My name is greg barrios. Im a former book editor of the san Antonio Express news. I worked for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently, i right for the los angeles review of books, and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of the book of poetry that deals with la causa. In fact, its called la causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former pulitzer prizewinning editor who spent 25, with the Los Angeles Times. The crusade of cesar chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic, charismatic leader. She has also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of chavezs United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received a humanities endowment of fellowship to support the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam powel. [ applause ] thank you. Hi, miriam. Hi, greg. Thanks. Can you hear me . Im on. I want to
There, too. Metro state professor of economic professor alexander says a increase in minimum is not the best way to pull people out of poverty. We heard a plea from a Family Living near the poverty this is alisha batta raising two girls on her own and the first thing she will tell her about her job is that she loves it. I take care of alzheimers patients. She works night so she can be involved in her daughter schooling. Her hourlily raise. 11. It is currently 8. 11 cents denver where with two kids she would have to make double that to be selfsufficient. Over 57 grand according to one study but batta says the paychecks can be inconsistent. Batta will vote to hike the minimum wage and figure the 11 will jump a few bucks. I asked her that people are against the minimum wage says prices will go up and she agrees. If they look at it, gas or whatever, you name it, it will still go up. Why not allow wages to go up and i asked her something else. Why not get a better paying job and she says it
Museum director lonnie bunch and curator paul talked with American History tv about the saga of the ship called sal jose. A ship that was heading from Mozambique Island in mozambique around the cape of good hope heading towards brazil, northeast brazil. Came close to capetown, south africa. Capetown was often a landing point for ships before they made their way across the long atlantic voyage, and this shape came too close to shore and got caught in swells in a storm and struck rocks about 100 yards, 350 feet or so from shore. The captain whose last name was tried to salvage what he could from the crew. They attempted a rescue from ship to shore. He rescued himself. He rescued along with the crew. He rescued about half of the 400 enslaved mozambiquans aboard. The other half have been captured from the interior of africa and brought on board the the slave trade. In many ways history museums tend to tell the grand story, and often forget to humanize them. Our goal was to say how do we hu
Coming up next on American History tv, a Panel Discusses minority activism leading up to the 1968 election. It is part of dr. Martin luther king jr. s poor peoples , africanamerican into condo activist came to washington, d. C. They explained how people of different races came together but it is largely remembered as an africanamerican movement. This event is part of the American Folklife Center at the library of congress to Mark National hispanic heritage month. This is about 80 minutes per to thank you so much, everybody. We are going to move on to our first panel discussion. I should say that my name is thee winick, a writer at American Folklife Center. We are presenting this symposium thetled organizing across boundaries, strategies and coalitions in the struggle for civil rights and social justice. This first presentation is called when poor people marched on washington, the 1968 campaign in black and brown. I will introduce the speakers, and then they can come up and begin the di
Mr. Chairman. You can hear the gavel. I can remember sam irvin sitting up there. It brings back memories. It certainly is filled with the echoes of history. Coming up next on American History tv, a Panel Discusses minority activism leading up to the 1968 election. It is part of dr. Martin luther king jr. s Poor Peoples Campaign, africanamerican into condo activist came to washington, d. C. They explained how people of different races came together but it is largely remembered as an africanamerican movement. This event is part of the American Folklife Center at the library of congress to Mark National hispanic heritage month. This is about 80 minutes. Thank you so much, everybody. We are going to move on to our first panel discussion. I should say that my name is steve winick, a writer at the American Folklife Center. We are presenting this symposium entitled organizing across the boundaries, strategies and coalitions in the struggle for civil rights and. Social justice. This first pres