About 2 3. Irans carpet industry took a big hit. The u. S. Used to be the biggest foreign market, but that changed in 2010 when u. S. Added carpets to the list of goods under embargo. Translator since 2010, the economic sanctions have harmed our economy. In the past, about 25 of our exports of handwoven carpets went to the u. S. , but that stopped. Reporter iranian people elected rouhani this year in hope he could improve irans International Standing in its economy. Rouhani made his first address to the u. N. General Assembly Last month. He said he hoped to improve relations with the u. S. And europe. Translator this visit will be the first step toward improving relations with the international community. Reporter iranian voters gave rouhani a mandate to defuse tensions with the west. The geneva conference will be his first real test. Nhk world, tehran. A car bomb has exploded in northwestern syria. 20 people were killed. Police say the bomb exploded in the city near the Turkish Border
Well now, joining us here on our booktv set is edwidge ys is danticat, who is an author, and t most recent book is so spokes the earth the haiti i know, the haiti i wantto know. Edwidge danticat come in thhaiti january 2010, where were you . On january 2010 i was here in miami. I was in a supermarket with myus daughter when someone called me and said that there had been and earthquake in haiti. Rthquake in. Of course, so many lives were changed on. I lost so many family and friends in and the country lost Something Like 200,000 people. Host when was your first visit down to haiti . I had a very little bit at that time. I went to see some family and friends and see how they were doing. Host so you got to haiti three weeks after the earthquake. What was it like when you got their. Guest it was difficult to see all that disruption, to see all the suffering of people were going through. But nothing like it was working actually living there at that time. You know, at that moment, there is S
Woodruff good evening. Im judy woodruff. Ifill and im gwen ifill. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill our lead story tonight a fuller picture is emerging of the man who opened fire, killing a dozen civilians at the navy yard in washington. Aaron alexis had a history of trouble during his military service, and may have had mental problems in recent months, but it remained unclear what drove him to start shooting. Well have more on his state of mind, and the state of the invest
The African Diaspora through fiction, drama and essay each featured here today will illustrate the ways in which his or her work speak to the complex experiences of black people in literature and i know were at the 16th National Black writers conference, but the speakers youre about to listen to are not living by the pen. Youll witnessing the unraveling of whitewashed history through the eyes of historians like dolan valdez, whose work plants its palms into american soil and pulls out narratives that are imagined and true all at once. Youll be looking at executive producers like jelani cobb, whose influence ranges from marvels luke cage, the newly released lincolns dilemma. Youll be listening to sci and fantasy tv comic book connoisseur like marlon james, whose works will be splashing our screens in the coming years. And well and that will be no surprise to any of us. Youll hear voices all too familiar because youve heard them times before, like kahlil gibran, whose words have graced m
Welcome again to the 16 National Black writers conference. My name is erica boddington and as youve heard on the ceo and founder of langston, a consulting curriculum firm specializes in culturally affirming instruction materials and writing for late night segment called how do we get here on the amber ruffin show . Speaking of how we got, were all here for roundtable entitled the souls of black folk telling our stories. Todays roundtable title is taken from w. E. B. Duboiss landmark book, the souls black folk. And in this regard, todays speakers will discuss how their work to the complex experiences of black people. The African Diaspora through fiction, drama and essay each featured here today will illustrate the ways in which his or her work speak to the complex experiences of black people in literature and i know were at the 16th National Black writers conference, but the speakers youre about to listen to are not living by the pen. Youll witnessing the unraveling of whitewashed histo