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Washington who is author of tonights book , boss of the grips, the life of James H Williams and the red caps of Grand Central terminal. This is part of an ongoing series of programs posted in conjunction with our series the ballad of harlem. If youve not had a chance to look at the exhibition it will be up through the end of december. There are all these things inside the exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight and also it might feed your own historical knowledge about how the ballot for harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century offering viewsof president s and institutions dedicated to education , politicalengagements , cultural affirmation and creativity. The exhibition as i was mentioning earlier highlights includes the brotherhood of sleeping car porters which was the first union of black workers particularly plowman porters and youll also find selections from ruby dee and aussie davises collection which we recentlyacquired. Also items fr
Fat tuesday, wait a minute. Hey. Speak for yourself. Not fat marcus. Got to cinch this up a little bit. You made some king cake. Brought in four king cakes. Then i better let it out. And we have some great weather here in the bay area as we celebrate. A live look outside in san rafael. Out of the door to a mostly clear sky. Concord, temperatures in the upper 40s. At noon it is 71 degrees. Well talk about how warm it gets coming up. And mike is looking for the tuesday commute. And the last 90 seconds we didnt have it and now the fast track lanes suddenly show slowing. I did see a huge car carrier with a dozen cars on the back go through that toll plaza so everything moving smoothly but more traffic flow. Well see the build through contra costa but not right now. No slowing on the sensors only at the toll plaza so that is a good start. Back to you. Thanks, mike. New this morning a chaotic scene unfolding in San Francisco. Police say it started with a hitandrun and ended with suspects act
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