Moore needs to tell the world. What cautioned birds to change their tune . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. You probably know about the battle in South Carolina between republican congressman Lindsey Graham and his democrat challenger jamie harrison. According to recent polls harrison who was once considered a long shot is in a dead heat with grateful but theres another fight in South Carolina a turf war. A battle for land and legacy. In a few days hundreds of properties in one county will be auctioned off. Dozens of those properies belong to the gullah geechee people descendants of slaves that still live on the lands. Most of it was bought by or given to free slaves after the civil war and was passed down for generations. As Jessica Gomez tells us during the middle of a pandemic the tax sale should be delayed. Along the showers of st. Helena and surrounding the marshes are whispers of the past. The stories of those to who have lived here for generations. My grandm
What you did not hear from my opponent is why exactly she does not support the bill. It is politics. It is my name on the bill. She does not want to get credit to anyone. That is what people hate about politics. The fact that you cannot acknowledge something good for people because it might hurt you politically. Opponent does not share those values. This next question goes to you. This hask you been a difficult year for you. I want to ask you, dee believe that black lives matter . Do you support nonviolent protests . Have you attended any value with any organizers, held roundtables on these issues . How will he make it more equitable to people of color . Question od that is a good question. This is something really personal for me. I saw the differences. Of the record. That measure was 100 bipartisan. Not a single democrat or republican voted against my Prison Reform bill, when it passed out of the house to go to the governors desk to be signed into law. Can look to someone who can do
Employers through august have replaced 11 million jobs of the tournament 2 million 11 nine jobs of the 22 million jobs shed in march and april. Layoffs have remained persistent. There are still 30 million americans receiving some form of unemployment or aid. This chart from todays Washington Times showing the race from the beginning of the air, in the mid3. 5 in january and february, jumping up in march and then the april number, jumping up to 14. 7 . You can see it has been trickling down to 13. 3 in may, 11. 1 in june, 10. 2 in july, they. 4 in august. 8. 4 in august, and that is where we are now amid this Economic Situation the country. We are asking you to call in this morning to that is no how the coronavirus has impacted your life, your job. 2027488000 if youre unemployed. For Business Owners 2027488003. We will start with a line for Business Owners p what kind of business to run . Im in the finance industry. Issue] host did you apply for a ppp loan . I did not need to. Host john
The author of the New York Times bestseller also a visiting professor at columbia university. Featured in the new yorker, the New York Times, the atlantic, rolling stone, esquire and the guardian among many others. Joining the conversation born and raised in jackson mississippi, professor of english and creative writing at the university and author of the novel Long Division and a collection of essays how to slowly kill your self and others in america. Also the author of the memoir heavy, shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie medal and named one of the best books by the New York Times, publishers weekly, npr, library journal, the washington post, entertainment weekly, the San Francisco chronicle and the New York Times critics. Without further ado please join me in welcoming morgan and kiese laymon. Hello, everyone. Im so excited to talk to you about this book. I wish that we could i really wish we could have done this down south. Guest i know. Two years ago i was in conversation with you
Be here today and we are so appreciative of it. Tonight i am beyond thrilled to have Morgan Jerkins with us to tolerate the release of her new book wandering in strange lands. Morgan jerkins is the author of the New York Times bestseller this will be my undoing quite thoroughly recommended. And the Senior Editor at sora come shes also a visiting professor at columbia university, her short form work has been featured in the new yorker, New York Times, the atlantic, rolling stone, l, esquire and the guardian among many others, she is based in harlem. Joining morgan and conversation is abborn and raised in jackson mississippi professor of english and creative writing at the university of mississippi the author of the long Long Division and the collection of xrays essays, how to slowly kill yourself and others in america. Also author of the men were heavy, shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie medal named one of the best books in 2018 by the young defeated, New York Times novel shows weekly,