Then there are others who just want to talk and dont want to do nothing. Okay . So we have to have conversations, walk in one anothers shoes and take the responsibility of doing something. [ applause ] i recognize that that table has Shaw High School students. And welcome. Were glad youre here. And im a big fan of Morgan Freeman but i cant completely agree with him. Maybe he meant you cant just talk about it. But i think thats where we start. And i said i was hopeful. But we do need to take more action. And folks, the system thats leading them to prison. This mass incarceration and get out of prison and cant get jobs and cant vote in some states. They cant participate in our society. Going back to school, they are under funded. We need to be devoting resources to that. We can talk about it but we also have to make those policy decisions and choices. Money will speak. And were concerned about police brutality. The police department. I mean we could be spending millions on investigations
Social service, criminal justice, health care. All these systems have to be held accountable to ensuring equity. Even to that extent, we have to have conversations about how we recognize injustice. I would like to add the name of Tanisha Anderson to the list of those killed at the hands of police. We mention, tamir rice, eric gardner, michael brown, and we have to uplift the name of women who have experienced disproportionate abuse or had died at the hands of police. The conversation has to happen every day in every setting in order for us to move past as a move past hour past as a country and our present. I have heard people say we just have to get over it. But we have iterations of disproportionally and racism today. These are conversations that have to happen. We all have to be collectively a part of that. In the same way that we have many people of various races and ethnicities and ages uplifting the black lives matter movement. You will see black and white people and latino people
Host bell guest welcome to the city club of cleveland. Im a student in gates mills and a plot pro member of the youth council. Thank you for coming to see our panelists. Our goal at the council is identical to that of the city club. It is to host conversations, debates and discussions that empower us to engage in further understanding of the world around us. It is for that reason that it is my pleasure to introduce our forum today, entitled a conversation on race. Langston hughes wrote in his peace, democracy that freedom is a strong seed planted in a great need. I live here and one freedom just as you. It may be safe to say that in the age we live in, freedom has been granted to races of people who have been subjected to oppression throughout our history. There is a difference between freedom and liberty. Freedom being a state of being, that of being able to make decisions without internal control. Liberty can be something totally different altogether. In regards to freedom granted by
Some news this morning, u. S. District judge yesterday temporary halted the president immigration executive order and his how the ap is reporting. On monday district judge in texas issued a temporary injunction giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to probably stop the order to that will go to the president orders that could spare more than 4 million 4 Million People who were in the u. S. Illegally from deportation to the statement the white house said mondays ruling wrongly prevents the presence of lawful commonsense policies from taking effect at the Justice Department will appeal a federal judges ruling according to the white house. Some reaction from capitol hill. John boehner released a statement that reads in part hopefully Senate Democrats who claim to oppose this executive overreach will not let the senate began debate on the bill to fund the Homeland Security department. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has another take on the judges decision s
The speaker pro tempore the chair the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this moment of prayer, please grant the members of this peoples house as they meet with their respective constituents. The gifts of wisdom and discernment, but in their words and actions theyll do justice, love with mercy and walk humbly with you. We ask, as well your blessing upon those who are especially impacted by the Severe Weather Winter Weather in this city and throughout so much of our country. May those who work to address the needs of the weak and vulnerable at times like this know they do your work. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 2a of House Resolution 100, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of