Back in the 1980s from the original founders of the descendents association, and i guess it stopped for a while, so i decided to start it up again. And i was reading the book, the slaveship clotilda and the makers of africa town. That is how i came up with the title. I was looking for a title, but you know, a lot of things were not ringing a bell. When i was reading her book, i was like oh wow, our ancestors just jumped at me. You greeted everyone and there was a point where you had descendents speak. How did you come up with your program . Well, growing up here in africa town and attending the missionary baptist church, there was a bust of cudgel lewis in front of our church all of my life, and back in 2002 that bust was destroyed by some kids acting up, and they decided to vandalize, and later, they put up a Historical Marker, and this Historical Marker had the founders of Union Baptist church, and there were several names on there, and growing up, i always heard about cudgel lewis,
The modern world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. Its easy to say, as i do in my book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ourselves as natural adventurers, risktakers, entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. . I am a believer in american exceptionalism. But as marines like to say, it has to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and . And how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when timeed wholly in that making things when we were extracting them from the earth. We invented almost everything about america. We have constantly reinvented almost everything as we deemed it necessary, including our institutions, our customs, our laws. Above all, our definition of who is american and
Strategic plans across america to deliver those vaccines safely and these doses cannot come soon enough as covid19 continues to devastate the golden state California Health officials reporting more than 35,000 new cases of the virus and 225 deaths both numbers shattering daily records more than 13,000 people are currently in the hospital thats also an alltime record and the states icu capacity is now at just 7. 9 some good news though california is expecting some 327,000 doses of the pfizer covid19 vaccine as early as monday. As part of the initial vaccine rollout the move comes after the fda authorized emergency use of that vaccine late last night. The chief operating officer of operation warp speed now praising the effort today calling it historic. For 7 months we have realized the greatest Public Private partnership in modern times. Doctors scientists researchers factory workers low just asians and hundreds more have all come together for single or purpose. That purpose save lives a
The 1st time theyre going to mass is being considered illegal for the churches have been lost. Or that going into mass could be considered a crime. And wrestlers from countries including russia help the refugees to return to and rebuild their homes. But many find they have nothing to return to can check out our t. Dot com for more on our top story. This hour. Cook talks, politics and much more on the big picture thats coming up right here on every 4 years, the usa votes and the world is watching after of the last 4 years and the last 3 weeks. What do they see . Lets ask, john said lady geo political strategist with trilogy advisors, john is a plum, a c. Consultant to the United States department of state. And john, im about to Say Something i have never said to any guest takes 6 minutes to answer the following question and pay sure self. How is this 2020 election per seen by World Leaders and those they lead and whose perception matters most . Well, im going to start off with the obvio
Now live to london for british Prime Ministers question time. He tweaked the house of commons is in session we bring you Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking questions from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings on cspan2. We invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmqs. Members are finishing up other business prior to question time. Now to the floor of the british house of commons. To ensure that we have the future in wales. If the honorable gentleman has any doubts, look at the work my right honorable friend did to reassure seltzer receive 30 million pods, 800 jobs i wales, our commitment to the industry. We go to questions for the Prime Minister. Questions for the Prime Minister to answer the engagement question and then call the supplementary. Thank you, mister speaker. You have been updated on the leak investigation you referred to on the second of november and i take this matter seriously and return to update the house in due course. This morning i hav