Use of american jazz musicians as state department sponsored ambassadors in africa during the cold war. He argues that the ore and policy of the stores was to showcase america in a positive and to counteract the negative global press about u. S. Racial inequality. This class is about 55 minutes. Right, you are up, man. Get it started. Class stand by. , please have a seat , everybody. Welcome. A different class, a fun topic. I hope to have some fun today. What we are doing is continuing that series on cold war topics. We have talked about central america, we have talked about the wars. The times when the cold war got a little hot in africa. We are talking about cultural cold war. The war over culture and that fight for influence. Between the United States and the soviet union. In that context jazz comes to the forefront. We are thinking about why that guy comes through the congo when his counterparts are traveling to farflung places of the world, like pakistan, southeast asia, europe. W
Details out of ferguson about Michael Browns deaths. Stopping abortion. Shutting down a planned parenthood clinic in louisiana beforists even built. We begin with a still developing story out of ottawa tonight. We are awaiting a press conference from the canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper. Well bring it to you when it happens. Meantime, the Police Officer shot dead inside Canadian Parliament this morning. The suspect is Michael Zehaf bibeau. Shot and killed by the house much Commons Sergeant at arms. Just moments after a canadian soldier was shot to death at the National War Memorial. The attack comes days after the murder of another canadian soldier. Thomas drayton has more. Shots had been fired at the National War Memorial and a ceremonial guard was immediately hit. Just two minutes later multiple shots are heard at parliament hill. By 10 00 a. M. Tactical teams arrive, and shooter running with a rifle. Various reports emerge that a gunman is seen in a car. Shortly before noon Ott
Individual or series of individuals. Well go live to canada for the very latest. Then, new details from ferguson. We now have the official autopsy for michael brown, and a cascade of leaks from the grand jury. What is going on . Plus, midterm turn around. Democratic funding heads back to kentucky as the race tightens up. We take an indepth look at the republican governors in blue states up for reelection. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Were awaiting an address from the Prime Minister of canada tonight as that country reels in the wake of a deadly shooting in the Nations Capital of ottawa. At this hour the shooter has been identified as michael zehafbibeau, formerly michael hall, a 32yearold canadian who is a convert to islam. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported he had a criminal record. Including drug related offenses. The lone victim has been identified as 24yearold Corporal Nathan cirillo, guarding the war memorial, seen here on the le
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