I have never used this microphone. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. We are here to announce and discuss issues of racism in america. Now that the house has passed the George Floyd Justice in policing act, we need to ask ourselves what is next. I am here to introduce you to members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Worldeeks ago, the witnessed the video execution of george floyd. Within hours, protest began in minneapolis and quickly spread to all 50 states. Within days, protest spread around the world with people in other countries calling out human rights abuses in the United States. Within weeks, all 54 nations and africa called on the United Nations to hold a hearing about racism and human rights in the United States. Last week, we proudly passed with bipartisan support the George Floyd Justice in policing act. We will not stop in the movement for justice and the movement will not stop until a bill is passed in the senate an
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this program entitled, historically speaking, we return fighting. World war i and the shaping of the modern black identity. Published by smithsonian books, we return fighting is a collection of essays that chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for civil rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by the museums Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans faced when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure y
constitution. politico reports this on the fallout of the referendum, quote, turnout soared in canas despite advisory and little else to draw democrats to the polls yet in a state where trump beat president joe biden by 15 percentage points in 2020, the amendment was failing badly in a brushback to republican legislators who are preparing to move legislation s stricting abortion, and if the politics of roe proved fruitful for republicans in kansas, it will be even more treacherous for the gop and swing more moderate swaths of the country and here s how abortion rights advocates pulled it off according to the new york times, quote, registered republicans far outnumber democrats in kansas and they made explicit appeals to unaffiliated voters and center right voters. in interviews last week in johnson county, texas, a number of voters said they were registered republicans and opposed the amendment, a dynamic that certainly played out across the state given the margin. the resu
This weekend were joined by comcast to learn more about the literary life and history of augusta, georgia. We are sitting here in the Augustine Museum of history, and about 10 years ago a decision was made to do a military display, a Permanent Military display to honor jimmy dyess. When it did my research on the book i went to over 9000 Carnegie Medal recipients. The 3500 or so medal of honor recipient since the civil war. And it turns out hes the only person ever to earn both awards. He would almost for sure said he did not deserve. You may point out to somebody else who was more heroic than he was. He was very humble. He never talked about the Carnegie Medal. One in a in the people who knew them when it is the book a long time ago, people know me well. I said what about the Carnegie Medal . He was 19. He didnt we think about it. I have a lot of recipients of the years of the medal of honor foundation. Most of them will tell you i didnt deserve this medal. It should have been given to
[applause] marc say save our cities. I dont hear you. Say save our cities. Save our cities. Marc education. Education marc jobs. Jobs. Marc justice. Justice. Marc good morning. I am so proud to see all of you. You are a wonderful audience. We want to thank everyone who is here at the Fort Lauderdale Broward County convention center. I also want to thank all who may be watching from home, their office, on mobile devices all over the world and the nation. The National Urban league is center stage on this morning july 31, 2015. Now on behalf of the National Urban league, the urban League Movement and our hosts, im proud to welcome you to the 2016 president ial candidates plenary. This is a very special event because it is the first time in this election cycle that candidates from both the democratic and republican parties have come together on one stage. The presence here today of these candidates represents an outreach hand, an important signal that they take our issues, our communities