The birthday of frederick douglass, we dont know the exact date. Abraham lin on the, the emancipation proclamation and also the birthday of w. E. B. Dubois. My wife was pregnant with our second child, and she went into labor february 22nd, and so we went to the hospital and they said f i said if you hold out a couple hours, well have a duboise baby. And you can imagine what with you would say to your husband 10 or 15 years down the road. But he was born on february 23rd, so we do have a duboise birthday. In a course like this talking about freedom, theres no person that exemplifies the struggle of freedom in america and the world more than w. E. B. Dubois. And, of course, he became famous for this is a little bit of his life. His early years, he was born in great barrington, massachusetts. As hes born there, hes born to, his mother and father. His father, alfred, left the family not long after he left was born. His grandfather, alexander, was of haitian background, spent some time in S
Crime here than comparable big cities. Experts say these crimes dont represent an uptick in violence in the area. I wouldnt say that people were contacting me and, uh, complaint or, you know, expressing fears about a pervasive crime situation. No, we do hear from members that night. Life is still one of the main things that drawing people downtown. Multiple security cameras are positioned at the crime scene intersection. Detectives hope one captured images before and after the violence, which will lead them to the suspects. I dont think theres a gang nexus involved with this at this point where were looking at is a serious assault that occurred. Investigators like anybody who knows anything to come forward. You can report what you know anonymously live in downtown san jose jesse jari ktvu, fox two news 19 year old hit and run suspect is now in custody after police say he crashed a stolen car and fled the scene in san mateo. This happened Early Saturday Morning on alameda de los bogus a
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Parks was born. She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in montgomery, alabama. An act of resistance that launch the modernday Civil Rights Movement. Today, we spend the hour looking at her life. We have one of the most famous americans of the 20th century treated like a Childrens Book hero, not seen as being worthy of a substantive, scholarly treatment. That is what surprised me and continues to surprise me, the ways that we diminish her legacy by making it about a single day, a single act, as opposed to the rich and lifelong history of resistance that was actually who rosa parks was. We speak with historian jeanne theoharis, her new book, the rebellious life of mrs. Rosa parks. All that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Obama Administration has granted itself the right to launch a preemptive strike on foreign targets. Cyber attacks would be carried out, should the what has been the n
Good morning, everyone. The little alabama boy has been reunited with his mother after he was held captive by a killer for nearly a week. Agents swooped in for the rescue after becoming worried that the child was in imminent damage. Hes been checked out of a hospital. We get more, now, from abcs tahman bradley. Reporter this morning, the little boy held captive in an underground bunker for seven days is safe. Ethan, seen in this photograph, celebrates his 6th birthday tomorrow surrounded by family. He was taken to a hospital for treatment. And is said to be physically unharmed. Hes laughing, joking, playing, eating. The things that you would expect a normal 5yearold to 6yearold young man to do. Reporter the suspect, 65yearold jimmy lee dykes is dead, after fbi agents stormed the bunker where the boy was being held. Abc news learned authorities inserted a hightech camera into the bunker and monitored dykes movement. They neutralized dykes when they thought he would come out. The child w