This is just the beginning. Good afternoon. Im sarah, executive editor at axios, and welcome to our lives event. Many of your joining us live from wherever you are. We are Live Streaming on facebook, youtube, on twitter and, of course, you can also catch us on axios. Com. If you are on twitter you can join the conversation by using the hashtag axios events and be sure to include our handle at axios. Lets get started. Im coming to today live from a home in washington, d. C. And today we have a very big conversation. Our event is the epidemic of inequality. And today will have an important conversation about systemic racism in our country. The reason were here was marked by the death of george floyd in minneapolis but as everyone has seen in the streets, in cities and in states across our country over the past 11 days theres an underlying problem that is yet to be fully addressed, and with adequate reforms and justice. So today were bringing you four speakers, two with a National Perspec
Lovely born, mayor of rochester, new york, and we have congressman bobby rush of illinois. So first i want to start with our first guest is president and ceo of the naacp, derrick johnson. While come. Hes joining live from jackson, mississippi. Thank you for having me. Thank you so much. The first question i want to ask you, derek, is about this moment. And where do we go from here . With seeing so many protests before. We have seen the beginning of the black lives Matter Protest Movement in the movement begin many years ago. And yet when we think about the problems and where to start, it does seem a bit overwhelming. It seems like so many things are entrenched in our institutions, some would ask you a think whats on a lot of americans minds right now, which is what you think is a first place to start . As we look at the situation in minneapolis, and you are so quick, its not isolated to minneapolis. This is a systemic decades long problem of racism. And for us to begin to heal as a na
Today, it means someones not doing it right. This was as predictable as the sun coming up tomorrow morning. And its because the advice that fauci is dutybound to give doesnt match the plot line of the president. Crisis largely over, lets get back, it will disappear on its own without a vaccine. And for his trouble and for his service dr. Fauci is getting attacked on fox news. Fauci has been wrong quite a bit. Sometimes hes absurd. Now hes praising china for its transparency. And we have the tape of that. Now were not attacking him, okay . Were just as citizens asking questions. What the hell is going on . At this point we should probably pause to point out the u. S. Death toll tonight stands at nearly 84,506. Trumps predictable break with the top pandemic expert came during a meeting with the governors of colorado and north dakota. It came when trump was asked about reopening schools and about dr. Faucis warning yesterday about rushing to reopen our country during a pandemic. I think t
Bit. Sometimes hes absurd. Now hes praising china for its transparency. And we have the tape of that. Now were not attacking him, okay . Were just as citizens asking questions. What the hell is going on . At this point we should probably pause to point out the u. S. Death toll tonight stands at nearly 84,506. Trumps predictable break with the top pandemic expert came during a meeting with the governors of colorado and north dakota. It came when trump was asked about reopening schools and about dr. Faucis warning yesterday about rushing to reopen our country during a pandemic. I think they should open the schools. Absolutely. I think they should. Its had very little impact on young people. Its up to the governors. Its the governors choice, but the state is not open if the schools arent open. Im surprised by his answer, actually. Because you know, its just to me its not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools. This is a disease that attacks age and it attacks health. An
Journalism this evening expressing any hint of surprise that trump criticized fauci today, it means someones not doing it right. This was as predictable as the sun coming up tomorrow morning. And its because the advice that fauci is dutybound to give doesnt match the plot line of the president. Crisis largely over, lets get back, it will disappear on its own without a vaccine. And for his trouble and for his service dr. Fauci is getting attacked on fox news. Fauci has been wrong quite a bit. Sometimes hes absurd. Now hes praising china for its transparency. And we have the tape of that. Were not attacking him. Okay . Were just as citizens asking questions. What the hell is going on . At this point we should probably pause to point out the u. S. Death toll tonight stands at nearly 84,506. Trumps predictable break with the top pandemic expert came during a meeting with the governors of colorado and north dakota. It came when trump was asked about reopening schools and about dr. Faucis wa