You are in for more surprises this afternoon. S, ifirst speaker is ed ayre feel like he needs no introduction to the richmond community, but i will introduce him. He has received the National Humanities level from president obama at the white house and served as president of the organization of american historians and won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in American History. He has served as the founding chair of the board of the American Civil War museum. Of americasfuture past, a Television Series that visits sites of memory and meets the people who keep those memories alive. He is the executive director of the new American History, and of course we all know him from a when we are driving around in our cars, as one of the American History guys. An online project design has promoted the student in all of seeo dive into history and it in new and unexpected ways. He is a University Professor and president emeritus at the university of richmond. Es. Ase welcome ed ayr [applau
Greetings everyone, we are watching symone. We are getting into the new information about the possible evidence that some of the witnesses of the grand jury in Fulton County georgia could be hearing, as soon as tomorrow. When d a fani willis is expected to present her, case against donald trump in his alleged interference in the 2020 election. And, Emergency Efforts are underway in hawaii. Theyre going to provide residents with food, they are trying to get folks what, or even medicine. And some are still looking for loved ones, after what is now the deadliest wildfire in u. S. History. Plus, arrests made in connection with a brawl in montgomery alabama, the video exploded on social media. Our Culture Critics are going to weigh in on why this confrontation is getting so much attention. Simone sanders towns in, and i have something to say. All eyes on georgia, and the next to the job for donald trump. We have been talk about the potential 4th indictment of the former president. And now,
andrea mitchell report. chris jansing is here right now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. it s a case that could short circuit donald trump s re-election run before the first votes are even cast. now that colorado s highest court has barred him from the ballot, the u.s. supreme court gets the chance to have the last word, but will they take it? key israel hamas negotiations are happening right now, egyptian officials trying to broker a new cease fire in gaza, even as hamas looks for a way to stop the conflict entirely. is there potentially a pathway to peace? and the conservative push to promote pro-american values in the nation s classrooms, in some cases using cartoons to reach kids as young as kindergarten. we start with that explosive ruling by colorado s highest court stripping donald trump s name from the state s presidential ballot and putting the fate of his candidacy squarely in the hands of the supreme court. the nar
and what it means for the race. also tonight, states of emergency declared in the northeast. the water is still rising in places after that massive storm. our team with first responders rescuing people trapped in homes. the rising toll. at least five people killed, and the new storm threat in the west, just days before christmas. the massive volcano eruption in iceland. dramatic images, rivers of fire, lava shooting up from a miles long crack in the earth. new video of two israeli hostages held by islamic jihad and the showdown in the red sea. the new task force being formed by the u.s. to stop rebel attacks on ships as more shipping giants suspend operations there. border crossings hitting a new record as a legal battle erupts over a controversial new texas law. and she made history on the nation s highest court. president biden and chief justice roberts leading a final farewell to sandra day o connor. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good
In the 1920s, there was a Strong Black Community here in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. People call it The Black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or [bleep] land. Tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies by dumping them in mass graves around the city. We have tulsans of an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks that this crime scene is not going to speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, whew, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. There was a Strong Black Community in