John lennon . John lennon. John lennon was shot and killed tonight in new york city. An unspeakable tragedy. I said, do you realize what you have done here . And he said, i killed myself. He said, im john lennon. People came out here, singing beatles ballads. They just want to try to feel close to a man whom they say touched their lives. Thats how much love people had for john lennon. His music made our good times better. His music made our bad times at least livable. If he hadnt dreamed so beautifully, it wouldnt hurt so much. Here we are, 40 years later, talking about this man and this mans music. My role in society or any artist or poets role so to rye to express what we all feel, not as a preacher, as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. John, he was always a person that was ahead of the curve. His lyrics were always about the truth. I asked him at one point what his secret was for writing great songs. He said, you write the truth and you make it rhyme. It sort of dawned on me
Admits the leak was wrong to ban players from kneeling during the u. S. National anthem a move started by a player calling cabernet can 2016 in protest of perceived Police Brutality against black americans. A mommy and use of welcome to the program as outrage spreads over the killing of george floyd in the us protesters have taken to the streets around the world in mexico protesters vandalized buildings and threw stones at the u. S. Embassy in the capital however elsewhere protests have been peaceful tens of thousands of australians demonstrated against racism and for aboriginal rights protesters are now gathering in european cities including here in berlin and what is the citys 2nd weekend of black lives matter protests. And one of those major european protests is here in berlin thats where Political Correspondent emmanuel shahs is thanks for joining us can you tell us whats going on there. Well as you can see on your here i have pardons of people are gathered the tires on and 500 peo
Professor of english at university of vermont. Her latest book stories from my grandmothers time, my mothers time and mine is an extraordinary exquisitely written memoir to look at race and a fearless and penetrating and honest way. These essays that explore up close the complexities and the haunting memories of growing up black in the south with the family name inherited from a white man, getting impeached for mail and marrying a white man from the north, adopting two babies from in the loan ethiopia Henry Louis Gates calls it a major contribution in the Washington Post says it is magnificent. Caroline is an american poet editor and translator and activist. Her books of poetry are blue hour, the country between us in 2013 she received the American Academy of poets fellowship given for distinguished poetic achievement in 2017 she became one of the first two poets to receive the campbell prize back a professor at georgetown university. Her newest book what you have heard is true is call
Programs youll see today. You can check your Program Guide or visit our website booktv. Org who a full schedule. And joining harris is the author of this book information wars. We lost the global battle against this information and what we can do about it. Information about the u. S. To the world track is yes. In olden days during the cold war we used to say telling americas story to the world. And how did you do your job, its funny, took me a while to figure out the parameters of the job what are the things i came to the conclusion was the way we tell our story is will be to our store to ourselves with american media, newspapers, magazines, tv. Rather than produce content ourselves i used to do during the cold war i thought lets show people how they cover ourselves. That was one part of it. The other part was the more strictly Public Affairs things where people are standing in front and you have to have the government line. Its safe use of your stance on issues, heres our policy, make
But the environmental emergency the whole world faces is serious, Global Warming thats is going on, global pollution thats going on, good morning. And the fires in the amazon welcome to breakfast ra i nforest with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. Which president bolsonaro of brazil our headlines today is actually promoting Police Chiefs call an unprecedented so put all the pressure summit to discuss officer safety you can on President Trump in the wake of the murder to recognise just how dangerous of pc andrew hunter, who was killed in the situation is around the world. Berkshire last week. London North Eastern railway has issued passengers with a do not rail passengers are advised to try not to travel, travel warning for today and tomorrow as more than 400 or check before they do, Engineering Works are being as more than 400 Engineering Works carried out across britain take place across the uk. During the bank holiday. Londons kings cross rail station is closed this weekend for work is