Its an epistolary work. Its a letter, a series of letters to my sons of course its also a letter to the larger world. Both about the reality of the terror and anxiety and worry that comes along with being a parent of black children and particularly black boys in the United States at this moment but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy. And excellence and self regard. Much of which i think one defined the lessons for an extraordinary definition we have to draw from. Where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Actually have written them letters privately for years. But my editor gayatri at beacon press said is this something youd be interested in doing i think a large part because i talk about my children all the time direct post about them in social media. Initially what we both had in mind was something that was probably a bit more lighthearted. When i started to reflect on what it would mean to try to tell a story about both my
Be kicking things off today napa San Francisco oakland and berkeley areas where its pretty typical right now in the low 60s later on today were going to be keeping with temperatures that are not too far away from average which is a range of 60s 70s and 80s for most of us. Although 90s will be felt for a few inland areas this afternoon, im talking what areas will see those what exactly do expect this afternoon. Still ahead your forecast. Rebecca. All right, thank you john and filling in for Robin Winston this morning and it is calm and very quiet out there on the road so that is good news. If youre going to be a taking the roadways assume maybe leaving your home soon. Its going to be a really nice trip into San Francisco 8 minutes for your west on 80 right across the upper deck of the bay bridge and then over to the freeman street exit. No lays no problems here the san mateo bridge problem free as a matter of fact across the flat section the high rise looks good and its going to be 12 m
For the resignation of unelected Prime Minister ariel henry who remains outside haiti. Well get the latest. Guilty. Then the former president of honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez is found guilty of cocaine trafficking after a twoweek trial in u. S. Federal court. Well go to tegucigalpa to get reaction from the ground and well look at the role of the United States in propping him up. This is not a case of the u. S. Heroically help the honduran people. It was the u. S. That destroyed the criminal Justice System, destroyed the rule of law in honduras and now what act like it is the rescuer on horseback to convict this man that the biden and trump and obama administrations also ported. Amy and we get a report from gaza. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Israel is continuing its attacks on gaza as palestinians mark the first day of ramadan. The death toll from israels fivemonth long assault has topped 31,000.
For the resignation of unelected Prime Minister ariel henry who remains outside haiti. Well get the latest. Guilty. Then the former president of honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez is found guilty of cocaine trafficking after a twoweek trial in u. S. Federal court. Well go to tegucigalpa to get reaction from the ground and well look at the role of the United States in propping him up. This is not a case of the u. S. Heroically help the honduran people. It was the u. S. That destroyed the criminal Justice System, destroyed the rule of law in honduras and now what act like it is the rescuer on horseback to convict this man that the biden and trump and obama administrations also ported. Amy and we get a report from gaza. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Israel is continuing its attacks on gaza as palestinians mark the first day of ramadan. The death toll from israels fivemonth long assault has topped 31,000.
For the signation of unelected Prime Minister ariel henry who remains outside haiti. Well get the latest. Guilty. Then the former president of honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez is found guilty of cocaine trafficking after a twoweek trial in u. S. Federal court. Well go to tegucigalpa to get reaction from the ground and well look at the role of the United States in propping him up. This is not a case of the u. S. Heroically help the honduran people. It was the u. S. That destroyed the criminal Justice System, destroyed the rule of law in honduras and now what act like it is the rescuer on horseback to convict this man that the biden and trump and obama administrations also ported. Amy and we get a report from gaza. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Israel is continuing its attacks on gaza as palestinians mark the first day of ramadan. The death toll from israels fivemonth long assault has topped 31,000. He