This our, Princeton University professor eddie glaude talks to me about President Bidens graduation speech at morehouse. The interview in just a few moments. A very good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Welcome everyone to politico reports. First two political headlines. Here is what is happening right now. President biden arrived in atlanta a short time ago. He will attend Campaign Events later today and is expected to deliver the Commencement Speech at Morehouse College tomorrow. Earlier today, The White House released photos of a friday meeting with members of the divine nine historically africanamerican sororities and fraternities. Biden also spoke at the National Museum of African American history and culture. Together, the naacp and this museum are monuments to the power of black history to black history is American History. It is american. It is a really important thing to continue. We have a whole group of people out there trying to rewrite history,
Jasmine griffin. She is a professor at Columbia University of english and africanamerican studies. Her current book is titled towards an intellectual history of black women. Ladies and gentlemen, Farah Jasmine griffin. [applause] thank you, and good afternoon. I know youre here because you love hers stop, not because this hurston you want hear . Okay. Is that better . No . All right. I will keep talking until you can hear me. Ill try to speak a little more loudly. Is that better . Good. So, i know youre here because you love hurston, not bus that is one of the only air conditioned venues today. It is wholly appropriate we have this panel on hurston here in harlem, place she called home. A place that inspired much of her work. A place that started her career. This year will mark the 100th 100th anniversary of her birth, and she continues to be a writer and a figure who messmerrize us. Were fortunate to be joined by a june of scholars and speakers and writers who have spent quite a bit o
Author and Princeton University professor eddie glaude sits down for after words with National Urban League President marc morial to discuss the state of black america. This book is democracy in black. Host im marc morial, im the president of the National Urban league and im proud to be here with professor eddie glaude of Princeton University. Professor, welcome. Guest im honored. As my mother would say back home in mississippi, this is high time. Im really honored. Host youve written a new book we want to talk about. We also want i think its always fascinating to viewers and certainly too many how you got from moss point mississippi, a Great Community down on the gulf coast, all the way to Princeton University. Maybe we are just over the toggle bit about yourself estimate its because folks like me. Im a country boy who made it big. Thats what id like to see. My dad was a the second posting from black africanamerican postman hard at the post office. Host that was a big job. Guest we we
Over documents. And help me with this one, what exactly was President Trumps mysterious misspelled midnight tweet . Breaking overnight, a massive bomb in afghanistan with more than 80 people dead and hundreds wounded. Plus, Comedian Kathy Griffin under fire for her gruesome photos of a mock President Trump beheaded. I went way too far. I made a mistake and i was wrong. We begin this morning with President Trump reportedly planning to say goodbye to the paris agreement, the International Landmark deal to fight climate change. I have the best team with me here today to break it down, starting with Nbcs Kristen Welker live at the white house. Kristen, what exactly do we know about the president s decision . Weve heard hes listening to everyone. Hes going to take a week, a month, now hes out of paris . Well, that is the latest reporting. Axios first to report it, we have yet to confirm it. Weve reached out to a number of different white house officials here waiting for that final confirmat
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