City tomorrow into will be joy is and possibly a pen in the neck. Rosanna judges overturned a ban on styrofoam containers saying theres no evidence it cant be recycled. Who is telling that fib year . The city or the Restaurant Associates who claim theres nothing wrong . Greg we could use styrofoam again which is very delightful when you throw it in a fire, ever throw a styrofoam cup in a campfire . Rosanna we have been outraged about this for days, the ceo of Pharmaceutical Company under fire for speaking the price of a drug 5,000 . Backing off a bit, the drug has gone from 13. 50 to 750 for one tel overnight. Greg he can be a little jerky but hopefully he will tone it down. They have come down in price. Back to that in a little bit. Yogi berra age 90, what a great young life, true legend. Rosanna i had a chance to meet him. We went through the adam ward museum in new jersey. Probably greg 2008. Good for you to have been in his presence, we have highlights of your talk with him later.
Up next on booktv after words with guest host Michael Meyers executive director of the new york civil rights coalition. This week jason sokol in his latest book all eyes are upon us. In that the historian argues that while the northeast enjoyed a reputation as a bastion for racial equality in reality blacks were relegated to living in ghettos and working menial jobs until Northern Leaders challenged citizens to practice what they were preaching. This program contains language that some may find offensive. Host jason its very difficult to decide where to begin with your book. We are going to make a teaser to the audience. We are going to get to the conflict in a clash between at brooks and joe biden. Thats a teaser. Lets begin where you you began and that is with some history. This is a history book but the precipice to brown v. Board of education and the springfield locale. Guest right. Well the sense of history, i do have an argument they are about the way that northern history operat
On March 18, the Orange County Regional History Center will honor determined journalist Mabel Norris Reese in an online event. In the 1950s and ’60s, Reese, who covered news in Lake County, courageously opposed segregation and injustice, at peril to her career and her safety. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King tells the story in his 2018 book “Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found,” which brought renewed attention to Reese’s career and importance.