History. So if you will join you for just a second and reflecting together on that. And then we could start a little belated. [silence. Alright thank you. So this is a book that began, i began writing this book in the fall of 2014. And i began writing because i was invited to st. Louis to give a talk on washington university. I felt called to talk about the murder of Michael Brown in the protests on the uprising. So i was invited to october, went there and felt that i had to go out and present what was happening because i am a missourian and i felt that was a history in which i was both one i knew very well, and one that i was implicated in. And so with the particular kind of turn of mind, that i have, i started to look at the political economy with a particular simple straightforward riddle which is how could it be that the city of ferguson that has a 26 billiondollar corporation within the city limits, 26 billion a year, emerson electric, how could that city the funding poor black mo
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Meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for that. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at h r see hnrc. Members are responsible for their own microphones. As with our in person meeting, members can be muted by staff only to avoid inadvertent background noise. Anyone present in the hearing room today must wear a mask, covering their mouth and nose. The speaker of the hous
Chairwoman, and thank you for holding this hearing today. This has been a very difficult week for all of us. As we mourn the loss of congressman john lewis of georgia, a hero to some any of the, a champion for equality, we must, too remember the sacrifice and legacy he and Many Americans made in fighting for our rights and freedom. When discussing the removal of confederate monuments, congressman lewis described these efforts as the beginning of the movement that would help us move toward the realization that we are one people, one nation, and we have to be. Ensitive to our own history just this week, we in the house of representatives are honoring this movement in the nations capitol by voting on historic legislation that will remove the defenders of the horrific system of slavery, segregation, and racism from the u. S. Capitol building. I am proud of the work of our chair and all of our colleagues are doing to demonstrate that our public lands and parks belong to all americans. This
Neighborhood. Reporter photo show what had been written on the car on sunday morning, tacked with big black letters that read, expletive, you, the nword. Another photo shows more derogatory graffiti on the other side. The car windows had been written cardboard signs that read black lives matter blm. One sign was found ripped up and the front windshield smashed. To feel the negativity of someone vandalizing my property, and letting their voice be heard in that type of manner, it kind of scared me at first. Reporter the mayor heard about the incident from the police chief. I was outraged. I have lived in this town my entire life. Hearing this, at this point in time when the entire nation is talking about racial injustice, for this to happen here is just outrageous. Reporter the crime was done sometime overnight on saturday. A Police Officer personally help the victim wipe away the hateful words according to the police spokesman. He felt that was something that nobody should have to go th