Education leadership role in new york city. During that first meeting as president i decided to read a quote instead of the pledge of allegiance to honor the Great American became a National News flurry and it drew criticism. I will honor Great Americans to start the meeting. I want to publicly thank my colleagues for support and americans across the country to help move our country forward. There are places in the world that i would have been prisoned or killed. At the same time we have americans in prison or killed who should have been protected by laws or institutions. I will start tonights meeting in honor of them. Michael brown, eric gardner. We just dont remember you for a night. We are getting reforms passed in schools, at the ballot box and in the criminal justice and Healthcare System in honor of your life and sacrifice. Thank you. Section a is general information. 1. Accessibility to the public. 2. Teleconference information. Section b opening items. 1. Approval of board minu
Past 12 months, helping us learn the history and literary life of cities around the country. For eight years we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the literary scene to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits itiestour. Org c many think the selma to montgomery march just started up overnight and was a oneoff idea, but a Voting Rights movement had been brewing in selma since the 1930s. [gospel singer performing] here in selma and in many places throughout the south, africanamericans were done night were denied the right to vote, not because it wasnt their right, but because there were folks in position of power who did not want these folks to have the right to vote. That way they could be considered secondclass citizens. Andes and literary literacy tests were used to prevent americans from getting the vote. Poll taxes was a price you had to paper year forgetting on the voter rolls. Lets say i live in a rural area and i am making 60 a year, but poll taxes are one dollar a year
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman thank you, mr. President. I rise today to recognize. The presiding officer were in a quorum call. Mr. Boozman i ask that it is dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Boozman thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i rise today to recognize a remarkable arkansan at the end of a 38year army career. Lieutenant general andrei pigey who will retire in september is the deputy chief of staff for army logistics. His nearly fourdecade career has taken him literally all over the world but his roots are and always have been in arkansas. The general was born in stamps, arkansas, a small town in Lafayette County with less than 3,000 people. The son of a World War Ii Army veteran, the general didnt have his sights set on a career of military service from a young age. After he graduated from high school, he chose to go to the university of arkansas pine bluff, about two and a half
Independents, 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. Good thursday morning to you, you can call in now. Gallup has been asking this question since 1971. Either extremely proud or very proud to be americans marks the lowest response rate. Here is how it broke down. Those who said they were extremely proud of, 45 of respondents. This is the second Consecutive Year that finding is below the 50 level. 25 saying they are very proud,. 8 saying moderately proud 3 saying they are not at all proud. Here is how the chart breaks down historically from the gallup released earlier this week. The top line, those who said they were extremely or very proud, the numbers have declined. The same for those saying they are extremely proud. The highest readings for extremely proud, 69 and 70 2002 and 2003 2004 after the 9 11 attacks. Fewer than expressed extreme pride in being american. The breakdown split by both partisan
At a office in texas. These women were being told by pbc officers to drink out of the toilet. They were Drinking Water out of the toilet. Charles but i will be joined with one official who has been at the same facility and he says she is completely wrong. All that and so much more, on making money. Nike lazing loads of controversy, cans hing plans to feature the original, talking about the betsy rossstyled american flag. Because poster boy, former nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick told them the flag was offensive and reminiscent of slavery. The sneaker was supposed to commemorate the 4th of july. Has Political Correctness gone too far, are there no limits on future references to erase history . Deroy murdoch and host of the rick ungar show, rick ungar. Your thoughts on this move in general . I think nike made a huge mistake. In any country youre going to have some bad, part of reality. You know what, you will have a lot more good. Nike didnt put the betsy ross flag on the shoes to bring