Incarceration and im delighted that the new press who has publishing the book becoming this burden, sent me a note suggesting that we tick a look at the book. Now, i will tell you that across a year, i may get from various publishers maybe 20 or 30 new books. Asking me to read them and i have to share my opinion or else share my share my opinion on a cover or share my opinion with members of our congregation. I cant rad them all but fortunately i read this one and i read it because it had a forward by an author, and an activist and a lawyer named Michelle Alexander. I was coming out of a program similar to this at the library one evening and one of the panelists was the late Vincent Harding i knew him from my days at a student at the college and he saw me, he knows me as calvin he said hey, calvin before you leave, i want to make sure you get a book. And i said what book is that . He said the jim crow and i went and got the bock and i read it like many of us i was further enlightened a
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Baptist Church in the city of new york. Were delighted that you can join us tonight. Were looking forward to a very informative and inspiring night. Tonight youre joining us for a conversation on women and incarceration and im delighted that the new press who has publishing the book becoming this burden, sent me a note suggesting that we tick a look at the book. Now, i will tell you that across a year, i may get from various publishers maybe 20 or 30 new books. Asking me to read them and i have to share my opinion or else share my share my opinion on a cover or share my opinion with members of our congregation. I cant rad them all but fortunately i read this one and i read it because it had a forward by an author, and an activist and a lawyer named Michelle Alexander. I was coming out of a program similar to this at the library one evening and one of the panelists was the late Vincent Harding i knew him from my days at a student at
Extreme weather. A Tropical Storm warning for the gulf coast tonight, as the heat intensi intensifies. The temperatures going to approach 120 degrees in phoenix. So hot, airlines are cancelling flights and al is tracking it all. Those stories plus Jared Kushner speaks. Tiger woods gets professional help. And large and in charge, the remarkable video of two elephants teaming up to save a drowning baby elephant, today, tuesday, june 20th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its a Tuesday Morning. So glad to have you with us. Lots going on in your world. Were going to tell you everything you need to know to get your day started. The tough talk from the president , following otto warmbi warmbiers president , just days after he was released in a coma from a north korean prison. And inrea mitchell is here this morning. Reporter its demanding the release of three othe
A Tropical Storm warning for the gulf coast tonight, as the heat intensi intensifies. The temperatures going to approach 120 degrees in phoenix. So hot, airlines are cancelling flights and al is tracking it all. Those stories plus Jared Kushner speaks. Tiger woods gets professional help. And large and in charge, the remarkable video of two elephants teaming up to save a drowning baby elephant, today, tuesday, june 20th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its a tuesday morning. So glad to have you with us. Lots going on in your world. Were going to tell you everything you need to know to get your day started. The tough talk from the president , following otto warmbi warmbiers president , just days after he was released in a coma from a north korean prison. And inrea mitchell is here this morning. Reporter its demanding the release of three other americans who h
My mom used to say i know but i cant put my finger on it. I knew, but i just couldnt name it and described it and the new jim crow put everything that i experienced through the criminal Justice System, through my community in plain and distinct order. So as i stayed around and continued the work, my understanding and analysis grew and with that, my commitment and determination grew to change things. Not only for myself, but for everybody who crossed my path. And that resulted in Movement Building and systems change, in Leadership Development and in building a Strong Community that sticks advice together thank you for that. Susan, let me ask this of both of you because you talk about your own sort of narrativearc or your learning curve. Michelle, certainly before that as well and im very aware that we have a much larger consciousness about ending mass incarceration now. It wasnt this big when we started critical resistance in 1997 with angela davis and i wonder what it was that was disr