Of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those signs that said white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something. And i would ask my mother as my father my grandparents my work why segregation why Racial Discrimination it was the best way it is dont get in a way dont get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student leader in nashville tennessee lewis was beaten for peacefully protesting segregation at restaurants and on buses in selma Alabama Police cracked his skull as he led a 600. 00 marchers across a bridge. But thats. What it was at age 23 lewis was the youngest leader of the march on washington 2 years later president Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law protecting black americans from discrimination at the polls the act would foreshadow lewiss ow
Citizens out of india within days. Plus why the latest tragedy to fight crime has triggered a controversy in the u. S. City of baltimore. From joining us roscoe the sports including Uncertain Times of mclarens Formula One Team you hate common in fact she says it will cut the quarter of its workforce across all operations because of a pandemic. All right so theres a growing anger as countries in the new hot spot of the coronavirus pandemic struggle to cope with the outbreak poor people across latin america say theyre the ones who are suffering the most from lock downs and from spending cuts and its leading to protests throughout the region next year brown begins our coverage. In ecuador they marched in defiance of the lock down angry of the government cuts to jobs and salaries brought in to tackle the pandemic. The mayor of the capital quito had asked the crowds to stay home because of the risk of infection but these protesters believe the stakes are too high and the more we have no fea
Raises a number of russian mercenaries helping libyan warlords in the fight against the internationally recognized government. For war on drugs has failed a global team of experts calls time on policies it says are fueling organized crime. Im joined again with sports and its confirmed germanys beyond just legal will restart next saturday becoming the 1st European Football League to resume amid the current virus pandemic well be live in berlin. Where we begin in the United States where figures just released show another 3200000. 00 people have filed for Unemployment Benefits keeping a prolonged track to be the worst month on record for job losses well that means around 33000000 people have registered as unemployed in 7 weeks economists think Economic Growth in the u. S. Could plummet by. 30 percent in the 2nd quarter in europe the bank of england expects the u. K. s Economic Production to shrink by 14 percent this year and unemployment to rise to 8 percent the European Unions been warne
We are very very proud of India Donald Trump says its india to confirm a 3000000000. 00 weapons deal and risk his chief reelection chances with Indian American voters. And political upheaval in malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his allies resigning from the Coalition Government plus the citys Prime Minister goes to court over the murder of his former wife. And his paula braun james that leaves the way as the l. A. Lakers edge out their wives of the Boston Celtics on the same call to work kobe bryants memorial will be held later on monday. The World Health Organization says its worries about the. Growing number of corona virus cases outside of china in iran the Health Ministry says 12 people have no died so though an m. P. In the city of cotton says the figure could be as high as 50 where we have because spreading across the middle east kuwait iraq bahrain and afghanistan have all confirmed cases in china the National Peoples congress will be perspire ones because of fears ab
With India Donald Trump announces a 3000000000. 00 weapons deal as he aims to boost his reelection chances with Indian American voters since. The surge was Prime Minister is back home to face charges relation to the murder of his former wife. The World Health Organization is sending a team to iran has made a spike of coronavirus cases there in iran the Health Ministry says 12 people have died but helpful thora things have dismissed claims from an m. P. Who says the figure is actually closer to 50 meanwhile cases are spreading across the middle east with kuwait omagh there are kind of going to stand all reporting cases of infected travelers coming from iran in europe 3 more people have died in islam is north bringing the total there to 7 there are almost 200. 00 cases there the highest concentration outside of asia while a spike in cases in south korea has put the nationwide total there at over 800 south koreas polman has cancelled mondays meeting a work is disinfected the building of t