the fans. okay, they were vagrants who live under the bridge near my apartment. but that reminds me that we should talk about fentanyl. first of all, yes, it is the reason that greg is out. i promised him i wouldn t say anything but i feel like it s fine to lie to your boss who accuses you of doing drugs every day. more importantly, i want to talk about why fentanyl is a huge problem and why the government can t be the one to solve it. lately there s been a lot of talk about classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction or drug cartels as terrorist organizations or any sale of fentanyl resulting in a fatal overdose as a federal crime worthy of the death penalty. but like that lord of the rings prequel show, all of it is a bad idea. don t at me in other words, even you know it s [bleep]. it s not that i think fentanyl poisoning is not a threat and i do say poisoning because many of the people who have died from fentanyl didn t intend to tap fentanyl at all. it s not lik
Lovely young men are. They are both named mark. Mark mario, distinguished president of the National Urban steiner, who is a brilliant journalist and a former and current activist in social justice. You will hear a lot more from him. They will be joined by more people you will see shortly. Started, i would like to bring to the podium one of my favorite people at the smithsonian. He is a distinguished leader of this institution. His official title is the Elizabeth Mcmillan director of the Smithsonian National museum of American History. He is part of our top collaborators in the work that we do, particularly with the exhibition space we have at the american museum, john. [applause] good morning, it is a pleasure to welcome all of you to the interNational Museum of American History. If ever there is a time in america when we need historic understanding, as well as museums that present history in theireople can understand role in democracy, it is today. It shows you the prime example we ha
And he looked up at my name tag and he said, westmore. He said are you any relation to the general . I said yes, im his wife. He said, you know, maam, ive always wondered what generals wives did when their husbands were overseas. Well im bathing you. Must have been quite an experience for you being over there. It was. It made me feel more useful. You can watch this and other American History programs on our website, for all of our video is archived. That is announcer National Museum of african American History and culture recently opened an exhibit looking at the 1968 Poor Peoples Campaign, which Martin Luther king jr. Organized to shift the focus of the Civil Rights Movement to Economic Issues. Reverend king was assassinated before the campaign got underway in washington, d. C. A panel of activists and Smithsonian Museum staff look at this legacy. This is about one hour. It is our pleasure to welcome you to this meeting events for city of hope. You are in for a wonderful discussion fr
I want you to know who these lovely young men are. They are both named mark. Which is very convenient. Mark mario, distinguished president of the National Urban league, and mark steiner, who is a brilliant journalist and a former and current activist in social justice. You will hear a lot more from him. They will be joined by more people you will see shortly. To get us started, i would like to bring to the podium one of my favorite people at the smithsonian. He is a distinguished leader of this institution. His official title is the Elizabeth Mcmillan director of the Smithsonian National museum of American History. He is part of our top collaborators in the work that we do, particularly with the exhibition space we have at the american museum. John. [applause] well, good morning. It is a pleasure to welcome all of you to the interNational Museum of American History. I would say, if ever there is a time in america when we need historic understanding, as well as museums that present hist
Justice. You will hear a lot more from him. They will be joined by more people you will see shortly. To get us started, i would like to bring to the podium one of my favorite people at the smithsonian. He is a distinguished leader of this institution. His official title is the Elizabeth Mcmillan director of the Smithsonian National museum of American History. He is part of our top [applause] good morning, it is a pleasure to welcome all of you to the interNational Museum of American History. If ever there is a time in america when we need historic understanding, as well as museums that present history in ways people can understand their role in democracy, it is today. It shows you the prime example the show you will be discussing is a prime example of that. We have a major show on american democracy. One of the key components is the way citizens can participate in our nation. One of the key ways of doing that is through protest. Honoring protest and understanding it in the context of a