Expanded to black History Month. We would like to thank our sponsors. They include the prince georges truth branch. Usa today. And the law and policy group. We would also like to thank all of those people who make black history happen all year round. The year of 2019 is special for many reasons. We will explore those reasons in two parts. Part i, well talk about the theme for black History Month this year, and that is black migrations. Our press event also includes a panel of scholars who will enlighten this occasion with their expertise on the 400 years of africanamerican perseverance and resilience triggered from that arrival of 20 africans in 1619. But first, if we have her here, were looking for the president of the National Press club, alison fitzgeraldcojak. If youll go get her. Who will come to give welcome in a few minutes. We are also honored to have the presence of dr. Loni g. Bunch iii. The founding director of the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture, and
Appears to have been temporary. Indicators for the Second Quarter have so far pointed to a sizable rebound. This recovery is a key factor supporting the committees expectation that Overall Economic activity will expand at a moderate pace over the next few years. Despite lackluster Economic Growth the job market continued to improve early in the year. During the First Quarter job gains averaged nearly 200,000 per month, just a bit slower than last years pace. And the Unemployment Rate held near 5 even though notably more people were actively looking for work. However, more recently, the pace of improvement in the labor market appears to have slowed markedly. Job gains in april and may are estimated to have averaged only about 80,000 per month. And while the Unemployment Rate fell to 4. 7 in may, that decline occurred because fewer people reported that they were actively seeking work. A broader measure of unemployment that includes individuals who want and are available to work but have
Woodie gutherie is most famous for writing this land is your land. He was born in oklahoma and we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. He was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised. For those people who were Migrant Workers from Oklahoma Kansas and texas during the era who have found them else in california, literally starving. Woodie recorded very few songs of his own. We have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. Thats what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. Watch all of our events from tulsa saturday, at noon eastern on cspan2s book tv and sunday on American History tv on cspan3. That day, march 7, became known as bloody sunday. 18 days later, with armed protection of the u. S. Army and Alabama National guard provided on the orders of president joan son, the protesters completed the fourday march from selma, the Alabama State capitol. Up next three hours of abc New
Now Florida Governor rick scott talks governing in florida and talk about expanding access to health care and the annual National Lawyers convention in washington, d. C. Hosted by the Federalist Society. The topic is the future of constitutional law and the Supreme Court. This is just over half an hour. Good morning, for the first address today, we welcome a man who is no stranger to hard work. Raised in ad 340est household, learned the value of money, hard work, and traditional values, and this guided his pursuit of the American Dream ever since. After earning the ged from smu, worked in the Largest Law Firm specializing in health care manners. Later, in founding the hospital corporation, he established what has become the largest forprofit health care conglomerate in the nation. They employee over 199,000 people, thats job creation, of course. [applause] it provides Quality Health care to millions of people, but he didnt rest there. They have also worked with a group calledded world
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