Myself for five minutes. Coates, you state 250 years of slavery, 90 years of jim crow, 60 years of separate but equal, 35 years of racist housing policies until we reckon with our compounding moral debts america will never be whole. Why should the federal government bear responsibility for social and economic damages for descendents of the enslaved . R. Coates thank you chairman the federal government is complicit in it. The article you spoke about, this period of White Supremacy that you referenced in the headlines, it is so broad that if i tried to cover it in one article it would have been impossible so i focused on a specific thing, housing segregation and redlining specifically in the city of chicago. The federal government was deeply complicit in housing segregation and redlining and in the plunder of black homeowners in chicago. It would not have existed if the fha had not had a policy of not insuring loans for black People Living in chicago. It would not have existed if not for
World cup suffer a blow as they slump to a shock defeat against sri lanka at headingley. Life now gets much harderfor the hosts. Good morning. All quiet on the weather front, at least for today. Stormy days ahead and for some of us, hotter days. The full weekend forecast is on its way. Its saturday the june 22nd. Our top story. Borisjohnson is in the headlines once again this morning, this time over reports that police were called to his home in the early hours of friday morning because of a domestic disturbance. Mrjohnson and jeremy hunt are due to address Party Members in birmingham later today as part of their leadership bids. Our Political Correspondent Helena Wilkinson is in our london newsroom. Helena, what more do we know . We know police were called to his address. Just take us through what is known. We know this happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. This is a flat that mr johnson shows with his partner, carrie symons, and it follows reports from a neighbour who sai
World cup suffers a blow. Life gets much harderfor the hosts now. Good morning. All quiet on the weather front at least for today. Its a lovely start to the weekend but there are stormy days ahead and for some of us, to ones as well. The full weekend forecast is on its way. Its saturday 22nd june. Our top story. Boris johnson is likely to face questions today over reports that police were called to his home in the early hours of friday morning because of a loud argument. Our political correspondent, helena wilkinson, is in our london newsroom. Helena, theres only one story in town this morning will this have any effect on Boris Johnsons campaign . We know officers from the metropolitan police went to the flat that mrjohnson chairs with his partner as you said in the early hours of friday morning. It follows reports from a neighbour who said they heard a loud argument. The Guardian Newspaper has said they spoke to a neighbour who recorded the row from inside the flat. Its important to s
Two more elsewhere are confirmed. The couple convicted of killing the teenage girl who was in their care. Margaret flemings murder was covered up for 20 years. The raf airlifts a hundred tonnes of ballast and sand to help block a burst river bank in lincolnshire. It is sugasawa. Cooly done, and scotland are in big trouble here now. And japan leaves scotland teetering on the brink of exit from the womens world cup, after a 2 1 defeat. And coming up on bbc news. The sun is shining for england at the cricket world cup as a great bowling display inspires a big win over west indies. Good evening. Boris johnson, the frontrunner in the race to be conservative party leader and Prime Minister, now says he will take part in the Bbc Television debate with the other contenders next tuesday. In a radio interview, he said it was perfectly realistic to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement with the eu before the end of october, but the uk should step up preparations for a no deal brexit, to help get a
Ina in a moment, time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up first a look at what else is coming up this evening. At 7pm, we talk to jo twyman about whether Boris Johnsons rose to number ten is unstoppable. At 8 30pm, we talk to monarchy worth about dutch and cabanas decision to extend their range up cabanas decision to extend their range up to size 22. Then well look at tomorrows papers at 10 30pm and 11 30pm. Thats all coming up on bbc news. Now, time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to a very busy sportsday. Our main headlines this evening. Once again, scotland are left feeling aggrieved after they lost to japan, two defeats from two at the womens world cup. A different story for england who are aiming to make it two winds from two against argentina later. He is no ordinaryjo, another the west indies. Also coming up, justin rose stays in front at pebble beach, we will have the latest from the us open for mac second round. And they have been dancing on the streets