[applause] all right, everybody. Thank you, phil. I want to thank you all for being here this afternoon and i welcome all of you to Georgetown University. We are gathered and behind me is hawkins hall. [applause] there. T which we are here to dedicate this afternoon, along with and along with ann marie beechcraft hall, just a short from here. I wish to offer a special welcome to our community who are present this afternoon, some traveling a great distance to be here for this day which includes this dedication, our energy of remembrance, contrition and hope which concluded just a few months ago, and some special gatherings and presentations into the afternoon and this evening. I welcome all of you, especially the members of the hawkins family and all of the extended members of your family. We are grateful and honored by your presence and by the efforts of so many around the nation to share in the events with us, online and in new orleans and baton rouge. We want to thank you all. [appla
Overnight in asia, the markets in china, hong kong and taiwan all closed for dragon boat festival. And early trading in europe, also red arrows. The dax is the biggest decliner. Down 1. 25 the cac and ftsi boat down 1 . Wti down but still well above 50. And george soros front page this morning. A bearish soros is lured back to trading again. Getting back into the game. Soros recently directed a series of big bearish investments, semiing stocks and buying gold in shares of gold miners. And in an article he warns the falloff from ununwinding of chinese investments likely will have global implications. Soros is worried that continued inflation in china will hurt the u. S. And others. And he say s telling the jou if britain leaves it could unleash a general exodus and the disintegration of the European Union will become practically unavoidable. Soross best known trades of course he bet against the pound in 1992 in a trade that led to 1 billion in profits. We know what the markets done. Som
On lectures in history, Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson teaches a class on the philosophy of w. E. B. Dubois, an author and civil rights activist in the late 18th late 19th and early 20th centuries. He described his early life, role as an educator, and relationship with other activists of the time. This class is about an hour. Maurice jackson today we discuss the works of w. E. B dubois. We just entered africanamerican history month. Odson established this for three reasons. One was because of Frederick Douglass birthday, the birthday of abraham lincoln, who established the emancipation proclamation, and also the birthday of w. E. B. Dubois, born february 23 in massachusetts. My wife was pregnant with our second child, and she went into labor february 22. As we went to the hospital, i said, dear, if you have this child tonight, he will be born on George Washingtons birthday. If you hold out a couple of hours, we will have a dubois baby. You can imagine what you would sa
We will speak with one of his superdelegates, former cwa , anddent larry cohen Michelle Chan, one of the first environmental groups to endorse Bernie Sanders. Then we will go to louisville, kentucky, where thousands are gathering for the funeral of mohammed ali am a one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. Muslimmay have been a desk made in a muslim relevant. In a way that no one could challenge. Took the question of whether a person can be a muslim and american to rest. Amy we will speak with sports commentator dave zirin was written extensively about the heavyweight champ, and Dalia Mogahed, one of the few speakers at his islamic funeral on thursday. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Were broadcasting from washington, d. C. , where president barack obama formally endorsed Hillary Clintons white house bid on thursday and called for democrats to unite behind her, two days after she claimed
Disturbing details in the case. Congresswoman Jackie Speier has heard already from a number of republicans and democrats, men and women, who will all read portions of the victims impact statement outloud. She said this is nearly unprecedented and she hopes it is just the first step. Congresswoman Jackie Speier said the victims letter communicates agony of Sexual Assault better than anyone else can and reading it on the house floor is more than a symbol. It is my intention we will be able to move some of the legislation that has been introduced. I have a bill called the hulk act dealing with Sexual Assault on campuses. Brock turner is the face are campus Sexual Assault and today two of his defenders apologize for the letters of support they sent to the judge. The High School Guidance counselor in he admitted she made a mistake. On facebook the friend would she is deeply sorry, venues have canceled venues of her band as management do not want to be affiliated with someone would down play