Thats misguided because at the end of the day this is a class issue it always is a class of go ahead well you know in the end you as a race determine what class one is in theres no clean dividing line in this country and floyds death is something that happens every day to a black person by the way every day to 3 people in this country an average of 3 People Killed by the police and racism is a big part of that so this story begins with racism and racism thats practiced all the time mostly against black people but i think the reaction to it as you say they were both in was universal and i think the protests obviously were sparked by his killing but i think they are sustained and growing because of anger about. Many things in this country people are suffering people are struggling it is something that is almost for been to talk about its not an issue in college 6 the Corporate Media doesnt say anything about it we already had an economy that was not doing as well as we were told when we
We actually are still in the middle of a pandemic. Tens of millions of people have lost their jobs weve seen acts of congress and the in action of a president the people that have the most money are protected and now we have this horrific death of george lloyd which i think it was very i was very pleased that there was a universal virtually universal reaction to this that this is this was an atrocity but that seems so long ago when we think of the of the riots and continued protests and the actions of the president here but that message is always on race and i think thats misguided because at the end of the day this is a class issue it always is a class go ahead. You know in the in the u. S. Race determine what class what is it we cant theres no clean dividing line in this country and floyds. Death is something that happens every day to a black person by the way every day to 3 people in this country an average of 3 People Killed by the police and racism is a big part of that so this st
Communications. Shes undergraduate degree and her masters from the university of illinois. As a former magazine writer and editor, her Research Interests include 19th century culture culture. Womens magazines of the. And the radical alternative press. And before we begin the program, i would like to send a special welcome to anyone who will be joining the virtual the first time. If youre not familiar with the Historical Society, when the first Historical Society in america. Ill be expecting preserving and sharing the histories in 1791. Withhold amazing collection. Including the papers of the first president of the United States. Im sorry. The first six president s of the United States. I misspoke that. We are continuing to collect today. And if you are interested in, we are currently collecting material related to that covid19 experience. The special initiative designed to listen to peoples experiences during the unusual times and preserving this information for future generations. In
Welcome to booktv and in depth. This is our Monthly Program with one author talking about his or her book and we are pleased this month to be joined by wes moore, the author of three books, plus a Childrens Book and novels. His first book came out in 2010 the other wes moore, and the other in 2015 and his most recent book is about baltimore during the arrest and death of freddie gray that just came out. In your book you write that the military saved your life. What do you mean by that . Guest the military plays an incredibly Important Role in my life where some of the most important times inn my life are where i was wearing the uniform in this country. I was first introduced when i was aboutys 13yearsold. I was sent to a military school and i had gotten into some issues and challenges. My mom threatened to send me away to p military school, and every year i kept blowing it off. The first time i felt handcuffs on myrs wrist is that 11yearsold. My mother noticed i was intentionally hurti
Address new concerns about the pandemic fight in this counoat. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The governor of wisconsin summoning the National Guard after violent protests broke out. Protesters set cars on fire and clashed with officers in riot gear after the shooting of jacob blake. Shot in the back seven times. This was not an accident. This wasnt bad police work. This felt like a vendetta. The Republican National committee nominated President Trump for a second term. If you want to really drive them crazy you say 12 more years. This is now hurricane laura. And laura is doing exactly what it a onetwo punc se punore ockout. Desuctive wildfires continue to burn through parts of california. Thousands forced to evacuate. Were deploying every resource at our disposal. Every resource. Californias highest court overturned the Death Penalty for Scott Peterson convicted of murdering his wife in 2002. All that. Off the coast of greece, a little girl right here wa