Here. Today, we will be talking about athletes, racial, and social justice. This intersection of workers and social justice is something that aflcio has been doing for decades. Since recent happenings in our world we have really started Digging Deeper into social justice. For us, talking about workers who deal with Racial Justice issues and how unions should protect people of color and the work that we do in the workplace. You know, i think about what is going on in our nation and the conversation around Colin Kaepernick. We all know that conversation around athletes taking a stand spans way far back. I do not know how many of you have been to the africanamerican smithsonian. They started with the most famous of athletes taking direct action with the olympics. Think about mohammed ali. Think about the desegregation in baseball, football, and basketball. The wnba. Today is not the first time, right now is not the first time that athletes have taken a stand. Taking a stance. If you think
Professional athletes have in advocating for racial and social justice. Speakers include Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson and representatives from the nfls Player Association and aflcio. They discuss the National Anthem protest being led by nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the work of labor unions. This is two hours. Good evening, everyone. Im Carmen Berkeley here at the national aflcio in washington, d. C. Welcome to the house of labor for those of you have never been here on behalf of our president , president richard trumka. Today, we will be talking about athletes, racial, and social justice. This intersection of workers and Racial Justice is work that the aflcio has been doing over five decades. Since recent happenings in our world, we started Digging Deeper into Racial Justice after the incident in missouri. For us, talking about workers with Racial Justice issues and how unions should protect people of color and the work that we do in the workplace. He workplace. Y
Professional athletes have in advocating for racial and social justice. Speakers include Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson and representatives from the nfls Player Association and aflcio. They discuss the National Anthem protest being led by nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the work of labor unions. This is two hours. Good evening, everyone. Im Carmen Berkeley here at the national aflcio in washington, d. C. Welcome to the house of labor for those of you have never been here on behalf of our president , president richard trumka. Today, we will be talking about athletes, racial, and social justice. This intersection of workers and Racial Justice is work that the aflcio has been doing over five decades. Since recent happenings in our world, we started Digging Deeper into Racial Justice after the incident in missouri. For us, talking about workers with Racial Justice issues and how unions should protect people of color and the work that we do in the workplace. He workplace. Y
Learn from history. Whats your insight on barack obama because its four dinners with him . Hes a highly intelligent man. He is keenly interested in history and the way in which the president ial institution has evolved and what he could take away from past president ial performances to make his a more compelling and more successful administration. I wish we had, you know, some extraordinary answers to provide him but it costs the nature of history is that its an imper mect humanistic enterprise and he understood this. But we talked a Great Variety of things in those interviews or in those dinners as of course, there were roughly 12 historians. I wasnt the only one there. Principle aids including each time one of his principle speech writers. So to me it was a fascinating experience to be able to, at one point, sit right next to the president at dinner and have this kind of exchange with him. In many ways, it felt like an academic seminars because after all, you know, he is someone who
What is your insight into president barack obama because of four dinners with them . He is a highly intelligent man. He is keenly interested in history and the way in which the president ial institution has evolved. What he could take away from past president ial performances to make his a more compelling and more successful administration. I wish we had some extraordinary answers to provide him, but of course the nature of history is that it is an imperfect humanistic enterprise. He understood this. We talked a Great Variety of things in those interviews, in those dinners. Roughly 12 historians. I wasnt the only one there. ,ome of his principal aides including one of his principal speechwriters. For me it was a fascinating experience to be able to sit right next to the president at dinner and have this kind of exchange with him. Anmany ways, it felt like academic seminar. He is someone who has been a. Rofessor of law it was like being in a seminar with a bunch of colleagues. Did you l