The Oakland Police and the fbi. Our first michelle kingston has more for us tonight from lake merritt. While the ropes and now this fake body are being investigated some people here in oakland have taken it upon themselves to patrol the lake to get more eyes on whats going on just my stomach turned and i couldnt believe what i was seen a fake body hanging from a noose on a tree near Lake Merritt Police say the person who reported the hate crime took it down and when officers arrived they found this material stuffed in the shape of the human body with a rope tied around the torso and neck laying on the ground next to a tree with an American Flag flying next to it. Any symbol of hate any symbol of violence does not have a place in oakland Oakland Police say they notified the fbi and both agencies are working to identify who was responsible for this and the nooses found hanging in the trees around the lake on tuesday both incidents are being classified as hate crimes in vigorous us. To es
Hopeful and filled with the desire to make this nation live up to its creed. Juneteenth is one of the most important american holidays that you probably never heard of despite claims from President Trump that he made this interesting expression of columbus saying in real time on his part but know much like everything and circling the black experience in this country juneteenth was torn from the pages of history books used to sanitize the black experience for american consumption and white comparability juneteenth is black folks Independence Day it commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States it was on june 19th 1065 that Union Soldiers landed in Galveston Texas with news that the civil war had ended and the enslaved were finally free in 2020 this is still called a takes on a new meaning the past is repeating itself the lynchings vigilante justice and the disregard of black bodies and lives removing the images of from syrup and uncle bin from rice isnt enough the streets are
Via chat. Kyle good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us on this new program were trying out. We are having a morning conversation over coffee. Im kyle dalton, membership and development coordinator. Jake im jake wynn. I am the director of interpretation for the National Museum of civil war medicine. And i am in washington, d. C. Kyle and im in frederick, maryland. We are happy to have you joining us bright and early. Today, we are talking about coffee. Ive got my cup of joe right here in my appropriately branded mug. I see you got yours. Jake im supporting james Mason George Mason university today. Kyle you support education. So my coffee, you can see a here, its really tasty. If you havent tried it, give it a shot. I made it with my french press with filtered water. Fresh ground is best because that releases the flavors. If you buy Ground Coffee, Ground Coffee loses its flavor. As soon as you grind it, it starts losing the flavor, so youve got to get the whole been, grind it your
Pivotal point in the president s work to ensure there are more smart, conservative jurists in the federal judiciary. Under the leadership of President Trump and leader mcconnell, the senate has prioritized confirming bright, wellqualified men and women who will serve our country for years to come. Im proud to support judge cory wilson and urge my colleagues to approve his nomination. Thank you, and i yield the floor. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar i ask unanimous consent that the rules Committee Madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar we got ahead of ourselves here. Im going to begin. Madam president , i come to the floor today to urge the senate to address the threat the coronavirus poses to our elections and to take immediate action to pass my legislation to ensure voters do not have to choose between their right to vote and their own health. T
Much back to the headlines this morning. We have americans celebrating the 100 55th anniversary of juneteenth the day that commemorates the end of slavery in america when some of the last. African american slaves were finally told. They were free was back on 6 19 1865 at Union Soldiers rolled into Galveston Texas to share the news that slaves there were no longer to be treated as property. It came 2 years after abraham lincolns emancipation proclamation was made official in 1863, and although june to june 10th is not an official federal holiday, an organizer of a local event enrichment stresses the importance of continuing to remember the day. Juneteenth is very important as were talking since lateness of africans and cleveland today, african i mean were still. Sleet as far as the print prisons and been costs rise, which is important for people to know about it today quite frankly. People just dont know so we have to politically educate our people. Several juneteenth events are schedul