Gained about africa tan. She has the pleasure also, of introducing our speaker for the hour. So let us welcome, her. Thank you very much. Good morning africatown. The spirit of our festival has been a seated by our ancestors its taking root like the baobab tree, under whom we are imparting knowledge about africatown to the world. I am proud to have served as the festivals inaugural speaker, and im equally proud to introduce my successor, doctor deborah, the story of the last black cargo. Doctor deborah plant is a African American literature scholar and literary critic, whose special interest is in the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston, the story of the last black cargo, she created what the New York Times says was a profound impact on Zora Neale Hurstons Literary History in publishing Zora Neale Hurstons account of the life story of clotilda survivor, an african town cofounder. Farrakhan one New York Times bestseller, time magazines best nonfiction look of 2018. And new york Public
Also coming up Box Office Battle odeon zone enters urgent talks with water brothers over its decision to make all of its films available to stream instantly next year. And our welcome to the program saudi arabias foreign minister says he is hopeful a deal could soon be reached to end the bass a dispute with qatar its been 3 years since saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt imposed a land sea an Arab Blockade on cata for ministers of Catherine Quaid also say theres been progress towards resolving the crisis. Now reports. Crucial days ahead for gulf nations talks aimed at and in the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar seem to have achieved significant progress kuwaits foreign minister whose country has been be generally mediate again and to the crisis says hes confident. A constructive and fruitful talks have taken place recently where all the parties have stressed their desire to reach a final agreement and resolutions to preserve the region stability and harmony maintain the inte
Dispute to come to a resolution that we think will be satisfactory to all we have achieved set and progress septum point of time more than a year ago and then things has slowed down and right now there are some movements that we hope that this will put and for this crisis because we see that we believe actually that gulf unity is very important for the security of the region for the stability of of that region and for for the sake of our people this need this crisis needs to end. Human Rights Groups are saying the refugees have been forced onto a remote bangladeshi island the government says the group of more than 1500 people will move to ease overcrowding in camps it says only those who are willing to move have gone more than a 1000000 rangar who fled neighboring me and housed in the camps to tend the chaldee has more from cox is bizarre. Finally the controversial relocation of rowing a reference to a remote coastal island a bastion charter has started out of 2500 listed rowing as it
Those people in that cargo hold never ever is forgotten. For 160 years this muddy stretch of the mobile river, has covered up a crime. In july, 1860, the clotilda was towed here, under cover of darkness. Imprisoned in its cramped cargo hold, 110 enslaved africans. Sonar is on. Zero pressure. Good to drop. Thats it right there . Yes. Oh, you can see it totally clearly. I mean, thats the ship . Yes. ticking james corden put the late late show on the map and made it a mustsee stop on youtube when the comedian song and dance man decided to turn carpooling into this. This is like a cultural phenomenon. Youre making me feel incredibly british by not being able to look you in the eye during a compliment or any kind of recognition of success. ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im norah odonnell. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking earer yeah i feel free to bare my skin, yeah thats all me. Nothing and me go hand in hand nothing on my skin
A gaming arcade in ivory coast and meet the founder of this digital playground. And we find out why one of the women are taking classes to learn about sexual pleasure. But 1st do you know this sound thats right most of you are familiar with the sound of generators these machines are real lifesavers every time theres a power cut but they also proof that Electricity Supply in most african countries is unreliable we have traveled to nigeria to see how customers who are unhappy with their Power Company are seeking help. The hum of generators its part of daily life in nigeria about 47 percent of the countrys 200000000 people have no access to electricity those who have access. Russian enough electricity and sudden disconnection if you are unable to pay the bills for. Me at their d. G. It means that even simple things like visiting ones come at a high cost. For young. Putting my new recruit i want a girl. Back in the area i want to go. And the reason is because theres no light through a tent