Think of me and us as a resource to help navigate that. What i brought today for the purposes of an introduction, im glad to answer any questions about our body of work but i highlights pages to two testimonies and theyre on the table over there. One was a testimony in may of 2010 before this committee, and it was based on a report that came out in july of 2009. And we were asked to look out how much progress had sba made in implementing the Small Business Disaster Response and improvement act of 2008. Its a mouthful. Ill now call it the 2008 act. Very important piece of legislation. It was a good way to look at progress sba had made from basically the problems that incurred during katrina and rita and it was also what remained to be done. The other thing we did was extensive fieldwork looking at the response of the 2008 disasters, which were of a smaller magnitude of katrina or sandy. It was the midwest floods and hurricane ike in particular where we did extensive fieldwork and we cou
Right now when it comes to criminaljustice reform republican governors are better on this issue than democrats. Where do you stand on the issue . Charlie crist was a republican. At this time. I know what the hell he is now. [laughter] good evening how can the National Urban league support elected officials . They can. You cannot support them you can support positions or issues but not an actual candidate is against our covered. So can you clarify how to offset that . We have the keys deal. Create the 501 c 4 that allows you to run ads. And what you could do as an individual. We can volunteer and throat and donate. Money is key. Ive not just saying that because i am elected. Yes you are. [laughter] we give time then we give nothing else but it is essential because your and have our voice heard. God rest his soul all the white folks got together to say we want you to run for mayor. How much trading to Police Officers did your community received . And those with Mental Health issues . We
The citys literary life. All this week were marking the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with special programming. Tonight scenes from new orleans one year after the storm hit. We tour hurricane damage and speak with those on the ground. Thats followed by a 2005 house hearing, featuring testimony from new orleans residents who left the city or who were trapped by floodwaters. Heres some of tonights program. Why were we held hostage . I didnt go anywhere. Why were we held hostage and not allowed to rescue our people . We have proof of it. Why was that the case . You know what, baby, im from the 60s. Call the police. Im going to stop talking when i finish with my messages from my community. Thats the only reason im here. I didnt come to represent me. I didnt come representing diane french cole. I came representing the people who are sitting on dirt streets right now around a brickmade fireplace because thats the only heat we have in december. The hurricane happened in august somebo
Theres no way to introduce bill succinctly given his incredible accomplishments and undisputed status as one of the u. S. Leadly public election rules. Unfortunately, i dying breed. We can use more like bill. I will take you to the cloning machine as well. I will catch here from remarkable and lengthy biography that communication director wrote for me. It was hardly a brief. If i used all the info he provided me, i would be speaking longer than the minutes assigned to bill himself. I cut down considerably. Bill has a 56page cv. Its not packed with anything trivial. Ill come back to his scholarly contributions. Let me start with his title from a few of his titles and honors. Sociologist William Julius wilson a University Professor at harvard university. At the time of his appointment in 1995, National Media covered his addition to harvards dream team of africanamerican intellectuals including skip gates, a 2008 hello. I met bill when he was at the university of chicago in a major force
But, im going to try to introduce soon. To catch you from the remarkable and lengthy biography the Communications Director broke from a. It was hardly a brief. If i used all the info he provided me i would be speaking longer than the minutes assigned to bill himself. So i cut it down considerably. Bill has a 56 page cv. Its not packed with anything trivial. Ill come back to his scholarly him policy contributions. I miss start with a few of his titles and honors. Sociologist is the louis p and london kaiser professor at harvard. At the time of his appointment in 1995 National Media covered his addition to harvard stream team of africanamerican intellectuals including skip gates. I met bill when he was at the university of chicago and a major force there as he has been everywhere. I was a slightly younger scholar than and he was incredibly supportive as he is. As a mentor. He started his teaching in 1965 at the university of massachusetts amherst. Charlotte before completing his phd in s