Blackledge struggles against Police Violence in the wake of Police Murders of george floyd in minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in louisville, and the attempted murder of jacob blake in kenosha have once again sounded a call for black liberation while raising familiar questions about electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago, his landmark election came on the heels of a 1967 rebellion in newark when the Police Beating of an unmarked black man struck an uprising against white supremacy. Amidst heightened organizing around racist urban renewal projects and educational injustice, the beating recalled countless Police Killings of black men in the city that had gone unpunished over the years and brought thousands into the july. At the july National Guard was called into uprisingto stop the which cost lives. In the following days, months, and years, the black and puerto rican communities leveraged the power and momentum of the uprising to build Community Power and organize succe
Like ours that witnessed the Police Killing of george floyd. The book is challenging and introspective. Its outraged and quiet and devastating. Early in the book ms. Rankin writes i was always aware that my value in our cultures eyes is determined by my skin color first and foremost. Claudia rankin is a poet, and essayist and playwright. She is a professor of poetry at yale, the new book is titled just us, an american conversation. And we find ms. Rankin at her home in connecticut. I really miss talking to you in person in front of a live audience. Im glad we could make this work. But i just have to say im really going to miss that, so welcome. Host thank you so much kerri for having me. Tell me how, in the before times, before the pandemic you imagined you would be traveling in talking about this book, in front of live audiences. You are right. What we are doing is not what i thought i would be doing. I thought that as close as could come to having conversations with different people
Really reopen at that stage the u. K. Is recorded almost 20000 new corona virus infections in one day its the countrys 2nd highest daily increase wednesday also saw the start of a new restrictions system in liverpool and its surrounding areas bars and gyms are closing as the region enters the highest level. Thousands of people are expected to 5 virus restrictions at a Tram Campaign rally in iowa infections and deaths continue at high levels across the state the governor issued an emergency proclamation for people to keep their distance in public places. In afghanistan tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after heavy fighting between the taliban and Government Troops taliban fighters have been battling their way towards lashkar gah the capital of Helmand Province in recent days the government has launched a counter offensive to stop them supported by u. S. Airstrikes. To protest or leaders have been arrested in thailand an hour after the government announced
Raises great concern daily numbers of cases or a hospital admissions or and cover it is no defeat leading cause of deaths at the bar or 8000 deaths per day has no been reached us President Donald Trump and his white house challenger joe biden have been quizzed by the public during rival televised town hall style events they were asked about issues ranging from the coronavirus to conspiracy theories the Supreme Court and trumps finances they were supposed to face each other in a 2nd president ial debate but trump withdrew from that and his format was changed to virtual rather than in person and early voting continues to be a popular choice in the upcoming election long lines formed outside of Voting Centers in North Carolina on thursday on the 1st day of early voting in the state across the country more than 14 and a half 1000000 people have already cast their ballots. Meanwhile 9 states have seen record numbers of infections as the u. S. Is towards 8000000. 00 cases its in line with a
More night from scott hydes lawyer who is in bangkok at scotts. Just tell us whats happening where you are because youve been up that protest site for most of the day. And what has happened is that you know as we were talking about earlier you know what the protesters did at the end it didnt they do the police saying that theyre going to hold another large protest where they did it thursday evening for more than 10000 came out but instead they did it about a kilometer down the road to where we are now where this confrontation is happening now in between those 2 locations on a very popular high end Shopping Mall right mr part of bangkok paragon and what did happen is that the riot police gave warnings to the podcasters down the road and they started marching down the road and then that was met by some of the protesters i would say hundreds of the protesters marching down to meet them and then there was kind of a battle lines drawn the police over loudspeakers heard damage tried to encou