I am pleased to introduce tonight speaker Professor Emeritus at virginia, the university he chairs the History Department the editor of a five volume collection of letters as well as the author of dissent of the Supreme Court and the nations constitutional dialogue the lies in the state for affirmativeaction is part of the national dialogue. Many of us have struggled to explain the policy and how it works. In his new book the affirmativeaction puzzle traces to through the present day with Historical Context how affirmative action takes on racism. On the cover Orlando Patterson rates it is a comprehensive account for this nonwhite version of affirmativeaction and in the challenging historical task that no other issue divides americans more it is meticulously researched and honestly crafted work to draw their own conclusions about the value of this experiment. Please join me to welcome Melvin Urofsky to harvard bookstore. [applause] thank you. As a historian my mentor always told me to s
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Conflict. Both of those weight of the board and with as advice on the news of left lots a job is to amends. Football team has a new coach, usually not goes, but it takes over the reins and trouble times for the national saw the. And so okay, welcome to the program. The headquarters of russias black safely is a blaze following the ukrainian beside strike footage surfaced online shortly after the strikes showing flames and black smoke coming from the building and suffice to fall on the crime in contention. A venture rush onyx any cause in 2014 russias defense ministry, said initially the one service that had been killed but then amended the statement to save the person was missing. Went on to say that the russian ad defend system shot down 5 of the messiahs dw is that next connelly in the ukranian capital told me more what weve seen images just in the last half hour or so of the sun going down. Now its restful and the smoke continuing this fi, seemingly still not out. Theres not much in
The world. Im isha sesay. Newsroom l. A. Starts right now. Controversial dash cam video shows a twhiet Police Officer shooting a black teen. Laquan mcdonald is seen running towards a patrol car. Authorities say the 17yearold was armed with a knife. The teen then walks away from the two Police Officers who have their guns drawn. Seconds later, an officer open fires and Mcdonald Falls to the ground. The teen was shot 16 times. The officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first degree murder. Protesters are blocking an interstate in chicago right now. We want to show you the pictures. Authorities had been preparing for possible protest ahead of the video release showing aerial images right now on the streets of chicago. Thats where we find cnns rosa flores. Set the scene for us. Whats happening . Let me set the scene for you. Behind you, its a major interstate, not only from chicago p. D. But from state police. Moments ago, hundreds of protesters were blocking this major intersection
Just moments ago House Speaker nancy pelosi wrapping up a meeting with senior democrats. A crucial meeting ahead of a vote to name the impeachment managers which majority whip hoyer says could be wednesday. Who will serve as impeachment managers is crucial. These are the prosecutors. They are the ones youll see there on television. Their job to make the argument to the nation, to senators that trump needs to be removed from office for abusing the power of his office. It comes as the number of republican who is say they are open to new witnesses is growing. Lamar alexander says he is opening joining Susan Collins and mitt romney who just said this moments ago. Id like there to be witnesses and be able to hear from someone like john bolton. There it is. Romney wants to hear from john bolton. Perhaps the most important witness when it comes to what President Trump did with ukraine and remember democrats just need four republicans to join them to call new witnesses like john bolton in orde