In the mountain pacific time zones, 202 7488001, and if you are a member of Law Enforcement and want to give your perspective, you can cause at 202 7488002. You can post on twitter at cspan wj. Or facebook. Com cspan. Monmouth university released a recent poll taking a look at relations between police and minority communities. Here are some of the findings from that pole. It showed 87 of those polled felt that individuals of their race are more likely than whites to experience Excessive Force. 49 of white americans say police are more likely to use Excessive Force against a black culprit, and 39 of whites say police are just as likely to use Excessive Force regardless of race. That was done by monmouth university. Atre is more to the poll their website. Several communities are reaching out to dialogue with members of minority communities on the topic of policing. I will show you a couple. This from kansas city, kansas. Saying the mayor once members of the community to share their exper
Welcome to the texas book festival. Im rick dunham, the Washington Bureau chief of the Houston Chronicle and the creator of the texas on the potomac, and been hijacked to perry per president ial because some governor is running for president right now. In my extracurricular life im Journalism Institute of which the crown jewel is the National Journalism library and libraries are important because libraries are what the texas book festival is all about. The book festival raises money for Public Libraries in texas and for literacy programs. All the books you buy benefit the libraries of the state of texas. I highly recommend that you buy gunfight. Our author will sign books after our program in the book signing tent up congress avenue. So, ive been asked by the folks at cspan to ask you to turn off or silence your cell phones. Weve had some problems earlier today. And if you want to take out your concealed weapons permits now, its probably a good time. Also, concealed weapons, dont take
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