President donald trump and his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Elephant santamaria this is the world news from aljazeera israels Prime Minister is also heading to europe saying he will present what he calls israels troops over that embassy move. Just a few of the names here of more than twenty thousand People Killed in a campaign of mass murder and terror ordered by Robert Mugabe im Andrew Symonds a matter between now and ill be reporting on the why is the new president with zimbabwe is implicated what happens. When we live in all slow where the Nobel Peace Prize for twenty seventeen is about to be awarded and there is a warning from the recipient International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons about tensions between the u. S. And north korea. So we will bring you that ceremony when it begins but we will start with the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital and how it continues to spawn protests and anger across the world have been violent confro
Elephant oh how everyone im come out santa maria this is the news from aljazeera. The. Global protests against president trumps recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. While israels Prime Minister heads to europe to present what he calls israels truth despite Widespread International opposition. And the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons but behind the winning smiles warnings of the u. S. And north korea. Three decades on we have a special report on how twenty thousand people died in a crackdown in zimbabwe ordered by the former president Robert Mugabe. So that u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital continues to spot protests and anger across the world have been violent confrontations in the occupied palestinian territory in recent days and now sunday weve seen neighboring Lebanon Security forces used tear gas and Water Cannons to Disperse Protesters outside the u. S. Embassy in beirut on the second day of
Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. More than 150 years after the 13th amendment legally abolished slavery in america, its still thriving in the form of Human Trafficking. Its hard to pinpoint an exact number because it often happens under the radar. But its estimated 20 to 40 Million People worldwide are enslaved and exploited through sex and labor trafficking. In america, places like new york, l. A. , and atlanta have high rates of Human Trafficking. According to the National Human trafficking hotline, in 2016, reported cases in the u. S. Increased more than 35 . One of the most famous american abolitionists of the 19th century was Frederick Douglass. The former slave was born in maryland 200 years ago this month. He was a famous orator, author, and confidante of abraham lincoln. Douglass descendents say if he were alive today, he would be at the forefront of the fight to end Human Trafficking. His great, great, great grandson, kenneth morris, jr. , is the president
Exonerations by five exonerations by dna, every one of those stories would make a great book, the book should be written, every Wrongful Conviction is a story from the point of view about plot, the suffering, the drama, the deceit , the fact that the rapist is still out there raping when someone else is savoring his time. These are fantastic stories but the system is broken i would have written all of him but i cant do that. To answer your question i would love to be able to write another book of nonfiction, im not sure do it. It would take so much time away from the novels, the the kids books and other books i enjoy doing. Host thank you for stopping by book tv. Guest my pleasure its always in pleasure talking to. Guest and we are back live on book tv for the firstever mississippi book book festival in jackson. The next panel beginning now is looking at the history of civil rights in america. The moderator for todays panels robbie luckett. Robbie luckett received his ph. D. From the u
Test the panel about our history, as we are now in the Public Relations and much more world wide awareness of mississippi and some of our challenges just like every other issue around the world. Whether they would support removing the federate battle flag as a way to move in our future like you alluded to in your question. A good question, we we will see if people are willing to answer it. [laughter] if we can start with casey. Will after the social Movement Days he became a politician and went to the state legislature and one of the pieces of legislation that he worked to get past was the changing of the state flag. Well in the book, i say the boat to keep the flag was an early 21st century century insult to the black population of mississippi. Certainly i would support changing the flag in the first referendum of that along with all the other has professional historians in the state issued a press release that was read on the Capitol Steps endorsing a new flag. Thats my answer. Talk