Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Will the wave of anger and protest that has swept across america since the killing of george floyd in minneapolis have a Lasting Impact difference to Race Relations . Surely african america ns must surely be sceptical. Racism and discriminatory and violent policing have survived all previous efforts to make real the promises of equality and justice for all. My guest today is the historian and veteran Civil Rights Campaigner mary frances berry. What will it take to engineer genuine change . Mary frances berry, welcome to hardtalk. And thank you forjoining me from new orleans. Thank you very much for having me. We are having beautiful weather here. Well, i can see there isa weather here. Well, i can see there is a bit ofa weather here. Well, i can see there is a bit of a hurricane through your window, but let us focus on the storms that have been hitting and sweeping across america in recent days. The whole world has been
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we recessed about to hear from mr. Castor, you are recognized for 45 minutes. Good afternoon chairman and Ranking Member collins, members of the committee and the staff, thank you again for having meto back. And giving me the opportunity to testify about the evidence gathered during the impeachment inquiry. At the outset let me say the evidence does not support the allegations that my democrat colleagues have made. I dont believe the evidence leads to the inclusion they suggest. I am hopeful that some important perspective and context to the facts under discussion today. The chief obligation as a Democrat Impeachment inquiry is trying to assess over the last 76 days is this, whether President Trump abuse the power da his office through quid pro quo, bribery, extortion or whatever by withholding a meeting or Security Assistance as a way of pressuring president zelensky to pressure the
Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thank you, peg. I appreciate that. Im tuajuanda jordan, president of st. Marys college of maryland, the National Public honors college. It makes me smile the say that. I am happy to welcome you to this discussion with the authors of this book. This event is sponsored by the center for the study of democracy here at st. Marys college of maryland and our department of history. The center is a skbroint initiative of the college in st. Marys city, the site of marylands first capital. The centers goal is to promote understanding of democratic values, traditions and institutions through the exploration of contemporary and historical issues. Dr. Antonio ugas yur is the director of the center. He joins us here this afternoon. Thank you, tony, for being here. Charlie musgrove, chair of the department of history here at the college, is also with us this afternoon. Our History Department at st. Marys college is pretty active, offering many opportunities for researc
Reporter this hearing lasted more than five and a half hours. During that time, democrats and republicans tried to use these witnesses to make their clear case about if the president committed an Impeachable Offense or not. The real question is, how will this impact Public Opinion . The facts that have come to light are very much what the founders had in mind. This is an abject failer for the democrats and for adam schiff. Reporter a stark contrast. Acting u. S. Ambassador to the ukraine, william taylor, and senior official, george kent testified. Taylor revealed new information about the president s focus on investigating joe and hunter biden. The member of my staff asked ambassador sondland what the president thought about ukraine. Mr. Sondland responded that the president cares more about biden. Reporter the president after trumps call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. At issue, democrats believe the president used his office to extort ukraine to dig up dirt on the bidens
Health care. Reaction to wednesdays first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Washington journal is next. Is next. [video clip] is this what americans should now expect from their president . If this is not impeachable conduct, what is . Would not be surprised to see all the typical signs that this is a carefully orchestrated media Smear Campaign. Host and with that, day 1 of the house impeachment in korea began. House democrats led by adam schiff laying out the criteria to remove President Trump. Nunesicans and devin calling the entire process a sham. The next round of hearings continuing tomorrow morning and for the next three hours, how the story is playing out in the news, editorial pages, and social media. We will have highlights and your calls and comments and reaction. For democrats, 2027488000. For republicans, 2027488001. If you are an independent, 2027488002. Send us a text message, be sure to tell us your first name and where you are texting from at 2027488003. Join us on fa