Of this screen and theres others at the atlanta History Center. We will have q a on your screen ill try to get to them, as many as them as time will allow. Doctor Bettye Kearse as a retired physician, geneticist and nominated essayist for the other madison is her first book it follows a nearly 30 year quest to confirm her lineage. It was called roots for a new generation, Bettye Kearse thank you so much for being with us. Im very happy to be part of this program. Host most of us grow up thinking up as james mattis, wrote the first draft of the u. S. Constitution and bill of rights, what did you think . What were you told about him growing up. Guest well, i was told mostly what everybody else was as you said he was an important figure in American History. But, i was also told that he was my great, great great, great grandfather through his relationship with one of his enslaved cooks, her name was karine. So he was my ancestor. And reminded of this, always remember you are a madison you
And also told was a great great great great grandfather. And thats my ancestor. And always remember you are a madison you come from african slaves and the president. What does that mean to you as a child . That sets of clear expectations i was reminded and that also i have slaves said my family and there is a lot to live up to. And your mother carried stories of the lineage told by her father before both were enslaved eight generations going back to the african woman kidnapped from her home country about to the United States this is a tradition tell me about that tradition and the role of the families. The tradition goes back thousands of years, probably before christ. And those that maintain entire cultures and their values forever. But primarily it is a tradition of oral history. So this is carried on for your family and your mother, she told the story there was a slight presentation she gave to organizations in the eighties called the black madisons lecture circuit in the fact she d
Retired physician and essayist rated and this is a first book in fall of the nearly 30 year quest to from her lineage. They call it roots for a new generation rated thank you so much for being with us. Bettye i am very happy to be part of this program. Host most of us consider an bill of rights, what did you think of what were you told about him going up. Bettye like everybody else was, as you said, is an important figure. In American History. But i was also told that he was my great great great grandfather. Through his relationship with one of his slave cooks. Her name was karine. So i thought he was my ancestor. Host soybeans remember you come from african slaves and a president. What is coming to you as a child. Bettye to me it sets clear expectations. It was intended to be a form of inspiration. I was reminded in my Family History and that also i have slaves in my Family History who worked as well. So there was a lot to live up to. What was expected of me. Host so you had stories f
Drizzle possible. But really actually pretty quiet picture on satellite radar right now assuming it across the bay you do see cloud cover certainly moving but we are still quiet as of right now it just some of those clouds no showers not even really any drizzle showing up on the radar at this moment so smooth sailing for your morning commute and your afternoon commute that will be accompanied by some showers first for the north bay into the early afternoon and then spreading all across the bay area torture evening commute around 05 06pm, tonight expect some areas of slick conditions on roads now obviously a roadways are pretty pretty empty lately, but if you are an essential worker this could affect you. Now as we work our way into tomorrow showers will become or sparse but certainly still possible on into tuesday and even a wednesday, this storm just stay with us for a couple of days before we do eventually see skies clearing out on its the middle of the week today, definitely cloudy
Possibility, but california governor Gavin Newsome said in his press conference on tuesday the school year may started bit earlier this summer nowhere to key common one more lie. What if right earlier this month, the governor also addressed with school may look like next year staggered schedules an extra cleaning obviously none of us ever could have imagined that this would be our reality. Ever. Its like something you read in a book you know andrea frazee is a Kindergarten Teacher and an e r she says teachers will do what they can jump in and teach students in any way possible. In the classroom or from home if distancelearning continues i guess theres so many and. I mean teachers are notoriously flexible but i think there would be a lot of questions going in just so that we can be shorts the. To be ready to be on the right track with that we have the best teachers in the nation and we have the best staff in the nation in the east bay, michelle kingston kron 4 news. Well we had californ