Apartheid movement in south africa. His career as athlete and activist straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore ashes early life as well as his life aan intellectual. Eric allen hall teaches courses in africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he earned a b. A. From st. Joseph college in 2004 and in 2006 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American history and the social science review. His biography of arthur ashe entitled arthur ashe tennis and justice in the Civil Rights Era was published by Johns Hopkins university press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a warm dhs welcome to eric hall. [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank y
Politics. How is religion influencing your politics . Morning. We will get to your calls in a minute. Phone lines are open. Joining us is robert jones who is the ceo of Public Religion Research institute to talk about a new report that Shows Americans are divided along religious lines. Explain how sharply divided they are. See hiss what we patterns that are consistent with historic patterns in the u. S. What is notable is nothing affects the religious voting theyrns more than how responded to the civil rights act. Overall, most elections since reagan you could say White Christian voters, whether you are protestant or catholic, if youre a and christian, you tend to vote for the republican president ial candidate and nine what christians, religiously unaffiliated americans and other nonchristians tend to vote democratic. That is the pattern that we see today. The most fundamentally religious groups strongly supporting donald trump is white evangelical protestants, about two thirds suppor
Put it all together and see what happened to her. Thank you. The Alameda County Sheriffs Office is looking for a 21yearold woman the volunteers as a police explorer. Carlo ramirez has gone missing and authorities are calling it a suspicious disappearance page was last seen around 10 00 pm last night when she dropped off a friend at 136 street in san leandro. A car was later found at happy with avenue and w. 8th st. In hayward. That is a she has no known friends in the area to the say its am i correct to just disappear. Were following and other developing story in oakland. This one is the port at seventh and maritime. The fbi has joined local Law Enforcement agencies to investigate a court case killing that may stretch back a dozen years. Jesse gary is there like tonight with more details on the investigation. Federal agents say there is no predetermined time for the search work you mentioned to and tonight. A fresh in the crew has moved in and taken over the controls of heavy equipment
Area on fairfield, driving to the Cordelia Junction the traffic does split off their using interstate 680 or westbound interstate 80 can see the traffic moving well, road roads are all green. The bay bridge toll plaza is like coming into San Francisco. San jose, the same thing goes. This commute has been off to a very nice start, 280 on the right, you can see the traffic is moving along very well on the way up to the west valley. It is 4 31, back to the desk. It is november, a special holiday event in the south bay is getting underway this morning. Hundreds of low income families are expected to sign up for Sacred Heart Community Services Holiday food and toy program. Janine is there, and i know, and years past, people have been lining up very early, right . Reporter yes, that is the same case again this year. We are here in front of Sacred Heart Community service, you can see there is a line already around the building. There are people waiting here in chairs, they are sleeping, they
His name is peter dixon. He represents the military order of the loyal legion of the United States. Which is responsible each year for the laying of reefs at the lincoln memorial. The Lincoln Group of d. C. Has been very proud to be one of the Many Organizations that pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln and we had that opportunity courtesy of the organizing efforts of peter dixon. [applause] our speaker tonight is Catherine Canavan author of lincolns final hours. In two what it was like to be in washington that terrible night. April 14, 1865. Theatereer at fords and ive had the opportunity to visit with the thousands of americans who come to fords theater. Buy isthe things you can her book. It is a pleasure to welcome her to talk to us this evening. Thanks to all of you. It is an honor to be here. Who is lincolns archives digital project has made so many records available to so many researchers who arent fortunate enough to live near the archives. Thousands of people witnessed what went on