Gained about africa tan. She has the pleasure also, of introducing our speaker for the hour. So let us welcome, her. Thank you very much. Good morning africatown. The spirit of our festival has been a seated by our ancestors its taking root like the baobab tree, under whom we are imparting knowledge about africatown to the world. I am proud to have served as the festivals inaugural speaker, and im equally proud to introduce my successor, doctor deborah, the story of the last black cargo. Doctor deborah plant is a African American literature scholar and literary critic, whose special interest is in the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston, the story of the last black cargo, she created what the New York Times says was a profound impact on Zora Neale Hurstons Literary History in publishing Zora Neale Hurstons account of the life story of clotilda survivor, an african town cofounder. Farrakhan one New York Times bestseller, time magazines best nonfiction look of 2018. And new york Public
Argument in a case involving the taxation of earnings de by americans from a foreign company. The ca focuses on an indiabased company with more than half of its ownership held by americans. It was brought forward by a plaintiff who objected to a clause in a 2017 change in tax law that would have required a onetime repatriation test. This is about two hours. The court squarely held us much just a few years following adoption of the amendment. The it is undpud that the petitioners realedothing froms are stock investment. They were taxed not because they have no income but because in 17hey happened to owe shares in a corporation carrying retained earnings on its bks this is a tax on the ownership of property and therefore must be apportioned. The government cannot identify a single thing congress could not tax income underts position that reazation is unnecessary. Thout realization there is no limiting principle. Excepting the governments position on income would make a hash of the curren
Service was held in honor of California Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, who passed away at the age of 90. Vice president harris, Senate Majority leader chuck schumer, and former House Speaker nancy pelosi gave tribute to the late senator, who was remembered as the longestserving woman in u. S. Senate history. Prior to her time in compass, Diane Feinstein served as San Franciscos first woman mayor from the 1978 until 1988. Thank you, everyone, you may be seated. Welcome to San Francisco city hall. Today we honor the life and legacy of senator Dianne Feinstein. Senator feinstein, that is her official title. It is how californians and people all over the world knew her, but to us, to san franciscans, she was mayor Dianne Feinstein. I was 13 years old. The french one player at Benjamin Franklin middle school when i first met the mayor. Over the years, we have become mayor feinsteins band. When there was an event or important activity, she chose us to perform. We played at city hall an
And the influence that she has had on africanamerican culture. Good evening, everyone. Think you so much for being here with us. Im the executive producer of the green space. We have been on an extraordinary journey over the last month. The green spaces honored the 75th anniversary of Zora Neale Hurstons novel, their eyes were watching god. One month from today is the threeyear anniversary of the green space. Our hope and mission is to take audiences on a soul stirring journey to connect, to inspire, and to transform. I want to acknowledge two visionaries who are here who have been ears lee supportive of the green space. Laura walker, president and ceo of new york public radio. [applause] thank you, laura. And marina lackland, Vice President of integrated marketing. [applause] all of the video from the festival, including tonight you can find and share on the green space. Org. Our celebration began on february 24 with a look at Langston Hughes hosted by culex our house, and a feature p
Cynicism or a nihilism or something. But i really dont think it reached us until the 60s and the 70s where it really became codified, it became part of, you know, the way we function. And so its nothing you can put your finger on, but i think you do see the media typically tend to be uncomfortably secular. Even though theyre talking to a nation where most people have some kind of faith, you typically dont get that. In other words, you dont have that kind of a free market operating in the media. The media typically is people that theyre, you know, secular l. A. People or secular new york people. They dont get that. So they speak a different kind of language. And i think that, you know, the market always corrects itself, but it doesnt necessarily do it right away, you know . The truth will out eventually, but, you know, we had 70 years of soviet communism before that wall fell down. So these things can last a very long time, and i would say for a long time about 50 or so years weve had i