Heating up. GoVernor Greg Abbott now threatening to cut off funding to state legislators. But we start with President Biden set to depart from oklahoma this morning, to mark 100 years since one of the worst incidents of racial Violence in united states history, which is known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. On may 31st, 1921, a Violent, white mob attacked and destroyed one of the nations most prosperous black neighborhoods. At the time it was known as black Wall Street, leaVing as many as 300 people dead, Thousands Homeless and scores of businesses completely destroyed. Ahead of his trip to tulsa, the biden administration just announced new steps this morning to narrow the racial Wealth Gap in america, focusing specifically on small businesses and affordable housing. The president also declared monday a Day Of Remembrance by issuing a proclamation saying this i call on the american people to reflect on the deep roots of racial terror in our nation and recommit to the work of rooting out sy
Voting for, primarily, people of color. And Naomi Osakas Decision to withdraw from the French Open, building from her Mental Health from 2018. Thank you all for joining us today. The book The Victory Of Greenwood examines a number of items and how they came back after a horrific charge on the black community. How is this sparking more calls for reparations in oklahoma. Today this has been years in the making, this centennial. It has been weeks on the ground engaging with folks about what this means, engaging with the past, Unearthing Hidden Truths that had been buried for so long. I had a chance to talk to a number of black people who dealt with the inherited pain and crime of this. Also i talked to a few white people, what it meant for them to carry a piece of this legacy, including a reverend, a cofounded newspaper that sparked some of this. Lets listen. You have people in the establishment, a lot of white people, quite frankly, who think and a lot of the rest of us who believe we ne
We have been calling around the neighbors, family members, coworkers and they are in the same situation. Good morning and welcome to the Cross Connection. Im Tiffany Cross. We have a lot to get to today, including the latest on some accountability for the violent insurrection last month, but we begin todays show with this. Today marks one month since the Biden Administration took office, and the new administration is staring down major challenges this week, including an unprecedented winter storm thats caused widespread Power Outages in texas and claimed at least 30 lives this week, including an 11yearold boy who died in a mobile home that went unheated for days. Power is finally being restored to more and more homes across the state, but many are now facing Food Shortages and a mounting water crisis due to Bursting Pipes and freezing wells. Pyatt says he will ask fema to accelerate a request for a major Disaster Declaration for texas and he plans to visit the state next week if it doe
Self serving in the way that we make a big deal out. Of which i think we are just as much as any other profession. The media for kyle to be about how the polling was in new jersey because it let us all to cram for the wrong thing. Right . There was prep improperly in terms of how these things go. And presumably elect those candidate to miss calibrate their campaign. Their private polling, was the same as the public polling, which was off in new jersey. I was hearing very worrisome sounds from People Associated with the mcauliffe campaign. They were very weeks ago . Yes they were very, they were worried enough about what was happening. New jersey i dont know i wasnt really talking about new jersey. How is it going in new jersey . But you know the Polling Averages at the end in virginia showed that it was going to be close with Youngkin Leading. Well, okay, we ended up with a close case with Youngkin Leading and winning. But in new jersey, youre totally right, it was like double digits i
Washington, we have reporters and Analysts Covering every angle here of this invaluable event, Tens Of Thousands are in attendance on the national mall, weve been listening to civil rights, religious, and political leaders take the stand. Advocating for a dream of a quality that Martin Luther king, junior, so eloquently pleaded for all those years ago. And todays organizers are clear in their message, this is not a remembrance. There is too much work left to be done. This is a continuance. This afternoons mark gets underway, we are going to hear from the king family and reverend al sharpton, host of Msnbcs Politicsnation and president of the National Action network. We have reporters, i mentioned, station around the avenue through all angles of whats happening. Terrific national mall, we just heard from nbcs antonia hylton. Trymaine lee is there as well, and also with me on set, going to have any glad to speak to him, of course, msnbc contributor and professor of African American studi