And other written materials that members want to offer as part of the hearing today. I also have unanimous consent that are policy from georgia be allowed to participate, and will be permitted to ask question should a member yield their time. Without objection, so done. I will ask all witnesses and members to mute your microphone to prevent feedback and other technical issues when youre not speaking. You may unmute any time seek recognition. I will not recognize myself or an opening statement. Earlier this past week, the nation commemorated the birthday of dr. Martin luther king on saturday. Many public figures gave speeches and statements to honor his legacy and some went further to talk about civil rights and how to make us a better nation. We must secure the rights that he fought for for oppressed people, the right to vote. Yes, he was for the right to organize. And have workers compensated. Recognizing being part of a union. And he was for health care is a basic civil right and for
Free mobile app, or online at cspan. Org. Announcer Voting Rights advocates testified on Voter Suppression efforts and id laws before the house judiciary subcommittee on civil rights this year. This is about two hours and 40 minutes. The committee on the judiciary subcommittee on the constitutional civil rights and Civil Liberties will come to order. Without objections, i will authorize for recess at any time. I welcome everyone to the hearing on Voter Suppression and continuing threats to democracy. Before we continue, want to remind members that we have established an email address at that has been shared, and a distribution list for motions and other written materials that members want to offer as part of the hearing today. I also have unanimous consent that are policy from georgia be allowed to participate, and will be permitted to ask question should a member yield their time. Without objection, so done. I will ask all witnesses and members to mute your microphone to prevent feedb
You once again good afternoon and we want to welcome you to the National Black writers conference and thank you for so much for being a part of this great conference. Again lets get the organizes a big hand for organizing and putting this together. [applause] they always do such a great job. This panel is part of the great job that they are doing today. Race ,com,com ma power and politics is the title of our panel. Our moderator is marcus ford. William jelani cobb Obery Hendricks Michele Wallace. Thank you and good afternoon. Good afternoon. Hello. We would like to first of all thank you for coming to the 14th annual black writers conference. My name is wallace ford. Im the chairman of the Public Administration department at Medgar Evers School at inappropriate business and the other is the commentary blog soon to be in book form called love and hate the time of obama and a host of inclusion showed which can be seen in various parts of the country. The introduction has to do with the t
Ourselves, saving our communities. I feel good. [laughter] i knew that i would. [laughter] thank you again. Be back by 2 00. Oh, is someone [inaudible conversations] oh, okay. Thank you. Please, stay for your pictures. See you at two. Knox. [inaudible conversations] next, from the National Black writers conference at Medgar Evers College in brooklyn, a panel on changing historical narrative. [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Were here enter well, im really glad to be here, in person, right here in front of you. You know, we in this panel we dont grown groan and bemoan the destructive narratives about us misrepresenting who we are and how we are with. This panel will help us to reconstruct, to tell our own stories, the real deal. Our stories, this is our story, this is our song, let the work ive done speak to me. And so to moderate this panel on reconstructing the historical narrative of us is professor woodard who was given, i dont know if hell tell you this
Degree class a misdemeanor. One large piece of the puzzle in our quest to find the two escaped murderers. Joyce mitchell now known as tillie in custody. Thats not all. She has been linked by investigators to both cop killer david sweat and torture murderer richard matt. Not only did she allegedly have some kind of relationship with both men, her husband is also potentially connected. We dont know how. He is under investigation though. He has yet to be charged with anything we should point out. And on top of all that, of course the two straervery dangerous men, killers are out there some where. Tillie may be in custody. They certainly are not. We begin our complete coverage with alexandra field on the arrest and arraignment. She joins us now. What else did the d. A. Have to say about Joyce Mitchell . Reporter well anderson this is the woman Police Believe was meant to drive the getaway car but never showed up at the prison when the fugitives escaped. She has been arrested. She will be a