I have nantucket ties to here. My people have been around this area, massachusetts, for over 12,000 years. As you heard from the last speaker, right . And were still here today. Okay. Now what im going to do today is like wampanoag, right, is a culture of people. 1 out of over 1,000 indigenous cultures going across north america. What makes wampanoag different from the other thousand, it could be language, it could be diet, tkit could be the housinge lived in. But one common bond we have, how we think about life in general. We respect all forms of life, human life, plant life. We dont put ourselves above or below that. Thats one thing we have all in common. I do a lot of teaching. And i ask the people, what race do we come from . The human race, right . So we should all respect each other. And thats rule of thumb for my people, you know. Like i said, weve been here 12,000 years. Thats me up there, my lovely wife who teaches language. Right next to me holding a turkey feather mantle. Wh
Exhibitions at the Schomburg Center for research in black culture coming to you live from new york city in my little living room. Thank you for tuning in to this full day of conversation. 1963, magazine profile of james talks about reading his way to the library in harlem where he grew up which is what became the Schomburg Center. He said you think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world but then you read, it was books that taught me the things that tormented me most were the very things that brought me to the people who are alive, have ever been alive. Who says you cant read or write deliberation . You can see a Literary Festival expands notions of black mans introducing to scholars, Childrens Book authors, memoirs, those who write our joy and sorrow, rage and triumph. Those who have new ideas and spark our nation, help us make sense of the path past the plan for the future. Take you to all of our authors and moderators on our virtual stage today, i will
My son becomes not just more confident in socializing, but he becomes so determined in setting and achieving goals, even during this time. Its a total transformation for him. Im so grateful for s. I. For the things they provide for the student community. So i see the immeasurable values of the athletic opportunities that help to bring a strong younger generation. Last, but not least, as a sunset student im proud of s. I. As a landmark in our community. Its architecture and the athletic field, when its lit up during the nighttime it will be such a beautiful work of art and im always proud of to show off to my visitor friends from new york. I used to live in new york and in an urban area and i agree with the former commenters that it makes the city much more urban and topnotch. Which was so quiet and i mean, so dark in the current time, particularly during the winter season. So i hope that this will help to make our town more interesting. Thank you. Clerk thank you for your comments. Let
You really look at what is happening. But a random act of kindness planted a seed of hope. Soledad i am soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Barriers to the ballot are not new for black and brown people in america. From poll taxes and literacy tests to intimidation and physical violence, all were blatant forms of efforts to suppress the vote. Today, Voter Suppression is the result of overly strict voter id laws, complicated rules for mailin ballots, extreme consolidation of polling places, and mass purging of voters from election rolls. Some examples, oklahoma, where state law requires absentee ballots to be notarized. Texas, where vulnerability to covid19 can not be used as a reason to get an absentee ballot. Kentucky, where just one polling place was open during the primary election in jefferson county, which serv roughly many people could be turned away from the polls in november or find out that their ballots did not count . Janai nelson is the associate director counsel of t
Is exercise. Psychology professor said the smoky conditions can contribute to anxiety, angst and depression on top of everything else. It can also disrupt sleep especially on days like yesterday. Heres how the smoke looks like in space. The satellite show winds pushing south to Southern California from as far away as oregon. Smoke advisories continue for our region. Of the National Weather service said there will be little change in the smoke across the bay area in 18 hours. Were joined now with more on the air quality. There will be a change in the atmosphere over the next 24 hours. We do have the winds blowing the right way. This is a smoke and i want to show you the surface winds. Which way are they blowing . Thats at the surface, thats a good direction. We are getting that went. Lets go up to the next level above the surface, by thousand feet. The winds are blowing southwesterly or blowing in a southeasterly direction. Now what weve discovered is that layer from 5000 feet down to t