Theres plenty to choose from here. The folks from Huffington Post have this headline about one of the top stories of the year. International womens day was the most talked about moment on facebook this year. 2017 was quite a year for women. It kicked off with the inauguration of President Trump, who was elected despite being accused of more than a dozen women of sexual assault. Millions of people took to the streets for the womens march in cities worldwide. As the year unfolded large numbers of women indicated interest in running for office. The final months have been marked by dozens of women courageously coming forward to call out sexual abuse by powerful men. As the year unfolded large numbers of women indicated interest in running for office. Earlier this year as we saw live on cspan. Part of the story takes us to capitol hill as well. A series of Sexual Harassment charges on the hill. The household hearing earlier this year. One of the people who testified at this hearing was jack
Esthetic, maybe amendment hesic, maybe a better word would be snobbery. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Welcome to lynchburg, virginia, on booktv. Located in the foothills of the blue Ridge Mountains along the james river, it has a population of about 80,000 people. Founded in 1757, lynchburg was named more its founder for its founder, john lynch. The city is home to poplar forest, Thomas Jeffersons private retreat. And with the help of our Comcast Cable partners, for the next 90 minutes well feature the citys Literary History beginning with poet ann spencer. Ann spencer was a poet, an american poet mostly associated with the harlem renaissance period in 19241945. How she becomes part of the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. Unfortunately, theres a whole group of people who are associated with that period of time like ann spencer that people dont know about. Ann spencer was born in 1882 in henry county, virginia, which is southwestern vir
Which no one in either party, establishment of Neither Party responded to. And donald trump reached out to them. Whether they were wise to look to him as their trip and thats another can we can debate that. I have debated my relatives and friends in west virginia, but he noticed that those people were forgotten, or left behind, or look down on, were held in contempt, war was waged on their economy and he benefited. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Welcome to lynchburg, virginia, on booktv. Located in the foothills of the blue Ridge Mountains along the james river and has a population of about 80,000 people. Founded in 1757 lynchburg was named for its founder john lynch. The city itself to poplar forest, Thomas Jefferson and private retreat, and Jerry Falwells Liberty University. With the help of our Comcast Cable partners come for the next and humans will feature the cities local authors and its Literary History beginning with poet anne spencer. Anne spencer
If either of these reservoirs were to breach their berms, look what is out there . 3,000 homes and residences out there, all in jeopardy. That is what is threatened at this hour. Already water is going out the spillway, crossing what is route 6 out there. That road out there is route 6. Already water overbreaching that. And headed into those homes. Theyre hoping though, that is as bad as it gets. It is pretty bad. Well show you next hour what that looks like. For now, it holding. They hope it continues to hold. Neil jeff, thank you, very, very much. By the way to jeffs point, it rice it is really not just houston but Hillary Vaughn is here. Hi, hillary. Reporter they got off one of people just rescued. They were waiting since 4 00 a. M. For a response. What did you feel waiting for the rescue crew . Obviously keeping the girls safe. Luckily were in a second story home. We hunkered down there. We wanted older neighbors to get out first. Were ablebodied, so. Reporter what did you decide
With our 60th anniversary Steering Committee. [applause] principal of little rocks Central High School. [cheers and applause] superintendents from little rock. [applause] Fletcher University professor from africanamerican and research at harvard universitys. [applause]. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 42nd president of the United States, William Jefferson clinton. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] ladies and gentlemen, please give a second welcome to the little rock nine. [cheering and applause] ernest brin green, doctor terree roberts, minnie jean brown, selma where. Join us in remembering the late Jefferson Thomas. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the little rock nine. [cheering and applause] please welcome to the podium rmc today. He is an educator in Community Leader in the first africanamerican to attend Little Rock High School for tenth, 11th and 12th grades were graduating in 1962. Doctor sybil jordan hampton. [cheering and applause] please be seated. Than