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
You really look at what is happening. But a random act of kindness planted a seed of hope. Soledad i am soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Barriers to the ballot are not new for black and brown people in america. From poll taxes and literacy tests to intimidation and physical violence, all were blatant forms of efforts to suppress the vote. Today, Voter Suppression is the result of overly strict voter id laws, complicated rules for mailin ballots, extreme consolidation of polling places, and mass purging of voters from election rolls. Some examples, oklahoma, where state law requires absentee ballots to be notarized. Texas, where vulnerability to covid19 can not be used as a reason to get an absentee ballot. Kentucky, where just one polling place was open during the primary election in jefferson county, which serv roughly many people could be turned away from the polls in november or find out that their ballots did not count . Janai nelson is the associate director counsel of t
Area. Both towers of the Golden Gate Bridge are visible today as we move it to moderate air quality. Thank you for joining us at 3 im Sanaz Tahernia the smoke from the wildfires have choked our skies and theyve now reached the other side of the country in this picture. You can see how the smoke has been distributed across the United States. The National Weather service says the smoke was caught in a jet stream and was carried across the u. S. And into the east coast want to check in on condition this hour with our meteorologist dave spahr dave is this a better air that were seeing or is it going to be changing again as weve seen in the last few days, whats got a little better you pointed out and it will continue that trend it looks like as we get later on during the week with the promise front. How about this live shot to this but looking good all of this afternoon out of Half Moon Bay doesnt look very inviting shadows been a little darker more stark going on for today. Now we do have
They can do whatever you want evidence of torture and abuse by bela lugosi and police in the days following the disputed election. West African Leaders arrive in mali seeking the reinstatement of president cater who was ousted in a military coup. And the u. S. House of representatives is to vote on emergency funds for the Postal Service democrats say mail operations are being slowed down to favor the President Trump in novembers election. Thank you very much for joining us russian Opposition Leader alexina vali has been transferred to a hospital in berlin to receive emergency treatment for suspected poisoning russian doctors had initially said he was too sick to be moved from a hospital in the siberian city of homs but they changed their position late on friday dominic kane reports from berlin. This is where alex in our van his journey has brought him world renowned shiny to a hospital and the start of treatment his supporters hope will save the life of one of the most prominent critic