This film takes us to a country where the Younger Generation is rising up they no longer want to watch their siblings classmates and friends get killed. Newtown Orlando Las Vegas each place has witnessed a mass murder with over 20 dead these tragedies are happening more and more often we were alive 1st. We learn every year in high school or college. We knew about what happened in orlando. On valentines day 2018 there was a massacre at montreux Stoneman Douglas high school in park in florida. Every single time like. Nothing happened people love to clear off your thoughts and prayers our entire nation. With one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. For once it was just like enough is enough. For. A Student Initiative organize the biggest protest in the u. S. Since the 1960 s. When Young Americans took to the streets to oppose the vietnam war millions took part in the march from miners in spring 2018 to demonstrate against guns in their country guns that kill their fr
expected another this week he will run for president. over the weekend the naacp an advocacy group for black americans should florida travel advisory for what they say is a state that is openly hostile toward african-americans and other minority groups under the leadership of dasantis margare lorber public and congressman byron donalds called the whole thing, siliana dahmen. this political, it makes no sense. should be focused on making sur people actually have the opportunity to achieve, which florida is actually doing is driving in me better than other states, let s say new york or california, or washington state. we are doing a . the naacp s travel advisor comes after a series of decisions that the organization says devalues and marginalizes the constrictions of and the challenges faced by african-americans. in january did he said his administration rejected propose advanced placement course african-american studies saying to florida law and lacks educational value
Been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for th it is really wonderful for us to have jonathan back at the carter library. You know, it has been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for a book about jackie robinson. And that has probably been seven or a neck years since then. And what is really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick offs book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday. And do that here at the jimmy carter president ial library, which is really, i think, great. This is his sixth book. He has written, as i said, about jackie robinson, lou gehrig, muhamed ali, al capone, as well as the foursome who really did the push to get the approval of the Birth Control pill. But the thing that you see in jonathans writing is an immense amount of research that goes into it. And i think he comes by that naturally. His dad was an accountant. So a stickler for details. And his mom is a community activist. So if you think about that and think
i m lindsay reiser in today with at least human does. this, our israel strikes new targets just over its northern border, and it s ripping up its assault inside gaza. a middle east analyst on the stakes, and what this means for the region. also tonight, morning in maine. the community gathering to remember the victims of last week s mass shooting, as new details reveal when the shooter was on law enforcement s radar. and, america loses a friend. tributes pouring in after the shocking news of matthew perry s death. we ll begin this hour, though, with breaking news. the gaza strip under heavy bombardment as israel s increased offensive against hamas enters a third day. prime minister netanyahu earlier today. the white house says the leaders discussed the efforts to release hostages, including any americans potentially being held in gaza. we also talked about the need for more humanitarian aid to gaza. earlier, u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan told msnbc the bide
Which is why we are event a couple of thank you before we get started. The black History Month committee and the life of student affairs, the dean, and as always the staff and make these event possible. Thank you. [applause] so let me introduce our wonderful speakers this evening. Salamishah tillet is an associate professor of english and African Studies at a faculty member of the center for gender sexuality and women studies of university of pennsylvania. She has a phd in the history of american civilizations, and english, from harvard, and any mat from brown. She received a ba in english and africanamerican studies. Her most recent book, by Duke University press, examines how contemporary African American artists, writers, and intellectuals remember antebellum slavery within the postcivil rights america to challenge ongoing exclusion of africanamerican citizens for a model of racial democratic future. In 2010, she did a special issue of ethiopia. Her work has appeared in many differe