I am pleased to introduce tonight speaker Professor Emeritus at virginia, the university he chairs the History Department the editor of a five volume collection of letters as well as the author of dissent of the Supreme Court and the nations constitutional dialogue the lies in the state for affirmativeaction is part of the national dialogue. Many of us have struggled to explain the policy and how it works. In his new book the affirmativeaction puzzle traces to through the present day with Historical Context how affirmative action takes on racism. On the cover Orlando Patterson rates it is a comprehensive account for this nonwhite version of affirmativeaction and in the challenging historical task that no other issue divides americans more it is meticulously researched and honestly crafted work to draw their own conclusions about the value of this experiment. Please join me to welcome Melvin Urofsky to harvard bookstore. [applause] thank you. As a historian my mentor always told me to s
Cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading. And i had the pleasure and the challenge of having on my upi team one of the boys, the legendary chamberlain of upi. A prospect. Sounds like a lot of you knew him. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 87th president of the National Press club the your chief of the gaylord News Washington bureau for university of oklahoma, and a different mr. Gil klein. [applause] thanks so much, mike. The legacy of the club 112 year history as well as to explore the history of journalism especially in washington. We are pleased on april 27 a new book, new history of the club called tales from the National Press club is scheduled to be published by the history press. It explores the events that happened at the club that it had an
Agents swept through seven chicken plants and arrested nearly 700 people. The raid came on the first day of school, leaving scores o of weeping children without their parents. We will go to mississippi to speak with jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba in mississippi immigrant rights alliance. Then United Nations top climate scientists warn humans are consuming land and Water Resources at an unprecedented rate with the destructive effect of the Climate Crisis increasingly threatening thehe future security ofof hundreds of millions of people. The way we could use food and what we eat contributes to the and of natural ecosystems declining biodiversity. Today, 500 Million People live in areas that experience this. Amy we will speak with one of the u. N. Scientists who authored the report and look at explosive new revelations that u. S. Agribusiness giant monsanto ran a Fusion Center to surveil and discredit journalists, activists, and musicians like neil young who criticized or damn reports
Alex. We begin this afternoon of the south bay. More than one dozen homes evacuated because of a grass fire. This grass fire started around 12 15 around santa teresa boulevard in set south san jose. So far the fire has burned 75 acres, 15 homes evacuated and people in the surrounding area are being told to stay indoors because of heavy smoke. Crews say they have stopped forward progress of the fire but the extreme heat today is taking a toll on efforts. And increases the workload on the firefighters. It also in creases the spread of fire. As fuel dreiser, humidity dries out pick the fire may have started after a vehicle hit a power pole. Pg e says about 1700 customers are without power and santa teresa boulevard is closed in both directions. As flames spread in the hillside in san jose, fire crews brave triple digit temperatures to clear brush in the east bay. Tom vacar joins us from Wildcat Canyon road on the challenges facing firefighters. Reporter this enormous project we are going