Our next speaker really needs no introduction and stays on the frontline. Congresswoman ayana pressley. She is an activist, a legislator, survivor and the first woman of color to be elected to congress from the commonwealth of massachusetts. Throughout her career as a public servant, she has fought to ensure those closest to the pain are closest to the power. Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning, beloveds. Today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but the ones omitted from those pages. The justice seekers, the freedom riders, the organizers, community builders, anyone who passed a brown bag lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we ar
Prior to being elected to congress, she served on the bostons city council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Please welcome congresswoman ayanna pressley. E] rep. Ressley today, i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones recorded in our history books, but those omitted from the pages. The freedom riders, the organizers, the community builders. Every loved one passed a brownbag lunch. Lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we are because of them. We are black with a capital b. We are the manifestation of the movement. We are and cultural proud blacks. If my granddaddy the reverend e. James echols were here, he would whisper in my ear and say baby, make it play. I intend to do just that, make it play area we are in unprecedented and uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation and the crisis w
Prior to her being elected to congress she served on the Boston City Council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] good morning, beloveds. Today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but the ones omitted from those pages. The justice seekers, the freedom riders, the organizers, community builders, anyone who passed a brown bag lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we are because of them. We are black with a capital b. We are the manifestation of the movement. Cultural proudnd blacks. If my granddaddy the reverend e. James echols were here, he would whisper in my ear and say baby, make it play. I intend to do just that, make it play area we are in unprecedented and uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation
Across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. Ill see you at the end of tomorrow. Welcome to the beat. Im ari melber. Todays the day. Actress Stormy Daniels taking the stand against defendant trump for the first time. His defense argues she is lying. So prosecutors had an important goal here today. Showing the jury that she is believable. That she is telling the truth. That the facts are on her side. And while defendant trump is not on trial for lying about the underlying encounter, that would not be a crime. They want to use the da, this testimony, to show that this was part of the first of many lies by trump. Some of which prosecutors argue are crimes. This is daniels First Time Ever under oath. And her chance to be heard in a Legal Process that spanned years and involved many claims about her at the center of this scandal. Donald trumps personal attorney paid a porn star named Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged relationship with republican candidat
That southern white women would or would not have supported a confederacy. Her talk is about one hour and 15 minutes. Prof. Silber we started talking about the beginning of the movement of womens right. Saying,men, as i was were usually on the margins, i would say, of the womens writes movements. We talked about search on her truth, andjourner Harriet Jacobs also had contact with a number of womens writes activists, rights but she was also very critical of white suffragists and often made the point that they did not fully recognize the way that race had created, you know, kind of a distinct set of obstacles for black women. I think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. So we are to talk about that in a couple of weeks. About jacob to talk herself, the narrative she composed, and i think as you know, she wrote about narrative under the name of linda brent. Also changed the name of a number of people in that account. She was born it not as linda in 1814, herja