For women, and why . Find it where you get your podcasts. Host we are back with Latasha Brown to talk about the black voter and the 2020 election. It morning. Guest good morning. Host tell us what the black Voters Matter Fund is. Organization an that was started in 2016 to shift the dynamics around. We wanted to build power and our communities so we could have influence on impact on policies. Because whate fund we felt is that in order to really have a robust democracy, you have to have an engaged electorate. We would engage voters on the local level to shift the policies for the communities. Host what did your organizing approach look like this year . What did you do on the ground to get more black voters to register and to show up and vote . Guest we did not start this year. We started in 2016. We think that what happens is oftentimes in the black community you see people come around election time. Its like if you have a friend that only calls when they want something, youre not exci
Much better. Our team has managed to pull feat that was pretty impressive. We started the official process on monday and here we are. This is because of all of you, because of all of us americans showing support for our president , donald j. Trump. Can i get around of applause . [applause] thats right. We see what is going on and the silent majority, the silent no more. , silente noise majority, let everyone know you are here. [applause] over somego housekeeping items because we know how things are. Covid. Just hear me out. Wear a mask unless you are medically exempt. If you are not wearing a mask, we will assume you are medically exempt. [applause] wear a mask and socially distance unless you are with family. Hello, family. [applause] wash your hands and sanitize your hands often, that is just standard, basic hygiene. That is it. This goes without saying because our groups are very clean, pick up after yourself because we dont want to be stuck with a huge bill. That is pretty much it.
Standoff, a weekend a day after the election. What is the Trump Campaigns strategy in all of this . Guest the Campaign Strategy is to mount legal challenges. And the republican strategy is to stand with President Trump. It was evident on monday at the capital that Mitch Mcconnell, senator roy blunt and other members of the Republican Leadership stand in lockstep with President Trump as he pursues different recounts and litigation across the political map. Its an example of the solidarity of the gop despite President Trumps defeat, and also a challenge for Vice President elect biden who is trying to mount a transition at this point but he doesnt have formal backing from the current administration. Host what are you hearing is the mood inside the white house, officials and sources you talk to . Guest President Trump is unlikely to concede this election. He may walk away from the white the electionary if is certified formally for president elect biden. He becomes president of the united s
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Prevention to help us have a conversation about suicide. Why do people kill themselves . People who kill themselves are in pain. They are in intolerable pain of one kind or another. In the united states, we have the luxury that is primarily emotional pain. In other countries it may be economic, and maybe physical pain because the Health System has collapsed. It may have to do with shame. In the united states, we have those forms of pain. We have families that run out of money and call in and say i have the choice of being dead or homeless. People learn physical pain and decide in their lives and we have children who are bullied and who die of shame. Primarily, it is emotional pain and that is what we have come to have to grapple with. We dont know much about emotional pain, so we have trouble dealing with it. We dont recognize it. So, when you say we have difficulty dealing with it, at the same time every Suicide Prevention organization at its core has a list of signs that people need