Audience here. I love this. cheers and applause no, its great. As we all know, american Race Relations have been pretty tumultuous lately. Our weekly racial incidents are starting to feel Something Like an unlimited appetizer deal at a chain restaurant grotesque, nauseating, and neverending. laughter with the Racial Climate changing so rapidly, we thought it would be helpful to go to our inhouse racial meteorologist, gusty hail. laughter cheers and applause hows it going, gusty . Thanks, larry. Were dealing with plenty of racial atmospheric pressure pretty much everywhere. Right . Things are heating up, larry. laughter so its okay to take off that hoodie, folks. Seriously, take it off, because they will shoot you. laughter larry whats racial atmospheric pressure . Well, for instance, donald trump calling larry other way. The other direction. laughter its a new map. laughter larry okay. Donald trump calling mexicans rapists has really heated things up out west and near the border states
For the naacp Legal Defense fund. The organization that i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. And so i want to give a little bit of hello . I want to give sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am ive been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year. But worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason i am happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with. My father, dr. Norwood russo was the first black school sup superintendent in selma, alabama [ applause ] thank you. In 1987. When he arrived, selma was a very integrated School System. The selma city schools were incredibly integrated. They had, though, what is called inSchool Segregation. They had a tracking system where the majority of africanamerican students were in level three or
The National Anthem while President Trump stokes the fire saying team owners are afraid of the players. And now, a top athlete getting Death Threats. Desperation in puerto rico. Frustration growing as thousands of necessary supplies arrive but cant get to those who need them most. Through all this, a glimmer of hope for some of the most vulnerable. This incredible act of generosity sparked by this plea for help. We cant let them die. We need all the help we can get. Please. Wait until you see how this womans prayers get answered. And good morning, america. What a powerful moment that was. So many people in puerto rico are in need of help. Wait until you see what one ceo did. A lot of people pitching in. Theres a lot of need, as well. Plus some emotions on the football field last night. Lets look at the packers and the bears. There, linked arm in arm. Both teams, including aaron rogers, there. Lots of passion in the stands, as well. A lot of reaction. One of many teams displaying unity.
Next, a forum on race and education with members of congress. Education advocates, students, and former officials. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Hosted this event. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. Im melanie newman. Im the chief strategist for the naacp Legal Defense fund, the organization that i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. And so i want to give a little bit of hello. Sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am i have been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year, but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason im happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with
Live outside of Coopers Hospital with new details. Reporter people have been coming here around the clock to check up on that officer. The dad has been here since about 10 00 last night and basically hasnt left his bedside since then. For everybody involved here, a big sigh of relief tonight. Crying. Just crying, and i couldnt calm myself down. Reporter it wasinari nearly minutes of terror for the family. His aunt tells nbc 10 it was an agonizing wait before finding out the fate of the cop. I feel my heart beating like this. Reporter keith james was first on scene after finding out the 21yearold had been shot in the leg during a struggle with this 19yearold. Even though he was shot he was still able to get the gun away. He radioed for help and called for a tourniquet for his leg. Everything was so fast. We had him out of there within three or four minutes. Probably faster than that. Reporter chelsea coil couldnt believe it when investigators said his gun jammed when he tried shooting h