This important event is cosponsored by the black alumni alliance. The mission of the black alum alumni is to create a community that identify with black and african Heritage Diaspora for meaningful engagement toward greater awareness, pride, participation, Volunteer Involvement and commitment to american university. Were pleased to have a number of alliance members here tonight include Alliance President Gordon Andrew. Special thanks to dr. Sherry williams who will interview him on the stage of his presentation of about 20 minutes. He was an investigative reporter for 30 years. His stories have helped put four Ku Klux klans men and a suspected serial killer behind bars. His stories helped lead to the release of two people from mississippis death row. He is finishing his memomemoir. He is Cofounder And Director of the Mississippi Center for investigative reporting. Earlier a degree in english with a concentration in journalism from Jackson State University and mississippi. Interestingly
Welcome here at american University School of communication led by dean jeffrey rudenbeck. This important event is cosponsored by the black alumni alliance. The mission of the black alum alumni is to create a community that identify with black and african Heritage Diaspora for meaningful engagement toward greater awareness, pride, participation, Volunteer Involvement and commitment to american university. Were pleased to have a number of alliance members here tonight include Alliance President Gordon Andrew. Special thanks to dr. Sherry williams who will interview him on the stage of his presentation of about 20 minutes. He was an investigative reporter for 30 years. His stories have helped put four Ku Klux klans men and a suspected serial killer behind bars. His stories helped lead to the release of two people from mississippis death row. He is finishing his memomemoir. He is Cofounder And Director of the Mississippi Center for investigative reporting. Earlier a degree in english with
good fellas. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police in texas are being criticised for the way they responded to the mass shooting at a school in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers were too slow to confront the gunman, after he barricaded himself inside a classroom and killed 19 children and two teachers. he was eventually shot dead by police. our north america editor, sarah smith, reports from the scene. all of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed were in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 hours before they were told he was dead. this girl had been given a phone for her tenth birthday and she used it to try to call the police. jackie had just celebrated her first communion and she died alongside her cousin, annabel. these pictures show the scene outside the school on tuesday. they had four children. what were you thinking as you waited in the classroom? firm were you thinking as you waited in the cla
in martin scorsese s 1990 mafia movie, goodfellas. ray liotta was working on a film in the dominican republic when he died. he ll also be remembered for field of dreams and copland. the head of p&0 ferries has told the bbc it was a difficult decision to sack hundreds of staff earlier this year. peter hebblethwaite said that the dismissal of 800 workers and replacing them with foreign agency workers paid less than the minimum wage was intended to secure our transport correspondent katy austin reports. 10 weeks on, most of p&0 s ferries are running again, but questions remain, including about the way the company suddenly dismissed its staff. how would you feel if somebody did that to you? well. er. it s not, it is not pleasant, being made redundant and we have tri. it was more than being made redundant, wasn t it? it was being told on the day, this is your last day at work. no warning. yeah, as i ve said, i recognise that we had to make a very difficult decision. we have issued
hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. very good to have you with us. police in texas are being criticised for the way they responded to the mass shooting at a school in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers were too slow to confront the gunman, after he barricaded himself inside a classroom and killed 19 children and two teachers. he was eventually shot dead by police. our north america editor, sarah smith, reports from the scene. all of the 19 children and two teachers killed were in the same school class. ameriejo garza had just been given a phone for her 10th birthday. she used it to try and call the police. jackie cazares had just celebrated her first communion. she died alongside her cousin, annabelle guadalupe rodriguez. irma garcia was one the teachers killed. today, her husband, joe, died from a heart attack after visiting her memorial. they had four children. what were you thinking as you waited in the classroom? am i gonna die? you were worried that