Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question what would angela davis do lets get to the bottom line. My guest today is someone who is talking about fighting racism in defunding the police when it was considered way too radical she became a folk hero in the 1970 s. For standing up to the establishment in almost every way you can imagine she got fired from her teaching job at the university of california for being quote unquote too outspoken when she was once thrown in jail a movement of blacks and whites took to the street in protest until she was 3 years issues like the Rolling Stones and john lennon and yoko ono wrote songs about her and all that was before she was 30 years old this year Time Magazine chose her is one of the women of the century. And even nowadays a t. Shirt with her image on it made by prada goes for 300. 00 she is the one and only angela davis scholar activist and author of several books most recently freedom is a constant struggle ferguson palestine and the foundation
Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question what would angela davis do lets get to the bottom line. My guest today is someone who is talking about fighting racism in defunding the police when it was considered way too radical she became a folk hero in the 1970 s. For standing up to the establishment in almost every way you can imagine she got fired from her teaching job at the university of california for being quote unquote too outspoken when she was one thrown in jail a movement of blacks and whites took to the street in protest until she was free musicians like the Rolling Stones and john lennon and yoko ono wrote songs about her and all that was before she was 30 years old this year Time Magazine chosen as one of the women of the century. And even nowadays a t. Shirt with her image on it made by prada goes for 300. 00 she is the one and only angela davis scholar activist and author of several books most recently freedom is a constant struggle ferguson palestine and the foundations of
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Anniversary of the supreme urt ruling in the Citizens United case. Our friends at cspan, are we ready . We dont bant to heres the mayor. I said she was going to be tied up for just a minute. She was tied up for just a second. Madam mayor. Thank you so much. It is good to see you. Ok. John sarbanes. Tiffany mueller. She is our point person on Citizens United. Hi, im kim. Nice to meet you. Have a seat here. I want represented hyattsville for a long period of time all my period of time in the congress in the United States. Hyattsville is a happening place. Hyattsville is i like to say is the georgetown of Prince Georges County. Its got all sorts of very diverse, very excited, very interesting things happening here. And mayor hollingsworth of course is part of that happening. So were very glad to be in your city. We are happy to have you here, happy to host you for a very important conversation. We appreciate your engagement on i know i appreciate your engagement on this issue. And i know
Our friends at cspan, are we ready . We dont want to oh, heres the mayor. I said shes going to be tied up for just a minute. She was tied up for just a second. Madame mayor, thank you so much. Good to see you. Why dont you have she is our point person on Citizens United, and i have represented the highest bill for very long period of time, all my period time in the congress of the United States, and hyattsville is a happening place. Hyattsville is, i like to say, is the georgetown of Prince Georges County. Its got all sorts of very diverse, very excited, very interesting things happening here, and mayor hollingsworth of course, is a part of that happening. So madam mayor, were very glad to be in your city. We are happy to have you here, for a very important conversation. We appreciate your engagement on, i know i appreciate your engagement on this issue and the citizens in the city of hyattsville definitely have high interest in this as well. Good. We are about to celebrate or to lamen