Horrific death of george lloyd which i think it was very i was very pleased that there was a universal virtually universal reaction to this this is this was an atrocity but that seems so long ago when we think of the of the riots and continued protests and the actions of the president here but the messages are always on race and i think thats misguided because at the end of the day this is a class issue it always is a class go ahead. You know in the in the u. S. Race determine what class one is in we can theres no clean dividing line in this country and floyds death is something that happens every day to a black person by the way every day to 3 people in this country an average of 3 People Killed by the police and racism is a big part of that so this story begins with. Racism and racism thats practiced all the time mostly against black people but i think the reaction to it as you say they were both in was universal and i think the protests obviously were sparked by his killing but i th
Hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle the spiral downwards depending on who you believe in the media the civil unrest in america is the result of systematic racism this explains protests and rioting but does it the commanding heights controlling the Financial System the media and the Business World are loath to admit it its the economy stupid for them race always trumps class. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Jason Nichols in l. The cut city is a professor of africanamerican studies and in new york we cross to Margaret Kimberly she is the editor and senior columnist at the black gender report as well as the author of the book prejudicial black america and the president s all right cross up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets 1st go to margaret here in my introduction i said that race always trumps class and if you look at Mainstream Media particularly the liberal media tha
People are found abandoned in spanish care homes some of that dead in their beds. But theres a glimmer of hope in italy people are still dying from the corona virus but the death toll and the number of confirmed infections have fallen for the 2nd day in a row well talk to the Deputy Health minister. Im sumi so much god its good to have you with us the Tokyo Olympics in july will be delayed by about one year because of the coronavirus japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay says he has agreed with the president of the International Olympic committee that postponing was necessary. When tokyo was awarded the games back in 2013 the coronavirus was just a Dystopian Nightmare fast forward 7 years and the pandemic has gripped the globe at 1st the japanese government and the International Olympic committee insisted the show must go on but doubts about the games starting on july 24th began to rise athletes such as greek pole vaulter Catarina Stephanie made it clear they were uncomfortable with tra
Facilities to the breaking point and another shocking elderly people are found to bandon to damage care homes some of them dead in their bags. And britains Prime Minister shuts down the nation to try to stop the spread of the virus that comes after a pictures like this showing that people still havent gotten the message about social distancing. Im sumi so whats going to thank you for joining us the Tokyo Olympics in july will be delayed by a body year because of the coronavirus japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay says hes agreed 100 percent with the president of the International Olympic committee that the games should be postponed the decision follows months of debate and pressure from athletes and across the globe. When tokyo was awarded the games back in 2013 the coronavirus was just a Dystopian Nightmare fast forward 7 years and the pandemic has gripped the globe. At 1st the japanese government and the International Olympic committee insisted the show must go on but doubts about t
Are found abandoned spanish Nursing Homes some of them dead in their backs. And a sign of hope the chinese province where the coronavirus pandemic began prepares to lift travel restrictions after a 2 month long. Im sumi so whats going to thank you for joining us the Tokyo Olympics in july will be delayed by about a year because of the coronavirus japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay says hes agreed 100 percent with the president of the International Olympic committee that the games should be postponed the decision follows months of debate and pressure from athletes across the globe. When tokyo was awarded the games back in 2013 the coronavirus was just a Dystopian Nightmare fast forward 7 years and the pandemic has gripped the globe at 1st the japanese government and the International Olympic committee insisted the show must go on but doubts about the games starting on july 24th began to rise athletes such as greek pole vaulter catarina stephanides made it clear they were uncomfortable