Issues at all right now his abilities good temperatures today are going to stay chilly right now in the upper thirties thirty nine at the Airport North winds at nine mph. Pressure is rising and that is forty one there Virginia Beach but really there is our chili or we have mid thirties up on the peninsula low thirties around wakefield and his little cooler out towards petersburg. North winds will blow today about ten to fifteen mph you could see some occasional gusts up around twenty or twenty five had a couple reports of those types of dust and run the outer banks most series not seen that much when yet we will see a little more when later on in skies today are going to become mostly sunny so right now were looking at partly cloudy to mainly Clear Conditions temperatures upper thirties will drop a couple degrees i think right around thirty seven may be down to thirty six or so and then back up as we get the late morning to thirty nine forty around noon and the afternoon highs staying
Exciting to find the figures like Adam Clayton Powell junior, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall who were not born into Mainstream Society and who by dent of their enormous talent and gift sticks themselves into the fabric of the country via entertainment, politics, sports, or in marshalls case the law, in the case of the white house butler, extra ordinary service to the country. These figures, when i look back at the figures, society, culture, race and style. Gues guest there is legislation that congress powell, and sammy davis junior integrated nightclubs in the 1940s across the country. Armstrong and linda horn and sammy davis, junior, and Sugar Ray Robinson who fought the mob in new york who controlled the fight game. He wanted to give fighters some independence, himself especially. And of course, many epic cases that he fought before the United States victory, with the 1954 School Segregation case with brown versus board of education. When you look at all of these men, you
The Supreme Court nomination that changed america. He will be taking questions were the next three hours. Host author wil haygood, you write about black men who heroically manifested themselves into mainstream america. I think my writing is a relentless pursuit to explain all of america. What does that mean . Guest i think it has been exciting to find the figures like Adam Clayton Powell junior, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall who were not born into Mainstream Society and who by dent of their enormous talent and gift sticks themselves into the fabric of the country via entertainment, politics, sports, or in marshalls case the law, in the wheno i look back over the people who ive written about, they spin these amazing tales about society, culture, style, race, and i dont always know if they knew when they were doing it, but heroism as well. You had the new york congressman who passed legislation, antipoverty legislation in the case of the new york congressman powell, Adam Clay
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. In depth is in next on book tv. Our our guest is the author of several books including his most recent, showdown on Thurgood Marshall. Author will haygood, this is a quote from you, i write about black men who heroically manifest themselves into mainstream america. Lentless purt i think my reading writing has been a relentless pursuit to explain all of america. What is that mean . Well, i think that it is just been exciting to find these figures like adam junior, sammy davis junior, super weight ray robinson Thurgood Marshall, who were not born into mainstream society, who by their enormous talent and gifts they put themselves into the fabric of this country, by entertainment,s politics, sports, and in Thurgood Marshalls case, the law and in the case of the white house, butler, extra nor layered Patriotic Service to his country so these figures when i look back
Clay hensley. Well, this next guy grew up a giants fan. I think he dreamed of being here one day. How many great plays about he make for the giants . Short stop brandon crawford. [cheers and applause] we missed him this year, but in the restaurant he was there. Hard to miss him. Number 38. Brian wilson. [cheers and applause] what a performance here in San Francisco in game two of the world series. Hes still only 23 years old. Giants starting pitcher madison bumgarner. [cheers and applause] i dont think we will ever forget the eighth inning in game against detroit and strike out the best hitters they had to over. Germ jeremy a felt. Another great guy santiago castilla. Wherever this guys goes championships seem to follow, a key man in the bull pen against this here, number 49, javier lopez. [cheers and applause] another one of brian saibians great season moves picking up this left hander. Jose mijares. Literally he was unhittable in the world series and the post season. Sergio romo. [ch