Syrian army, not shia militias tied to the asad government. Did nbc knowingly cover up the truth . Well speak to Asad Abu Khalil who openly questioned nbcls nbcs claim back in 2012. Then to the house the herman built. What you see before you is a model built to scale of Herman Wallace is cell. He spent years in solitary confinement for a crime he could not have possibly committed in louisiana. 27 of those years were spent in the cell. Amy we will speak to artist Jackie Summell about hermans house, her collaboration with former prisoner and black panther, Herman Wallace. And we will get an update on the case of glenn ford freed from death row after 30 years. He is now dying of cancer in hospice care. While exonerated, he has not been compensated. But first, in an act of mass civil disobedience, tens of thousands of new york parents rebelled this week against years of standardized testing from the politicians in albany. We will speak to a parent and school superintendent. All that and mo
Their allies with hezbollah. Amy that was Richard Engel three years ago. Now, two years after being kidnapped in syria, nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reveals he was actually seized by militants tied to the u. S. Backed Free Syrian Army, not shia militias tied to the asad government. Did nbc knowingly cover up the truth . Well speak to Asad Abu Khalil who openly questioned nbcls nbcs claim back in 2012. Then to the house the herman built. What you see before you is a model built to scale of Herman Wallace is cell. He spent years in solitary confinement for a crime he could not have possibly committed in louisiana. 27 of those years were spent in the cell. Amy we will speak to artist Jackie Summell about hermans house, her collaboration with former prisoner and black panther, Herman Wallace. And we will get an update on the case of glenn ford freed from death row after 30 years. He is now dying of cancer in hospice care. While exonerated, he has not been compensated.
Going to go right into our conversation. Elizabeth alexander is a prize winning and New York Times bestselling author, renowned american poet, educator, scholar and cultural advocate. Her memoir, the light of the world was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. And one of my favorite books and National Book critics circle awards. She composed and recited praise song for the day for president barack obamas. 2009 inauguration and is currently president of the Andrew Mellon foundation, the nations largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities humanities. So im looking forward to this conversation. I love this book, the trayvon generation. My first question really is about the books title, because it has multiple meanings and what what is this . What does it mean for you . The trayvon generation . Well, i think, first of all, im so happy to be here with all of you. So thank you so much for coming out. Im so happy to be here with you in what feels like an conversation that we get to focus
Going to go right into our conversation. Elizabeth alexander is a prize winning and New York Times bestselling author, renowned american poet, educator, scholar and cultural advocate. Her memoir, the light of the world was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. And one of my favorite books and National Book critics circle awards. She composed and recited praise song for the day for president barack obamas. 2009 inauguration and is currently president of the Andrew Mellon foundation, the nations largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities humanities. So im looking forward to this conversation. I love this book, the trayvon generation. My first question really is about the books title, because it has multiple meanings and what what is this . What does it mean for you . The trayvon generation . Well, i think, first of all, im so happy to be here with all of you. So thank you so much for coming out. Im so happy to be here with you in what feels like an conversation that we get to focus
I. Will with Everyone Welcome and thank you for being here at the 2022 texas book festival, live from austin, texas. My name is brian sweeney. Im the proud member of the Advisory Board at the texas book festival. And though i am biased, i firmly believe it is the best one in the country. So thank you for being here. We are absolutely delighted today to have two unbelievably talented authors on our panel talking about the environment both past and future. Im going to start at the end. Id like to welcome maya cave and ross and to austin and to the book festival. She is an author. Lawyer and activist. For 30 years, she has led the Delaware River Keeper Network, which is the area where she grew up and lives now with her family. And she is the founder of the green amendment for the generations, which is the subject of her book, which has been updated. It is called the green amendment the peoples fight for a clean, safe and healthy environment. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome maya, keit