Now. I am so pleased to introduce tonights speakers. Dr. Clarence lusane is an author, activist, scholar and journalist. He is a professor there and former chairman of Howard Universitys department of politics science. Dr. Lusane earned his b. A. In communications from Wayne State University and both his masters and ph. D. From Howard University and political science. Hes been a political consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus foundation and a former commissioner for the d. C. Commission on African American affairs. He frequently appears on msnbc and cspan and was invited by the obamas to speak at the white house. Author of many books, including the black history of the white house. Lusane lives and works in the washington, d. C. Area. He is joined in conversation tonight by Phillip Martin Senior Investigative reporter for the gbh news center for investigative reporting. Phillip is a multi Award Winning journalist and was part of a team of reporters that was honored in 2002 with
Of the Clare Booth Luce Center for conservative women. And thanks to cspan booktv for covering excellent author and important new book. And thanks to all of you for coming. This year marks the Clare Booth Luce Centers anniversary of preparing, promoting conservative women. Our primary focus on college age and some school girls. And you see the photos on, the wall teaching them to be better leaders for the country in the years ahead and inspiring in policy and work ethic with women like those we sponsor at this event this loose the conservative Womens Network is one of our favorite. It began over 23 years ago for the purpose of promoting the best conservative leaders and their tremendously messages. Also cw and brings together from virginia maryland and d. C. Sometimes further to get to know and network like minded women and learn from conservative Women Leaders. Conservative Women Leaders like todays speaker Mary Eberstadt ten years ago, in 2013. Mary wrote a wonderful book titled adam
A surprise attack killed 1200 people inside israel. The besieged gaza strip is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as israel intensifies its Bombing Campaign that has already killed over 1000 palestinians. I have never seen airstrikes of this kind. In 2014, not 2008. No war like this. Every minute and every second there are airstrikes. Amy we will go to ramallah in the occupied west bank to speak with my stuff up Mustafa Barghouti and to tel aviv to speak with israeli journalist gideon levy. Then we host a debate between two leading progressive activists in the United States. Medea benjamin and barbara smith. They will also discuss u. S. Funding for israel. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The death toll in israel and palestine has soared over 2200, with at least 1200 israelis and 1000 palestinians killed since fighting broke out saturday. The majority of palestinian debts are in gaza. At least 18 report
A surprise attack killed 1200 people inside israel. The besieged gaza strip is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as israel intensifies its Bombing Campaign that has already killed over 1000 palestinians. I have never seen airstrikes of this kind. In 2014, not 2008. No war like this. Every minute and every second there are airstrikes. Amy we will go to ramallah in the occupied west bank to speak with my stuff up Mustafa Barghouti and to tel aviv to speak with israeli journalist gideon levy. Then we host a debate between two leading progressive activists in the United States. Medea benjamin and barbara smith. They will also discuss u. S. Funding for israel. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The death toll in israel and palestine has soared over 2200, with at least 1200 israelis and 1000 palestinians killed since fighting broke out saturday. The majority of palestinian debts are in gaza. At least 18 report
First the e protections of refugees trash the reputations of refugees, and we trash our own history. Amy the political crisis of our time. Then, on this First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration, well speak to a princeton professor who faced Death Threats after calling President Trump a racist. Donald trump is really the first president to embrace White Supremacy since the administration of woodrow wilson. And i think that the implications of that can really be measured in the weight of the bodies of people who have been killed by open white supremacist and open racist over the last year. Amy Keeanga Yamahtta taylor on race and class in the era of trump, from black lives matter to the white power presidency. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The house of representatives passed a shortterm spending bill thursday setting up a highstakes debate in the senate ahead of a midnight deadline tonight to