This pandemic. As part of our Program Series in conjunction with our exhibit, my america, we welcome layla assad. [applause] her book, me and White Supremacy grew out of an online effort to get people to disassemble how they benefit, and people who leave liberation for others to follow. She is an author, she lived in doha, and theyre excited to announcement this new book has released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [cheers and applause] and number 88, number 88 on usa today. So, with that, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Not here. Oh. Here it comes. There it goes. Can you hear me . No. Can you hear me . No, will you grab the third mic . Sorry about that, a sudden technical that has never happened before. [laughter] its cause the tv is here. [laughte [laughter] you can hear me, right . So im going to ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this fascinating work book and book and re
As part of the series we welcome layla saad. [applause] her book me and White Supremacy grout of the online effort to confront and assemble for ancestors and those who leave a legacy of liberation and a writer and speaker with a bachelor of law degree in lancaster and and then to talk with her tonight we also very excited to know that her book has already released already on the New York Times bestseller list. [applause] number 88 on usa today. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. I will ask a question i will hand the microphone over. So i will start with a fascinating book with great exploration of the topic but you are asking why people in particular to confront racism so can you talk about what motivated you specifically . It so interesting ive been asked this question but i think if i had known before embarking on this journey wide it would be ahead of time might not necessarily have chosen it. I was a life coach and a business coach or anything that would make people uncomfor
Lets check with the weather. Any rain in the forecast . Technically a small chance that if we got any it would be a momentary spit. You wouldnt get anything to measure. I think the bigger issue is that it is much colder. If you are going to step outside, an early riser, some places are 14 degrees colder right now. Yesterday at this time it was warmer. Lets look at Treasure Island back at the city. Santa rosa, 33 degrees. If you look at the icon in front, see the moon . That is the one location without clouds. The clear skies have allowed the sheltered valleys to plummet as far as temperatures go. Look at the difference. San jose is only 3 degrees colder than yesterday. Just to show you whats going on, yes there are a few showers out there if you can see them. You can only see them when they are moving. When i stopped the radar like now, you hardly notice anything. Maybe through the Marin Headlands and maybe a bit down here on the San Mateo County line. I will be back in two minutes. Th
Supremacy and people who live the legacy of liberation for others to follow, writer speak fer podcast author, earned a lives in qatar and her husband, sam and two children. So, we are very excited to be able to talk with her tonight. And we also are very excited to announce that this very new book has already released as number eight on the New York Times bestseller list. [cheering] and number 88 on usa today. So with that, laically, wok. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . There it goes. Can you hear me . Can you hear me . No. Will how grab the third mic. Sorry. Sudden technical never happened before. Its because the tv is here. So you can hear me, right . So im going to ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. Ill stated with this fascinating workbook and a really great exploration of a topic that weall interested to talk about more tonight, but in this book youre asking white people, particularly white enemy in the United States like me
Backs the sudden decision to raise fuel prices even as a wave of violent protests grips the nation. Plus venice underwater again the city suffers its 3rd major flooding in less than a week and the damage could draw into the hundreds of millions of europes. Im called aspen welcome to the Program Police in hong kong have threatened to fire live bullets if rioters do not stop using what they describe as Lethal Weapons and the latest flare up during antigovernment protests the morning followed fire fresh clashes outside the university in the center of hong kong where protesters hunkered down behind makeshift barricades and hurled petrol bombs at Police Authorities said on sunday one officer was treated in hospital. After being hit in the leg by an arrow and another had his visor struck by a metal ball although he was not hurt. Were joined now by our correspondent hes been covering these protests in hong kong for us since the very beginning now mathias the university now the epicenter of th