Editor, editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the news and observer for 31 years. He will introduce our special guest lease help me welcome jim jenkins. [applause] come on up, zuck. In 1973 i saw him first. Across a loud, profane, filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. He was right out of school. I was still in school. I looked across and is said to someone, whose that . , thats david zucchino. Is going to be the new star here. He had long, dark hair over his shoulders, a thick jet black mustache. It was a long time ago. [laughing] david is a grad of the unc Journalism School and a member not of the journalism hall of fame. In raleigh he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the reporting staff saying each reporter will submit to his editor every morning and itinerary for his plans for the day. David even then impossible to came, sat down at the old manual typewriter. Its a legendary story. Many of the people w
A 14yearold africanamerican youth from chicago who was lynched in particularly gruesome fashion while visiting an uncle in mississippi in 1955. Hes myrrh and the antilynching movement that followed set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement that we recognize today. Because generally they could not rely on Law Enforcement to protect them, because they understood that the lynchings occurring throughout the south were very deliberate campaigns to subjugate our black population, they were very deliberate campaigns started in the 1870s by the ku klux klan and carried on right up to the resent day through terrorism because they realize africanamericans mobilized their own efforts to combat the terror of lynching and the threat of racial violence through grassroots activism and the founding of integrated social justice organizations. During the period between the civil war and world war ii, thousands of africanamericans were lynched in the united states. Most in the south. But not entirely.
Hockey player whose heart stopped during a game. A busy thursday ahead on early today starts right now. Good morning, im phillip mena im frances rivera. A mass shooting in milwaukee leaves multiple people dead. Police swarmed the Molson Coors Brewing company after reports of an active gunman five people were killed and the gunman later turned the weapon on himself nbcs kathy park starts us off with the details reporter frances, good morning. We now know six people were killed in this workplace shooting including the 51yearold gunman and this Morning Police say there is no longer a threat. The gunfire erupted at the Molson Coors Beverage company in milwaukee. Active shooter, shooter still at large Reporter Police responding to calls of an active shooter at the famed Beverage Company Law Enforcement Officials Say the gunman was recently fired. The mayor says there are multiple fatalities including the shooter. It is a horrible, horrible day for the employees here a very rough day for any
To covering live house coverage here on cspan as they gavel in eight bills today, including antilynching legislation. The speakr pro tempore the house will be in order. He prayer will be offere by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain onroy let us pray. Dear lord, we give you thanks foriving us another day. Use thismoment to be e reminded of your presence c1 tap the resoces needed by the members of this peos house to do their work as w as it upon those torn nation and upon the members of this assembly who struggle to see the shared hope for a Better Future in those withwhom they disagree. Fo many americans, the holy season of lent begins tomorrow d foreheads are marked this as men andwomen and as a reminder of your power to thrugh our failures all this day and through the week, may our representatives do teir best to find solutions to pressing issues facig our nation. Please hasten the day when justice and love shall dwell in the hearts of all peoples and rule the affairs of the nation
You are watching tv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious readers. Good evening, welcome to covered books. Its my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who was an editor, editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page 431 years. He will introduce our special guest, help me welcome jim jenkins. [applause] in 1973, i saw him first across a loud profane my filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. Right out of school, i was still in school. I looked across and set to someone, whos that . Thats david. Hes going to be the new star here. He had long dark hair over his shoulders, thick jet black mustache. As a long time ago. [laughter] david is a grad of the Journalism School and a member now of the journalist of hall of fame. In raleigh, he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the staff saying each order, submit to the editor every morning and itinerary for his plans for the