not simply a democracy at. we re but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen kevin mccarthy s new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthy s bid this year was only the 15th time that has happened, it was 15 ballots but it was only the 15th time that it is happened. there were only four other instances when the volker shut went on for longer, all of which were in the 1800s, which was an era in which political parties were influx and factions were ideologically split over the issue of slavery. take the 16th congress as an example. henry clay was initially elected as the speaker at the start of the term and 1819 but, he opted to step down in the midd
american thing that is a global thing. jason reynolds and brendan kiley, authors of the new york times bestseller all american boys. if you enjoyed that conversation as much as i did there is a lot more where that came from, literally. because we continue the discussion exclusively for nbc s streaming platformed peacock, and in a few days you will be able to stream that one to. stay tuned for that. be sure to look at our twitter, at velshi, ali velshi for information it is at what is our twitter handle? it is at hollyville she at msnbc. send us your requests for titles as well as any reactions, i know the email address for, this it is my story at velshi.com. because what is a book club without its members? that does it for me, thank you for watching, velshi, catch me next here next saturday and sunday morning from 8:10 am eastern. and don t forget, velshi is available as a podcast. you can listen to the entire show, look how i change clothes even for the podcast as opposed
rashad, a 16 year old black teen who loves drawing cartoons of his family and hanging out with his three best friends, and quinn, a white chalk of the same, matron out takes care of his younger brother since his dad died in afghanistan. were shot and quindell know each other, but they both find each other together at the local convenience store before the party starts. that s when queen witnesses rashad getting brutally and unjustly beaten by a police officer. their paths don t cross, but they become entirely intertwined. that is the plot of today s feature for the velshi banned book club, new york times best seller, all american boys. it is fiction written for a young adult audience, because it could very well be true, because black and brown american subjected to american police brutality them is a story that we have heard again and again. but the true power of all american boys comes from its two narrators and its two unique points of view. the introductory chapters highlight to the
ballot. jonathan has got a great lineup as always, including the capitol police officer and newly minted recipient of the presidential citizens medal, harry dunn. he was there on january 6th he knows what accountability actually looks like. stay tuned for that. but for today s meeting of the velshi banned book club is almost underway, featuring the award-winning book all american boys by jason reynolds and brendan kiley, i had the opportunity to speak to both of them about writing in alternative points of view. then assessing for the next generation to read, and read about painful topics like a police brutality. this book maybe britain with young adults in mind but it will resonate for any reader and for all americans. don t miss it.