Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, and it is day 10 of the situation dealing with the civil unrest after the murder of mr. Floyd that we all saw on tv. The president held up the bible the other day in washington, d. C. Here in new york, we actually read the bible, and there is some passages that i think are especially appropriate for today and this time of where we are. Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of god. Matthew 5. If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. That was mark 3. Actually, before abraham lincoln. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace and work to maintain it. Psalms 34. The seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. I think those words are all appropriate for where we are today. Another quote that i think is applicable to where we are today. You cannot use the military as a political weapon. You remember who said that . I said that. Another quote the option to use activeduty
To my left is the lieutenant governor. To my right is the director of new york. With thatng the cover big warm smile he is famous for. Today is day 95 of the situation dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, and it is day 10 of the situation dealing with the civil unrest after the murder of mr. Floyd that we all saw on tv. The president held up the bible the other day in washington, d. C. Here in new york, we actually read the bible, and there is some passages that i think are especially appropriate for today and this time of where we are. Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of god. Matthew 5. If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. That was mark 3. Actually, before abraham lincoln. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace and work to maintain it. Psalms 34. The seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. I think those words are all appropriate for where we are today. Another quote that i think is a
- rudolph giuliani, thank you for being with us. - thank you. - and in new york city s race for mayor, democrat david dinkins is leading in the polls over republican rudolph giuliani. - all of a sudden, david dinkins comes along, riding the wave of, you know, he was gonna be the first black mayor. and that was at a time when that had a real kind of emotional resonance, both within new york and nationally. - it was a historic day for new york and a triumphant moment for the biggest black population of any american city. - quiet! quiet! - rudy very quickly seems to have made the decision to embrace the sort of racism that a lot of his party believed in. - white power! - i saw god out on the block today he was darker than the preachers say with a teardrop tattooed on his face and dirt in his fingers i heard angels when he laughed the way that people do when they have known true pain for his sins i don t know who to blame what choice was he given?
and rudy was very much cut from that cloth and made no bones about it. - but when he was a prosecutor he was smart, he was tough, he was creative. - he was a perfect match for new york city. he was a perfect match for a tabloid culture. and he was brash and he was, you know, he was a self-promoter. - rudolph giuliani, thank you for being with us. - thank you. - and in new york city s race for mayor, democrat david dinkins is leading in the polls over republican rudolph giuliani. - all of a sudden, david dinkins comes along, riding the wave of, you know, he was gonna be the first black mayor. and that was at a time when that had a real kind of emotional resonance, both within new york and nationally. - it was a historic day for new york and a triumphant moment for the biggest black population of any american city. - quiet! quiet! - rudy very quickly seems to have made the decision to embrace the sort of racism that a lot of his party believed in. - white power! - i saw god o