Africanamerican to hold this prestigious post and as impressive as that is my favorite fact today the founding director of the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture, that jewel on the National Mall created in 2005 and opened in 2016. He wrote about it, about the whole experience in his book a errand, creating the National Museum of africanAmerican History in the age of bush, obama and trump today is juneteenth and on union troops arrived in tax to announce the slaves were free. The day andof significance in American History is front of mind this year and theres no one better to discuss this than secretary bunch. Secretary bunch, welcome. Guest a pleasure to see you, as always. Host we have a couple of things in come. You and my mom share a birthday and also were both born in newark, so it is great to see you again of a long while. Lets talk about juneteenth. Everybody is talking about juneteenth this year. The president told the wall street journal that he, quote, made
Public universities and Government Agencies stopped considering race in their hiring and admissions decisions. Today the assembly approved a proposal to repeal that ban. The bills author says recent police traiks tragedies are showing that race and gender still matter. The bill could be ratified later on this month and be up for a vote in november. Happening now, calls to disband Oakland Unified School Districts Police force. Kpix 5 is live in oakland with the plan and how backers say they would keep students safe. Reporter well, ken, backers say that there is a plan in place that they want to implement to keep students safe even without a Police Department. They say they are the only School District in Alameda County that has that Police Department and those millions could be better served serving the students. The idea of defunding the police is not a new one for the black organizing project. The idea was first introduced nine years ago with the proposal to reallocate 2. 3 million fr
Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The streets of america have seen protests every night since the killing of george floyd nearly three weeks ago, in cities large and small, from new york to beverly hills, and overnight, a new Police Shooting has drawn outrage in atlanta. I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force. The chief of police has resigned. A Police Officer fired. After shooting and killing a black man. Authorities are now reviewing this video of the violent struggle. The shooting sadly not new. Such a Swift Response certainly is. Under pressure society changing fast. The big question, will it last . In new york, in new jersey, Police Chokeholds banned. This is the moment to put forth a real federal reform justice agenda. Louisville, kentucky, passed breonnas law to stop the use of noknock warrants. And those first Police Reforms just one sign of a striking cultural sh
Discusses Police Reform, confederate symbols and statues in the capital, and additional relief legislation for people and businesses impacted by covid19 here this is over half an hour. Yesterday the Judiciary Committee held a hearing to on policing practices and Law Enforcement account ability. It was emotional, if anybody saw it. Especially the testimony of George Floyds brother. He is just a remarkable person, he and his wife were here. Said the people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough. Be the leaders that this country, this world needs. Name means something. He says that this death ends up changing the world for the better, and i think it will, then he died as he had lived. Its on you to make sure his death is not in vain. He talks about how wonderful his brother was, and dying as he lived. Hand was thect at legislation, the justice and policing act, to ensure that georges death, Breonna Taylors death, and so many others were not in vain. But you must know wha
Substitutes for the bill this is different. The motion to proceed is simple agreement to begin debate on a bill. And yet here we are, it has turned out to be anything but routine centers on the other side of the island this very chamber are threatening to filibuster a bill. Its great importance to the nation. With the public might recognize the democrats are threatening to filibuster the very issue, the very issue they claim to care about. You listen to him on television, you see them in the streets, two groups, they claim to care about it. Welcome to the bizarreer world, madam president , of partisan politics and bankrupt leadership on that side of the aisle. On the same day the minority leader will come to the floor to have the Senate Passed reform legislation he will also attempt to rally his Democratic Caucus to block even starting a debate and they seem to be following him. Debate an issue thats a keen on the mind of people is telling his members to filibuster the bill. Madam pres