Good evening. The police Officers Association President tells me this money is badly needed. The Mayors Office says its about 18 of the overall Citys Budget and that that money is going to be a lower percentage than it has been in years past. Theres a significant challenge. It opened. And with fighting crime I Think we need to keep on it and continue to address the Mayor Libby Shaft office says her proposed budget preserves core police services so they can address the violent crime. It gives the Police Department 325 million dollars and 2021 22 and 334 million dollars in 2022 23, I Think the marist and should count just a very difficult environment. Oakland police Officers Association President Barry Donlin says this money is a start to getting the department what it needs, including more officers. Donlon has been officer for more than 2 decades. Hes currently a sergeant. He says there are 709 Oakland Police officers a 5 year low and crime is on the rights last year, more than a 100 mu
portrays thomas jefferson. we wanted to do something a little bit different this week. given the national conversation and given events all around us, we know that 2020 has been a challenging year. monticello has been closed for months. we reopen this weekend. in recent weeks in the united states, millions of people all over the country are actively fighting for equity against different forms of racial injustice. whether it s racially motivated police violence or racially motivated monuments of memories. it s a conversation that we must engage in. working here at monticello, we are a sight of memory. monticello was a plantation where over 400 people were enslaved. today, we decided that to have a conversation it, we would do something that we haven t done, and i m sure everyone knows this, you re not actually talking to thomas jefferson. you re talking to, again, my friend bill who portrays thomas jefferson. bill is going to join us today. when he does so, he will be out of c
and monticello s historic interpretation manager, brandon dillard, discuss how depictions of both slavery and jefferson s life have changed over recent decades. thomas jefferson s monticello recorded this program and provided the video. good afternoon. my name is brandon dillard and i am the manager of historic interpretations at monticello. . in previous live streams, i am behind the camera reading questions from our audience as they come in, so we can engage with you while we are talking to our first person, interpreter/actor bill barker, who portrays thomas jefferson. we wanted to do something different this week. given the national conversation and given that it is all around us, we know 2020 has been a challenging year. monticello has been closed. we reopened this weekend. and in recent weeks in the united states, millions of people all over the country are actively fighting for equity against different forms of racial injustice, whether it is racially-motivated police
questions, colonial williamsburg and monticello. thomas jefferson s monticello recorded this program and provided the video. good afternoon. my name is brandon dillard and i m the manager of historic interpretation here at monticello. you might recognize my voice because in previous live streams i m usually the guy behind the camera and i m reading questions from our audience as they come in so that we can directly engage with you while we re talking to our first person interpreter/actor bill barker who portrays thomas jefferson. we wanted to do something a little bit different this week. given the national conversation and given events all around us, we know that 2020 has been a challenging year. monticello has been closed for months. we reopen this weekend due to a global pandemic and in recent weeks in the united states, millions of people all over the country are actively fighting for equity against different form of racial injustice, whether it s racially motivated pol
interpretations at monticello. in previous live streams, i am they got behind the camera reading questions from our audience as they come in, so we can engage with you while we are talking to our first person, interpreter/actor bill barker, who portrays thomas jefferson. we wanted to do something different this week. given the national conversation and given that it is all around been aknow 2020 has challenging year. monticello has been closed. we reopened this weekend. and in recent weeks in the united states, millions of arele all over the country actively fighting for equity against different forms of racial injustice, whether it is racially-motivated police violence or racially-motivated monuments, memories. it is a conversation that we must engage in. weking here at monticello, are a site for memories. monticello is a plantation where over 400 people were enslaved. we decided that to have a conversation, we would do something that we haven t done. and i am sure everyone