All of this from maternity leave. Congratulations first of all. Its good to have you back. Reporter thank you, my friend. The last time we saw you, there was no pandemic, and there were no protests. The world has changed for you in los angeles. Tell us what youre seeing out there tonight. Reporter you know, actually, ali, its a very different scene than we saw just two weeks ago. If you look here, this is city hall, downtown los angeles. A much more festive atmosphere than weve seen even over the course of the last couple days. On the steps of city hall where you see Los Angeles Police department lined up across the entrance, its almost like an open mic. We hear speakers call for justice, call for the end of systemic racism, everything weve been hearing over the course of these protests. But when i say it becomes more festive, first of all take a look back here on top of the bus stop. Weve got people lined up up here and people are truly having a good time today while protesting and sp
The University of Georgia’s Special Collections Library hosted Kellie Carter Jackson, a professor at Wellesley College’s Department of Africana Studies and an author, on Tuesday to deliver a Women’s History
whether enslaved people benefited from slavery. are you kidding me? are we supposed to debate that? let us not be distracted by what they re trying to do which is to te unnecessary debates, to divide our country. let s not fall in that trap. anyone who read that s will see that it s thorough, very factual, and for them to try to demagogue it that may have worked in the past. nobody s buying their nonsense anymore. and so you know, she s going to come down to the state of florida and try to chirp and try to demagogue. all she s doing is ignoring the responsibilities that the administration has to secure our border. they re failing at that. joining me now is kelly carter jackson, a michael and
obviously that understanding of history, of which you provide is so important for the living experience in the united states. kelly carter jackson, thank you so much. appreciate it. thank you. it s going to be a scorching hot weekend across much of the united states. large parts of the country are under some sort of heat alert or advisory. and experts are warning people to stay cool and be aware of the dangers of excess heat. now southwestern states are going to keep feeling the heat. look at that, with temperatures expected to stay in the triple digits throughout the next few days. greece, meantime, is also bracing for more ms. iserable h with temperatures soaring this weekend. greek authorities have ordered all archaeological sites including the acropolis to close for the afternoons through monday. now the oppressive weather comes as firefighters are struggling to contain a wildfire burning west of athens for more than five days now. more than 100 homes and businesses have been s
work, which is why, it s not a matter of going back to slavery, that is actually the point here. that we are deliberate and we re trying to keep our populations uninformed so they are not critical of things that are going on. united to continue this conversation, so thank you for this, kelly. we will have you back, there is a lot more here that we need to know. kelly carter jackson s an associate professor at africana cities at wellesley college, and the author of the book force and freedom, black abolitionists and the politics of violence. it might seem, by the, way that this wave of attacks that we are seeing on the ground is some grassroots movement by concerned parents. do not be fooled, it is a deliberate political strategy that is mobilized by the conservative right. conservative right conservative right like the #20. the elite chicken and bacon ranch. built with rotisserie-style chicken and double cheese. i love what i m seeing here. that s some well-coached chicken. you don