Used to have Small Businesses that flourished. Due to the politics of the times, due to the economy that has passed us by an elected officials that is not pay us attention, any culture that does not hear our voices, these communities have all but tried up and vanished. That is on the micro level. On macrolevel on the macrolevel, this country that is supposed to afford us so many benefits and promises of freedom and hope, not just life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, put all of these promises that are supposed to be afforded to us are not afforded to those of us of color, the low income, the immigrants. The dream this country is supposed to provide to us is vanishing before our eyes as well. Host what failed . What worked when you were growing up and what is not working now . Guest i think it is a combination. I think we are not preparing our children for the 21st Century Global economy. We punish kids because of visit code they are born into now. When you grow up in a place lik
Nasa administrator jim bridenstine, and wednesday, our live coverage of the spacex crew launch be in the 12 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2 with liftoff at 4 30 p. M. The International Space station is lost. Then, a briefing with jim bryan stine at 6 00 p. M. Eastern and thursday, 11 15 p. M. Eastern on cspan2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew is it docks with the International Space station. The event between the spacex crew dragon. Cspan2,e on cspan, or listen on the free cspan radio app. Bakari sellers, a familiar face to those who watch book,nd author of this my vanishing country a memoir. My vanishingt country, why is that . Guest thank you for having me. Thank you to everyone who woke up to be with us. Rural america that used to be the epicenter of upward mobility used to have Small Businesses that flourished. Due to the politics of the times, due to the economy that has passed us by an elected officials that is not pay us attention, any culture that does not hear our voices,
Lets go outfront. Good evening, i am erin burnett. Outfront, Breaking News on several fronts this hour. At the white house, the president meet whiting on stimu. It is a promise from biden to work across the aisle. We expect to speak to reporters after the meeting, well bring you that as soon as it happens. There at the microphone outside the white house. On capitol hill, major deadlines loom in the Impeachment Trial of former president donald trump. Democrats filing, and trump has to give his papers by tomorrow. President trump may add new lawyers to the defense team. If he does, theyll join the Brand New Team as of last night, two attorneys known for high profile, controversial cases. David schoen and bruce castor. David said i represent all sorts of Reputed Mobster figures, alleged head of russian mafia, straels mafia, and a guy the government claimed was the biggest massive ee owes oh in the world. Castor is a prosecutor that declined to prosecute bill cosby. Cosby was eventually co
Good morning. I thank all of you for being here today good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression. As well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. And in exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and our former chairman, Elijah Cummings. We will be remaining in disappearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is also part of our effort to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues. If not the most important issue he fought for during his decades in Public Service. We are holding this hearing in february during black historymonth. It was black americans whose voices were stifled, blocked in silence for centuries and is black americans who are still being disproportionately targeted, even now in shameful efforts to prevent them from registering to vote , purging th
Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of his committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning, i thank all of you for being here today. Good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression as well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. In exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and a former chairman Elijah Cummings. We will be renaming this hearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is part of our efforts to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues if not the most important issue he fought for during his decades of service. We are holding this hearing in a gory during black History Month with black americans whose voices were stifled, blocks and silenced for centuries. It is black americans who are still being