Of philadelphia my name is andy director of author events. I do have one unfortunate update to our program rick burns will not participate in our discussion this evening due to a work related incident. However, the good news you will see a sneak preview of his new documentary which will be aired on pbs later this year and based on ten years of research by our guest. A curator with more than 30 years experience, doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted with 250 institutions including smithsonian, Jewish Museum in the near state historical association. She is a director of the cooperstown drip program of the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin, the living legacy of doctor Martin Luther king junior. And through the eyes of others, African Americans in identity and american art. In her new book draw th driving while black just out today professor soren tells the story of an an dispensable green book that reshaped the africanamerican traveling experience throug
Im Francine Lacqua here in london. We saw a huge plunge in the markets overnight in the u. S. We saw quite a lot of pressure on the nikkei. 1. 6 . 600 now down i will show you a chart of the stoxx 600 in a second, you will 3 , downit was down 4 , and now it is kind of stabilizing at down 1. 6 . 37 can see the vix index. 32, now we have not seen that level for a while. Eems to be finding we focus on the selloff with the chief Investment Officer. We discuss oil prices in our interview with the ceo of bp. We talked the vixs historic spike. We focus on the markets, we also have quite a lot more throughout the program. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first alert news. Heres Juliette Saly in singapore. Juliette the president of the minneapolis fed says he does not think a financial crisis is imminent despite the turmoil. He made the comments in an exclusive interview with bloomberg. If they are pricing in a lower young term yield, that could be leading to higher valuations. I dont see a f