And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Please welcome mr. Berman back to this program a senior contributing writer for the nation focusing on politics and Voting Rights. His latest text out in paperback, ari, good to have you back even though i have no idea tonight where to start. Good to see you. A lot going on in the world. So much going on. I suspect i should start with the defeat mr. Trump and mr. Ryan suffered last week. Without commenting on it, what do you think happened . I think its amazing for seven years they ran on the principle of repealing and replacing obamacare. They didnt even have a vote. Amazing this was their biggest priority and couldnt come close to getting it done. What do you think this means for the president . Did he learn a lesson or goes to put in his heels or learn a lesson . What will he ultimately respond to it . Do you think the president learns lessons . I think hes a pretty fully f m formed human at this point and as
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Please welcome mr. Berman back to this program a senior contributing writer for the nation focusing on politics and Voting Rights. His latest text out in paperback, ari, good to have you back even though i have no idea tonight where to start. Good to see you. A lot going on in the world. So much going on. I suspect i should start with the defeat mr. Trump and mr. Ryan suffered last week. Without commenting on it, what do you think happened . I think its amazing for seven years they ran on the principle of repealing and replacing obamacare. They didnt even have a vote. Amazing this was their biggest priority and couldnt come close to getting it done. What do you think this means for the president . Did he learn a lesson or goes to put in his heels or learn a lesson . What will he ultimately respond to it . Do you think the president learns lessons . I think hes a pretty fully f m formed human at this point and as
Speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So pleased to be joined tonight by professor and author, mark lamont, and director of change, rashad robinson, closing out a powerful week, speaking of powerful when you first came to know this speech what did you make of it . You went to moorehouse, where king went to school, what did you make of it and how did you compare it in contrast with vietn vietnam, and what im sure you knew about, the i have a dream speech. It changed the way i understood king, because now i understood him from a radical condition, coming from a nationalist background, i found we have to fight back, the other thing i found was the moral, king linked his peace to jesus, and said it cant be restricted to the United States. It has to be a global practice, i also was sold on a Global Vision of activism. Actually, for those who dont know where
Speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So pleased to be joined tonight by professor and author, mark lamont, and director of change, rashad robinson, closing out a powerful week, speaking of powerful when you first came to know this speech what did you make of it . You went to moorehouse, where king went to school, what did you make of it and how did you compare it in contrast with vietn vietnam, and what im sure you knew about, the i have a dream speech. It changed the way i understood king, because now i understood him from a radical condition, coming from a nationalist background, i found we have to fight back, the other thing i found was the moral, king linked his peace to jesus, and said it cant be restricted to the United States. It has to be a global practice, i also was sold on a Global Vision of activism. Actually, for those who dont know where
Editorinchief of essence magazine for africanamerican women. The editor that are overseas the content addition of the magazine as well as essence. Com. Her influence extends beyond the various rain extensions, including event such as essence fest, black women hollywood luncheon of black women in music. Before we start the conversation, well have shown they come out and read a passage from masons memoir. Charlene is a Community Organizer and writer. She currently serves as National Director of the black Youth Project 100, also goes by the way p100. An activist member of that organization of black 18 to 35 with dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all black people. Over 10 years of experience and racial justice, feminists and Youth Leadership Development Movement work. Please welcome show lane. [applause] thank you. First i would like to thank c. Nicole mason for the moment to share with her. As you all should know, many of her achievements. Tonight i had the opportunity to read