Pleased to have with us Toni Morrison for indepth conversation about her lifes work. Toni morrison, as he began, ive seen several citations that you told people that its easiest best most apt to describe you as a black woman novelist. Is that correct . Absolutely. What are we the public to take away from your choice of those three words . I think it was an attempt on my part to choose to be given the status of honorary white male writer. Generally speaking, womens work has been reduced to regional or merely or people complement ethnic writers by saying or implying that they are as good as mainstream writers and whereas i understand the complement, i thought it would be better for me to, at least in the late 60s early 70s to establish once and for all that all three of those things play, and black, i am a woman, and im a writer and they go together. Youve also always been a teacher. Yes. Why is that important to who you are and what you do . Edit quite know what else to do when i gradua
A San Francisco company is helping hundreds of thousands of families across california, including the bay area with a tool to protect themselves on the Coronavirus Fight kron fours Jonathan Mccall has details. It was back to school tuesday for students in pittsburgh. For the first time in months they return to campus but only to pick up the items left behind in their classrooms. But they do drive away with more than just pens and paper 2000 families also took home digital thermometers. District Officials Say the small devices will provide a big boost for families in the Coronavirus Fight these are really amazing thermometers they provide helpful tips. For our families and theres an app can next to the phone. To provide tons of information back to the families of these 2000 thermometers are just a fraction of the 400,000 being donated to School Districts across the golden state. For free. All courtesy of San Francisco based can to help the thermometer is especially in these very challen
Towards reopening, but the bay area still a long ways away from getting back to normal thanks for being with us tonight at 8 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis said today state leaders made changes to the stay at home order by expanding phase 2 so that more businesses can begin reopening. And while 6 bay area counties remain in phase. One there are some parts of the state that are allowed to move forward kron fours Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains. State leaders announced indoor and outdoor malls can reopen for Curbside Pickup and office work can resume under new guidelines released tuesday washes and pet grooming facilities can also reopen the governor says a Healthy Workforce is key is california gradually restart its economy. I think theres a deep desire for people to come back to work not everybody is going to come back right away, but some counties are prepared to come back at a faster pace than the state Health Officials announced tuesday view and
Americans of up to 6,000 per household karin caifa has the latest now from washington. What nancy pelosi is proposing will never pass the senate a warning from Senate Republicans to House Democrats on their next proposed coronavirus stimulus bill. The price tag more than trillion making it the largest relief package in history. Its got so much. Unrelated the coronavirus it is dead on arrival here House Speaker nancy pelosi jab back saying time is of the essence of the families who are suffering know. That hunger doesnt take a pause the rent doesnt take a pause the bills dont take a pause. The hardship of losing a job or tragically losing a loved one doesnt take a pause now facing an outbreak in the white house Vice President pence is distancing himself from President Trump and the Vice President has made that choice and to keep his distance for a few days and i would just know that thats his personal. Decision to make that across the country in the nations largest county los angeles, s
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