Civil war. Next karen hill of the Harriet Tubman house talks about her lesser known role as an activist in the women suffrage movement. The Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. Hosted this as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Welcome. Good evening. Im the executive director here at the Woodrow Wilson house. And it is really truly my pleasure to well you to the first of a series of speaking events that were going to have on a suffrage series. So the wilson house if you havent been here before its part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Wilson and his wifeedeth lived in this house and edith turned it over to the National Trust upon her death and its been lovingly cared for until tonight. I wanted to tell you about this speaker series. Said to me this summer when i first started there is a commission on the suffrage and i think we should go to that meeting. It is the womens Suffrage Centennial commission, and i said
A range of interesting examples welcome to you africa in Lagos Nigeria among todays stories. Invasive whats a high sense and how they are being put to good use in ghana. And we shed a light on a new trend around in mobility in africa and you wrote. In egypt the bed means i returning to a more sustainable life due to the pandemic stage you know. We start the show focusing on the future of mobility lots and lots of people good whites on motorbike taxes in many countries across africa like nigeria theyre the number one means of transport especially in places like legal us but they are daisy and thats why in the ugandan capital kampala the plan is to switch electric motors and not just for the motor bikes but all kinds of vehicles especially since more and more people finally realize that Transportation Needs to become more eco friendly and sustainable. Francis is one of the few people in uganda driving an electric motor bike. He sees a lot of advantages really who. Claims very well. Ok ha
The day. This is the most important election in the history of our country though time before have voters faced a players choice for 2 a 2 party 2 visions 2 philosophies or 2 edges the all knowledge on a tramp makes no secret about how he feels sad or you like it or not the only snow like hes thinking. Its all on the line president trying to be the leader who will rebuild the promise of america thats. Also on the day russian president Vladimir Putin says he sat up research of police force to help better reduce his troubles president maintain order lets go germanys chancellor crying foul under the man says demonstrators on the streets of minsk deserve freedom to protest and freedom of opinion. I hope that the people who have bravely taking to the streets who have called out a bad state of affairs that those people have all the freedoms that we take for granted freedom to protest freedom of opinion all these things must be fought for and. For donald trump has now accepted the republican
Have set up a quote police force to help its neighbor. And where will the next destination being for soccer superstar lionel messi his decision to leave barcelona sent shock waves around the football world will look at which clubs want him and which cant afford him. I want thanks for joining us we begin in the u. S. Capital washington d. C. Where huge crowds have marched for Racial Justice the rally was held at the Lincoln Memorial where 57 years ago hundreds of thousands of people gathered to hear Martin Luther king jrs iconic i have a dream speech the recent Police Shooting of jacob blake an unarmed black man has reignited tensions over Police Violence. Against people of color in the United States. Thousands gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The antiracism demonstration against Police Brutality in the u. S. Was held on the anniversary of another famous protest. On august 28th 1963 march in Luther King Jr brought his Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement to the national mall.
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