Next, mers he University Professor Chester Fontenot examines the life and legacy of booker t. Washington. He talks about washingtons early years at Tuskegee University and looked at his ideological platform which encouraged africanamericans to establish their own economic base while washington helped create many institutions for africanamericans such as the National Negro Business League, he also had opposition to his ideas, both during his lifetime and since. Fontenot also compared ideas and tactics of booker t. Washington and mgartin luther king jr. I made a statement in class that many of you disagreed with when i said that booker t. Washington was the most important and the most influential africanamerican leader until the election of president barack obama. He is even more significant in some ways because booker t. Washington was never elected to a public office. Barack obama president barack obama, is elected president of the United States and he is not a black leader. He is a le
Selfdefense selfdefense. The argument is that celia while she killed newsom, did so defending herself against newsoms commission of a felony, the felony of rape or defilement in missouri. Here the statute that is key to determining whether or not celia was in fact in imminent fear of being raped. Lets read it together. Every person who shall take any woman flauflunlawfully and by force, menace or duress compel her to marry him or to marry any other person, or to be defiled, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprizsonment in the pen penitentiary for not less than five years. Any woman unlawfully against her will. How do you read this as applies to celia . That makes assumption that the woman in question has will in fact. I know that as a slave that they are no such will exists and i think thats why the court did not recognize herself defense claim. Good. So it is any woman against her will. I think one of the key questions here that the court must implicitly resolve for itse
Reporter shes never heard one word from Corporal Richard schroeder after he shot and killed her brother at a Montgomery County Training Facility on september 30th schroeder was demonstrateing a trigger when he accidentally shot and killed kedra on scene. Four other troopers were in the room. I was pretty shocked that Something Like that could happen in a classroom. Reporter on tuesday Montgomery County District Attorney risa vetri fermans office nouned prosecutors asked the grand jury to consider homicide or manslaughter charges charges. But that didnt happen. For some reason, because of however the grand jury was manipulated we know how grand juries worth in this country they dont, they didnt see it that way. Reporter instead the grand jury recommended five counts of recklessly endangering another person. Misdemeanor charges. Documents show the grand jury found that schroeder an experienceed firearms instructor failed to visually and physically check to make sure his gun was unloaded.
North carolina is already seeing high surf as Tropical Storm ana heads for the coast. Its projected to make landfall sometime on sunday. Meanwhile the midwest continues to deal with Severe Weather oklahoma still dealing with flooding in the streets. And the storms are expected to continue today. Dry weather conditions and slightly warmer temperatures can be expected through the weekend as weak High Pressure builds over the region. Temperatures cool early next week as another upper level trough approaches the pacific northwest. A slight chance of anny hong you this is getting a little better overnight as the head of Hurricane Season district and not from the Tropical Storms at the carolinas expected of the 2 4 in. Of rain today and tomorrow but isolated places could give up to 6 in. Of a client and strong winds all possibility and some flooding. Temperatures right now in the 54 San Francisco oakland 53 san jose the morning to you. Anny hong checkup highs for today at 3 00 p. M. We will
Gives them 91 recommendations to get started with. Most aimed at improving Deadly Force Training among the rank and file and supervisors. Just for an example, the one that stands out the most would be the department is still taking typed statement interviews from officers versus audio or videotapes. We believe it makes it more of a summary statement than the exact statement from the officer. Reporter ron davis, the director of the department of justices communityoriented policing Services Also known as c. O. P. S. Says Philadelphia Police also lack in transparency. We also believe that theres ways to better have transparency by engaging the Police Advisory commission and making sure theres accountability not only in the department but outside as well. Reporter meantime outside the u. S. Attorneys office some protest the officerinvolved shooting of brown in northwest philadelphia. They cleared the officers of any wrongdoing. The Department Says its clearing the way to retrain and rebuil