2 key pieces of evidence citi says it is now talking with the fbi to possibly take over the criminal investigation. This after this a lot of County District attorney and the California Attorney Generals Office recused themselves. Lawyers for the month was the family tonight tell me that this latest move shows why theres a lack of trust among many in the community with the department. Certainly it appears that something criminal has happened we were very concerned we learned about yesterday. Its interfered with criminal prosecution its interfere with our federal civil rights case, its. Prejudiced our case in the ability to prosecute this officer and so not only is it appropriate to. That s the fire the person who did this. It is also appropriate to figure out how this could have happened how was one person making a decision about. Evidence collection why wasnt that taking into was entire truck taken into evidence immediately. Lots of questions being raised tonight. The city says that on
Arianna we are very excited about the authors who will be speaking here. Started, please silence your cell phones. We are filming and recording today and we prefer not to have any interruptions. We sure to use a microphone at the end of the event to ask questions. If you have not purchased a book and would like to do so, they are available at the register. After the event is over, there will be a signing line to the right of this table here. If you have been here before, you know we ask everyone to fold up their chairs after the event. Here with us tonight is dr. Damaris hill. Dr. Hill is an accomplished explores the work digital humanities. She has written the fluid boundaries of suffrage and jim crow. Dr. Hill is an assistant professor of africanamerican studies at the university of kentucky but she is here to talk to us about her most recent work , a bound woman is a dangerous thing. Dr. Hill honors the lives and suffering of africanamerican women heroes throughout history while pro
Talking to strangers what is the premise of this book . Were not very good at talking to strangers. I was looking at the contemporary high profile controversies that come down to the same problem people had conversations with bernie made off and never understood who he was or at penn state the Sexual Assault case at stanford a few years back. And communications and the one that the book starts and ends with is the signature case im concerned with is the sandra bland cast on case which is a high profile in counter of africanamericans of Law Enforcement. Which was a conversation between a young black man and a Police Officer composer over and the conversation goes off the rails and i wondered why is it we fail in these conversations with strangers . Why is it important to you . Nobody loves the transcript more than me. Have people express themselves and if someone is articulate and one of and to be interviewed by the actor wesley brand. And then he starts to talk and then realize to be t
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