Dozens found in a truck. The lives lost, in limbo, and Holding European leaders accountable for the migrant crisis. In the jurys hands. Awaiting the fate of a former student accused of raping a classmate at a prep school. Plus born to last. The album that made Bruce Springsteen the boss. His former manager talks about the record that changed everything. Ten years ago today, Hurricane Katrina reached category 10 intensity in the gulf of mexico. The white house declared a state of emergency. But few were prepared what would happen days later. More than 1800 people dead, billions of dollars of damage. Ten years later, the big easy still on the mend. Jonathan martin is in new orleans with more. Jonathan. Good evening to you john. President obama took offs his jacket and rolled up his sleeves and walked through the neighborhoods of new orleans. Many wanted to show him their homes and the communities that had come back. But the president gave remarks here in what many considered ground zero
Supplies needed for the war effort. So they started to figure out where else they could find people to hold the jobs. For the first time ever, positions for africanamericans in northern industry began to become available. So there is now a reason to move to the north, moved to the cities, because of the jobs. Announcer American History tv, all we can, every weekend, only on cspan3. Cspan, where history unfolds daily. In 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies. And is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. On lectures in history, Fordham University professor mark nathan teaches a class on the history of hiphop and why it originated in the bronx. He discusses the music of the 1970s and how it was spread through parties left alone due to budget cuts. He talks about how the culture of hiphop included graffiti, breakdancing and fashion, not djing. Ping and his classes about one hour. Professor naison this lecture is entitled why
As a site of an double violence judged a run explore will cspans global audience will see this. The information in this lecture is come from two major sources. We have done over 300 interviews with people who grew up in the bronx in the 1930s. In the process, pupil documented this createsations something called the bronx berlin using this, which is a change between social workers in berlin and new york city, infusing hiphop to motivate and reach the youth. I have been to berlin six times. Will have a chance to experience firsthand how hiphop culture has spread in europe. This was enthusiastically adopted here. Here and, and many other portions of the world. The substance of my lecture explores the bronx history, which many people are familiar with. On to explain what definition of hiphop i will be using in this. An artform taken to its highest by two puncture court, many dutchman but feel a bit this elements, ms. Cle at many hiphop artist. I describe as a multilayered instance of which
Graffiti art, breakdancing, and fashion, not just rapping and djing. His class is about an hour. Prof. Naison this lecture is entitled why hiphop began in the bronx. What i am about to describe to you is one of the most improbable and Inspiring Stories youll ever hear. It is about how young people in a section of new york, widely regarded as the site of unspeakable violence and tragedy, created an art form that would sweep the world. It is a story filled with ironies, unexplored connections, and lessons for today. And i am proud to share it not only with my wonderful rock and roll to hiphop class, but with cspans global audience in its lectures on American History series. The information in this lecture has come from two major sources. First of all, the oral histories of the bronx africanAmerican History project, which has taken place over the last 14 years. We have done over 300 interviews with people who grew up in the bronx from the 1930s up to the present. And, in the process, docu
[ cheers and applause ] jimmy thank you very much. Very kind. Welcome. Hello, brooklyn. Thats great. Please sit. Sit, sit, relax, relax. Thats very kind. I miss you already. Thank you for leaving the tiny apartments you share with five broom are roommates to be here tonight. [ laughter ] this is closing night for us at the Brooklyn Academy of music, its very sad. [ cheers and applause ] i want to tell people across the country, this borough of brooklyn is unlike any other place on earth. Im going to miss everything about it. Except alternate side parking. [ laughter ] theres so much character. You can feel it everplace you go. In l. A. Our most historic landmark is the sun glass hut at the sherman oaks galleria. My suits pulling a little, ive eaten so much this week. I want to thank all the many restaurants and coffee shops and doughnut shops and diners and ice cream places, all the many establishments who sent us food this week. Lets put the names of every i want to put this up on the