Military. Learn more about veterans day through archival films, sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern, one 1 00 p. M. Pacific, here on American History tv. A panel of scholars discusses the impact of kenneth gibson, elected as new works first black mayor and the first black mayor of any northeastern city. They examine the impact this had on the broader Civil Rights Movement, and how gibson did and did not meet the expectations of voters. This is part of the association for the study of africanamerican life and historys annual conference. They provided the video. Mr. Blackmer good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for what promises to be a timely and illuminating roundtable discussion, looking back on the 50th anniversary of the struggle to elect newarks first black mayor, kenneth gibson. Elected in june 1970, since administration are to the turning point in newark and was part of a wave of black political organizing that culminated in the election of to 1974. Ors from 1967 these histo
Goals when live across and broke horns with glass well see who came out on top. And all i was like oh welcome to the program u. S. President elect joe biden has picked 2 prominent physicians to lead his Coronavirus Task force is made to tackling the pandemic his top priority when he takes office on january 20th and hes already putting together a team to come up with a strategy biden started his day fresh from his election victory speech by going to mass at the caf Catholic Church in his hometown well minton delaware thats where his son is buried biden also says tackling Climate Change and bridging the u. S. Political divide are key goals of his administration. President donald trump returned to the gulf coast where he was playing when u. S. Networks declared biden election winner on saturday beforehand he was he fired off a new round of tweets alleging Election Fraud so far he has produced no substantial evidence to support the allegation. Now lets bring in our washington correspondent
The successful struggle to elect newarks first black mayor, kenneth gibson. Elected in june of 1970, gibsons administration marked a turning point for the black Freedom Movement in newark and was part of a National Wave a black political organizing that culminated in the election of black mayors in cities like cleveland, dairy, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. These histories feel particularly vital right now as black lives struggle against Police Violence in the wake of the murders of george floyd in minneapolis, jacob blake in kenosha, breonna taylor, as once again sounded the call for black liberation while raising familiar questions about electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago, gibsons landmark election came on the heels of the 1967 rebellion in newark, when the Police Beating of an unarmed black man named john smith sparked a fiveday uprising against White Supremacy and its an forces in blue in the jim crow north. Amidst heightened organizing around rac
Way. What sent the cryptocurrency sit to its highest level in nearly three years. We start tonight with the story thats front and center for investors, and all of americas right now. Thats the vote counting under way in five key battleground states plus alaska eamon javers has more on where things stand at this hour. We havent really moved all day today, as all the vote counters around the country are doing their jobs biden 253, trump 214 in the race to 270 joe biden has more paths to 270 now than donald trump does, but its not over for either man lets start with arizona you can see where we stand in that state theyve been giving us new data throughout the day that is 11 electoral votes available there. Nevada was giving us data throughout the day still too close to call with 89 of the vote in in nevada georgia, another state where were seeing an interesting move by the biden camp, making a run at a historically very, very red state. 49. 5 for trump, 49. 3 for biden a difference there,
Honoring the victims, france marks the 5th anniversary of one of the worst terrorist atrocities in its history. Militants killed, 130 people injured many in a series of coordinated attacks and parents, plus, underpaid. And especially those working in intensive care units are a great burden. As a pandemic pushes hospitals around the globe today thanks for joining us. Ethiopian civilians who fled fighting in the region say they were bombed by Government Forces. This, despite the utopian governments claim that it is only striking military targets to graze, regional leader has warned of a long struggle ahead when local fighters and Government Forces following the of ledge massacre of civilians into gray. Reuters news agency is reporting that Ethiopian Police in the neighboring harvey are asking International Agencies for a list of ethnic to grandstand. Because these images, broadcast on ethiopias state Television Shows the national forces, reportedly pushing into the west of the countrys t