Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am melanie newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the nacp Legal Defense fund, the organization i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. So i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. I want to give sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am, ive been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason i am happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with. My father, dr. Norwood, was the first black School Superintendent in selma, alabama [applause] thank you. And when he in 1987
Catholic organizations. Read more at thehill. Com. Next up, lawmakers education advocates, students and former Education Department officials talk about race and education, including improving urban School Systems, desegregation and Minority Access to Higher Education. Its from the Congressional Black Caucus foundation from last month. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher. Increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am Melanie Roussel newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the naacp Legal Defense fund, the organization that i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. And so, i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. Sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am i have been with the Leal Defense Fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time.
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News briefing any minute from now where we expect he is going to field questions on health care, tax reform and of course you can bet russia. All of this as the white house getting ready to make its made in America Campaign start to sing. So will this help the president s progrowth agenda . Will it get back on track . Were talking to the ceo of cke or former ceo of kke restaurants andy puzder. I want to go to our own adam shapiro for the latest on health care. We know senator mccain getting surgery in arizona, his absence is delaying this vote but is there any eta, adam, at this point when they might take it given it is looking dicey whether they got the amount they need . Reporter dicey but not out of the ballpark, trish. There is no eta on a potential vote. We do expect we could see the cbo score as early as tomorrow. The question do they have enough votes even if senator mccain is able to return in a week or two weeks is still up in the air. We know there is an intense lobbying effo
Coach, advanced autoparts and even home depot is on the red and thats dragging the dow down well tell you whats behind these big moves. Four people have left President Trumps Manufacturing Council in the wake of trumps reaction to the deadly violence in charlottesville this weekend. Is it a sign President Trump is losing support from the Business Community in general. And after the bell our friend Mohamed Elerian talks about whether geopolitical tensions and north korea could still be a risk factor. Always look forward to talking to mohammed. Lets take a look at the ugly day for retail Courtney Reagan has all the numbers the numbers, the big numbers, the High Altitude numbers were good, but the stocks are just getting slammed today, courtney. Reporter and i think thats the point, bill. If you look at the stock movement, you may not realized there was actually good in todays retail report, though it wasnt really the case for dicks Sporting Goods. Shares here hitting sevenyear lows after