Into a trash can, then placed on a table. Johnson says bart forced him and two others to go back to work. Joseph montgomery has been with bart 18 years. He says the pattern of racism continues unabaited. Weve had a lot of racial discri discri discrimination against african americans. Management sweeps it the carpet. Bart responded with a statement reading in bart release was reported within an hour and began an internal investigation that same night and allegations workers were orderered back to work is inaccurate. Last december a group of bart workers sued bart saying theyre being discriminated against in promotions the lawyer says this incident proves bart is dragging its feet in investigating. Bart has not done its job in controlling the Work Environment and those who are rogue in it and racist feel like they can act with impunity. A horrific accident in downtown pal yes alto sent five people to the hospital. Police say a man in his 90s was trying to park his they say the mans jumpe
Name, and the n word. And i should die. And this bart worker says this is the latest example of a pattern of racism at bart. Two employees are talking about what they call an ugly problem at bart. Bart says its taking this incident seriously, investigating it as a hate crime. Those employees claim their managers response was just as offensive as the graffiti itself. Vic . With three black bart workers say offensive acts are an ongoing pattern of racism. They say every time they work alone at night on the tracks, they have to look over their shoulders and wonder if theyll be targets again. I walked in. It was written on my locker. My name, and the n word, and i should die. Someone scrawled offensive words on his locker. When johnson went to his supervisor he was told to go to another manager because he was too busy with other things. Johnson says hes been a target before, first, two years ago. I was picked up and forced into a trash can, then placed on a table. Johnson says bart forced
Sarah polk was very up on diplomacy, and her strong suit happened to be intelligent political discussion. She made no bones about the fact that she took an interest in politics. And that she wants her husbands partner. She grew up in a political household in tennessee. She grew up loving politics. She married him after he won a seat in the legislature. Unfortunately for james polk, he died three months after leaving the white house. A sarah began a 42year widowhood. Polk made a shrine to her husband. She lived there for many years on her own and during the civil war, generals on both sides would calm and visit her to pay their respects to her. Some very interesting commentary on what a beloved status she still held. She was earnest about her husbands work. She went through an arduous journey. She was very wellliked in the diplomatic community, and they had met all caps people. They were very experienced people. She very much felt that women should develop their minds and cultivate scho
Matter every thing is a yes and all of a sudden im powerless. Ive always said that the best thing i could ever do if i manage to win is to leave the job much more powerless than when i came in. Im supposed to be a representative of government, thats the idea. [applause]. As mentioned we do have a few copies of our authors book here with us today, life inside the bubble and of course its available readily on amazon. Com and at bookstores in the area. We appreciate your kind attendance today. Im sure he will be glad to continue the conversation after we adjourn, which we do now. Thank you. [applause]. You can also share anything you see on book tv. Org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. Book tv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. Book tv. Org. As i said, from afar. This is the first time weve met perhaps. Im very, very happy to be here. We have a distinguished group of panelists. The serp
We remember that case well. Kevin collins would have turned 39 years old last week. Thank you. San jose police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the Home Invasion robbery of an elderly couple. A total of three men behind bars tonight, apparently involved in a threeday crime spree, in all of the crimes, police say that the suspects had weapons and assaulted, every case in san jose. The three men reportedly tied up the couple and ransacked the home. And they stole the cars. The quest for the super bowl championship is on. Its the big media day, there are 5,000 media members from all around the world. New orleans, today, peppered the 49ers and the ravens with hundreds of questions. Some serious questions and others silly, but all of it mandatory for the players and coaches. We have a Team Reporter in new orleans. Including jim kozimore. What did the team have to say today, jim . It was a lot of fun out there, they have a lot of fun wit. They know going it it will be a bus