Men of the Twentieth Century is the title king of the cats the life and times of Adam Clayton Powell, jr. Because it so aptly describes Adam Clayton Powell. He was smooth, he was cool, he was goodlooking, he was smart, and he always was a complete package that spoke eloquently for africanamericans and the poor in this country. One of the great things about this is not long ago we had a student come in who was looking for a biography of Adam Clayton Powell and there wasnt one. All the books about him were outofprint so it is a privilege to have king of the cats the life and times of Adam Clayton Powell, jr. Back in print. It is a privilege to have wil haygood here to talk about his book. Welcome. [applause] welcome, thank you. It is always nice to be here at this bookstore. They do treat me like i live in the neighborhood which i do, treat me as if i come here and do my book shopping which i do. I also notice there are these posters advertising the authors for the month of february. My
Process is dominance of government the parliamentary process is dominant of government, completely opposite of what we see in the United States, but it is really all the same thing, governments coming to the rescue of economies that are simply shattered. Francine yeah, and we dont know if there is a second wave or a specific lockdown coming our way as well. Lets get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika good morning, francine, tom. The u. S. Is pending planning a one a Virus Testing resurgence. Testings are being sites are being set up in louisiana and florida. They could provide a clearer picture of how the coronavirus is moving through the population. Officials are weighing how far to go in reopening the economy or rolling back steps already taken. In brazil, president bolsonaro is defending his approach to the coronavirus despite the fact it has killed tens of thousands of brazilians and left him with the disease as well. Bolsonaro has called the virus a litt
Bill would say we need to ask buck. I would see buck in the morning sometimes in the cafe knowing he had already swam. I also swim the bay but never got to swim with buck. I am certain i would not have been able to keep up with him. I would like to extend my condolences to the City Attorneys Office and his family. He was the kind of person when you saw him, he made you want to be better at everything. He made me want to be a better athlete, better at my job and just a basic human decent human being. I have been here for 12 years now, every time i ran into him it was a pleasure to see buck, and he will be missed. Supervisor haney. I want to share my condolences with buccs family and friends. I i want to thank you for sharing him with the city and with all of us. I am a new supervisor. I would always hear his name out there from other people in the building, and it is clear that what he demonstrated in term of his love for the city, knowledge, passion, had such an impact on everyone who
Had already swam. I also swim the bay but never got to swim with buck. I am certain i would not have been able to keep up with him. I would like to extend my condolences to the City Attorneys Office and his family. He was the kind of person when you saw him, he made you want to be better at everything. He made me want to be a better athlete, better at my job and just a basic human decent human being. I have been here for 12 years now, every time i ran into him it was a pleasure to see buck, and he will be missed. Supervisor haney. I want to share my condolences with buccs family and friends. I i want to thank you for sharing him with the city and with all of us. I am a new supervisor. I would always hear his name out there from other people in the building, and it is clear that what he demonstrated in term of his love for the city, knowledge, passion, had such an impact on everyone who worked here. We could feel that all around us, and i just got a text message and had heard the story
It was a pleasure to see buck, and he will be missed. Supervisor haney. I want to share my condolences with buccs family and friends. I i want to thank you for sharing him with the city and with all of us. I am a new supervisor. I would always hear his name out there from other people in the building, and it is clear that what he demonstrated in term of his love for the city, knowledge, passion, had such an impact on everyone who worked here. We could feel that all around us, and i just got a text message and had heard the story before. It was actually buck who had advised chris daily that as the mayor for the day he can make the appointment to the p. U. C. Commission. He was the only one who could make that call. When he did as the staff said they knew he was the real deal. He stated the law matter of factually. He said this is something you can do, and as supervisor safai said that led to many decisions affected countless people in the city. I want to thank you for sharing him with u