unknown is always good to see you, my friend. thanks to you for joining us this evening. on april 3, 1968, the mason temple in memphis was packed. memphis was a city in mourning. it was grappling over the deaths of two employees of the memphis department of public work, employees who were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths today.th under the slogan i am a man more than 1,000 black employees were on strike and tensions were rising. so despite a bad thunderstorm that april night the room was filled, and there was one man the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king jr. had visitedhe memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage and decent working condition, and that night he was back, delivering what would be his final speech the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying something is happening in memphis, something h
Tragic reality behind. The exploit. Starts july 24th. This is the. Guilty verdict the Life Sentence in a murder trial but public. An iraqi whose asylum request was rejected is convicted of killing a 14 Year Old Girl in a case that has fueled a Heated National Debate about migration Violent Crime also on the program. Going
to back home seen shaking in public again and about this is renewed concerns over the german chancellor stuff. Looks closer to get a parade for americas latest sponsorship of the u. S. Womens Football Team after its world cup. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. A court in germany has sentenced that iraqi migrant to life in prison for the ripe and murder of a 14 year old go the case prompted a public outcry because alibre shah was supposed to have been deported after his Asylum Application was rejected instead he was allowed to stay in germany and kill
the girl last year. Life imprisonment for 22 year old ali bashar the toughest sentence allowed under german law tha
montgomery bus boycott to the 65 civil rights act, we re going to pay the same dues to get this george floyd justice and policing act. reverend, how long, i don t know how long. they didn t know how long it would be when they boycotted in the 50s. it s not about a timetable. it s about we cannot continue to live under these double standards and underer these conditions. those references to the 1955 busboy county against ag segregations, which preceded the 1964 civil rights act outlined discrimination in publict spaci those were references to hard-won civil rights victories. they were meant to solve systemic problems in the american social fabric, ones that specifically disenfranchised black people. they ve reminded us over the past month america has a policing problem and in our police departments something is broken. in memphis alone where black people make up 65% of the city s
president hit back describing mr cain as a pompous for british prime minister theresa may as foolish when she backed the diplomat. the united states wants to build a military alliance to safeguard the strategic waters of iraq and yemen the u.s. says it aims to guarantee navigation in the strait of hormuz and man down both crucial trade routes and this comes as tensions between washington and tehran escalate. american rapper nicki minaj has canceled a concert in saudi arabia senshi wants to show support for women s rights in kingdom instead as you re supposed to headline the jet world music festival next week but backed out of a widespread criticism of the kingdom s fumin rights record. the new york city is in full party mode as the u.s. national football team returns home with the greatest trophy in the game world cup
are a person in the public interest that you re also always talking of all about political they think it s a strong statement yesterday she gave an interview to c.n.n. anderson cooper thing that she would like president trump to include everybody and now we have to see if she already the whole team will be as if the capital they ve got another indication there but they say that is correct and it s important when you have such an important that is in the society to also you know to get things like that we re talking to thanks for joining us benjamin alvin is a group of there in new york clearly having a good time. can t back into it with tom get away from w. sports not suddenly stuck here in studio with. this figure but not last fall into this as a team that is likely to have a long term impact not just on the u.s. game but across the world yeah absolutely i mean i think it s also important to places in the kind of context of the world cup as it has been so far this summer. i