 2016 in a republican primary it was a real civil war on the Republican Party that the establishment rep. Five jeff bush and others, couldnt get the nomination are they making people who got it, revolutionary donald trump. And the are going to the same thing right now. And theyre having a civil war in the party. What is going to be the traditional democrats, is it going to be some outsider. It will be a socialist. But i think that is indicative of the fact that it just doesnt work pretty and the things that have worked for the last 40 years to govern the people, it really has not kept up in the country. An
Morning. The agreement between the u. S. And iran also held the United States on various arges and freeze up 6 billion in irian funds held in south korea. It has generated praise and condemnation and is fulfilled on the day that President Biden is said to address the United Nations general assembly. It is tuesday, september 19, 2023. Welcome to washington journal. This first half hour we will talk to you about the release of the american hostages in iran. To join the conversation this morning, called 202 7488000 if you support the deal arranged between the United States and iran. If you oppose the deal, it is 202 7488001. We welcome comments via text, 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook, we will look for your post there and our next and instagram. You can post at cspan wj and we will post those as well. Will get deeper in the next halfhour, a quick conversation on this topic, getting deeper into what the deal between the u. S. And iran
Welcome to the news hour live from aljazeera headquarters in doha fully back to bill coming up in the next sixty minutes secretary of state Rex Tillerson says the u. S. Is ready for talks with north korea without preconditions but what about his boss donald trump. A controversial u. S. Senate race between a man accused of Sexual Misconduct and endorsed by donald trump and a little known democratic candidate will tell you why its important also this hour french president Emanuel Michael warns the International Community time is running out to save the world from Climate Change and fishermen in gaza living through a suffocating israeli blockades now face even more restrictions. Thank you for joining as the u. S. Secretary of state says. Washington is ready to hold talks with north korea without preconditions Rex Tillerson says donald trump endorses this position although the two have voiced opposing views recently the us president had tweeted in october that negotiating was a waste of ti