reinvigorated black men who are skeptical about another potential, another four years for president biden, i think that he should have spoken more directly about some issues that are more consequential to all black men writ large. we re seeing a significant percent of black men that are struggling with mental health issues. we have seen an increase in suicide rates for young black boys. we know for a fact that there is an education crisis with young black men across this country that are not getting college degrees please compare it to our black women who are killing it by the way, i would ve wanted to see the president speak directly to what his administration would do to tackle that issue. we still have the issue of over criminalization of black men that is still a problem that this country continues to tackle. the president should have spoken about that issue i do give credit to the president that he acknowledged the history of the college, and he did weave in and i would
you re month like you this is cnn the world s news network you re in the cnn newsroom. i, wolf blitzer in washington, and we re following two big stories. this hour, just a short time from now, trump, ally of former attorney john eastman will be the first of 18 defendants arraigned on charges stemming from the 2020 fake electors scheme also, president biden, make he an urgent new push to appeal to black voters. he set to deliver a speech later this hour, aimed at reversing a lack of enthusiasm among this critical voting block going to bring that speech to you alive. that s coming up this hour. but let s begin with all the developments involving johnny the architect of donald trump s bid to try to subvert the 2020 presidential election. and that s set to be, he said to be arraigned for this alleged role in devising what s being described as a fake electors scheme eastman is the first of 18 trump allies to be arraigned there on charges including conspiracy and forgery. cnn se
Senate democrats today are set to forge ahead with their doomed election overhaul legislation. democrats continue to rage against senators sinema and manchin. more moderates in the party during events honoring mlk junior yesterday democrats called out the pair to change what civil rights leaders call the jim crow filibuster. the senator s commitment to preserving the filibuster. vice president kamala harris here. bill: 100 members of the united states senate. i won t absolve nor should any of us absolve any member of the united states senate from taking on the responsibility to follow through on the oaths they all took to support and defend the constitution of the united states. harris: also letting it rip you might say senator raphael warnock who made history last year when he was elected georgia s first black senator. i submit that members of the senate regardless of their party no longer have to ask
Is put into american schools. nobody has any problem teaching our country about our history. it is not perfect and then maybe solely in the words and actions of mlk junior who said judge people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. you teach mlk junior and his teachings all day. but the question is how does crt go from something i did not even hear of one year ago so now front and center like what we just witnessed? aishah: let me ask you a question. how much do you actually remember from middle school and high school? i have great teachers and i don t remember much. so hitting the nail on the head saying i m paying more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade cancelled in Palmetto In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his I Have a Dream speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington. (Source: AP File Photo/AP) By ABC7 Staff | January 15, 2021 at 12:27 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 12:27 PM
PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Palmetto has cancelled its upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The parade was scheduled to happen Jan. 16 at 11:30 a.m.