Afterwards is a a weekly interw program with relevant guest hosts anything top nonfiction authors about their latest work. All afterwards programs are available as podcasts. Reverend sharpton i dont want to start this conversation about your book by quoting something you wrote towards the end of your book which i think its a great jumping off point for this conversation pick you write i tell everyone the hardest job of being a preacher is to eulogize a life that someone who did nothing. My friends it is hardest to eulogize the lifeblood of the country who did nothing and then political and its a so i beg of you, give me something to work with. When your time comes understand before the family as they prepare to take you to god, let there be Something Worthy come something of merit that you did for your fellow man that helped to lift them. The name of your book as we all know is rise up. Talk more about that. Why it is imperative completely its imperative for people to give folks like y
About your book, with something you wrote toward the end of your book, which i think is jumping off for your book, he right, i tell everyone the hardest job is to eulogize the life of someone who did nothing. My friends, is harder still to eulogize the lifeblood of the country who did nothing and then you say i beg of you, give me something to work with when your time comes and im standing before your family as they prepare to take me to god, let there be something worthy, something of merit you did for your fellow man that helped lift them. The name of your book is rise up, talk more about that, why it is imperative for people to give folks like you and the rest of us something to eulogize, to look up to. I think the definition of ones existence is what they do in life, at the end of life, the only thing that will matter is what you did beyond your own particular making and living and having material things. What was the value of your existence . Did it change anything, did it continu
I dont want your pity. I want change. From political leaders activists and protesters. They brutalized us, shot us with rubber bullets, beat us with batons. Still trying to make the dream of reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Come true. I said, mr. President , the people are restless. See why this documentary is more important than ever. 57 years after the first march in 1963. I said, this is it. And i went for it. The march on washington. Hello. Im deborah roberts. Those images of today arc echo of something 57 years ago when 250,000 people descended on the nations capital, protesting for jobs and freedom. On todays anniversary of dr. Martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech, we at 20 20 are proud to present the documentary, the march. Originally made in 2013 to commemorate the marchs 50th anniversary, some of those voices, sadly, are now gone, but their legacy livines on. I have had to tell my children about the segregation and what it means. My 7yearold daughter, she wanted t
Comeback this summer. The Election Campaign getting back to Something Like normal. Its all part of the great opening up which continues rapidly. Georgia was the first. New numbers show that it has bounced back very very quickly. Its economy has. New jersey has lifted the stayathome order. New york city subways have seen a considerable increase in ridership. And the money from the government is finally flowing to business, and get this, Mortgage Applications are surging, too. Add it all up and it looks like a much stronger summer economy. That outlook helping the market. Caution, however. The Federal Reserve releases its first Economic Forecast in six months this afternoon. That could really move stock prices. But right now, we are seeing a Little Movement to the upside, up 50 for the dow, up about, what, 12 for the s p, and another solid gain for the nasdaq, up almost 1 again and back above 10,000. Its great to be back. My thanks to ashley, susan and lauren for working so hard while i
Experts sherrilyn eyeful and others that know the legal feel they have outlined a Legal Process that we must enforce everything from residents to dealing with Police Background and not being hidden. I talked to Governor Andrew Cuomo today in new york he says we got to change 50 a with a background stuff of police and we need to know if they stop you theyd find out everything you have did why dont we know when policemen have a padded. Weve got to go back to Consent Decrees under the Obama Administration they had put certain cities would patterns in practice under Consent Decrees. Bronner no weve passed the name baltimore they put it under a Consent Decree one of the 1st thing that happened in the next administration was they stop the Consent Decrees we have specific policies that need to happen therefore i am glad modern a 3rd is here today because on august 28th the fittest 7 anniversary of the march on washington we go back to washington martin thats where your father stood in the sha