So kevin merida, why is espn putting down a book called the fierce 44 black americans who shook up the world. Guest our platform that focuses on race, sports and culture, weve done a digital project in 2017, to the first africanamerican president , hence the title the fee is 44. We had this idea, lets do in homage to i think the greatest achievement for africanamericans, to become president. Host who should be on the list . It was an Interactive Digital project and it was well received, highly debated and Houghton Mifflin harcourt publisher said could you turn this into a Childrens Book and because there are not a lot of africanamerican biographies of a genre that is popular, childrens biography collections so they robert ball had these beautiful illustrations so we edited our digital project and turned it into a book. What the format of this book . Short bio sketches coupled with illustrations and it just gives you the best give kids enough that they can learn about these tremendous a
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Lets take you through your afternoon. Mid 70s in san jose. 1 to 4 degrees below average. Weekend forecast is coming up. Good morning. We have a bit of a snag working our way through the upper deck. If youre heading into oakland in San Francisco this will slow you down. All of that red is because of this crash blocking at least the right lane. Just fess Treasure Island before fremont from San Francisco the area. It means that you will see some slow and go conditions at the toll plaza as well. Definitely give yourself a few extra minutes here. We are starting to see a few more cars here the roadway is it going to foster city. Happening today the defendant in the ghost ship warehouse trial is back in court seeking a significant reduction in his 750,000 bail. Manslaughter charges ended in a mistrial. Prosecutors have provided no evidence that he poses a danger to the public or is a flight risk. A judge may also consider a new trial. A woman is expected to be arranged today after learning n
Michelle this is a really special year for the Abigail Adams birthplace. It is the year of remembering abigail. Observing two big anniversaries, october 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of her death. We had a big kick off at the statehouse and we have another big commemoration in november of this year, which marks the 275th anniversary of her birth. Weve been joining with other organizations to honor her legacy and celebrate her life and legacy. So we have formed an organization, rememberabigail. Org, and a number of us are offering programs and events, so check so i would encourage you to check out that website. Our event tonight is absolutely the highlight of our commemorative year. We are really privileged to welcome edith to speak with us. She is a historian, an awardwinning historian, a trailblazer in american womens history. And she is a foremost leading expert on Abigail Adams. She has written several biographies of abigail. Most recently, she edited the library of america volum
Determination as to whether or not the president did commit a crime, under longstanding Deputy Department policy, a standing president cannot be committed of a crime while in office. Kennedy constitution does not allow a sitting president to be charged. That is good enough for the president who tweeted, nothing changes, there was insufficient evidence, therefore in our country, a person is innocent, case is closed thank you. White house lawyers echoed president s sentiment as did Vice President pence, democrats, they did not agree with that. And for many impeachment is still very much on the table, watch. With respect to impeachment question, atthispoint all options or the table, nothing should be moved out, Robert Mueller said loud and clear, President Trump is lying, when he says no collusion, no obstruction, he was exonerated. All right, House Speaker nancy pelosi a little more restrained. Were legislating, were invesinvestigates and were litigating, were going to make a decision do