Up next its booktv is monthly in Depth Program with author and Princeton University professor imani perry. Our books on race and africanamerican history include prophets of the hood, may we forever stand, and the recently published breathe a letter to my sons. Its a letter. Its a series of letters to my son, but of course, its also a letter to the larger world, both about, you know, the reality of the terror and anxiety and worries that comes along with being a parent of black children, and particularly black boys in the United States at this moment, but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy and excellence and selfregard. Much of which, i think, one finds a lessons for in an extraordinary tradition that we have to draw from. Where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Well, so, i actually have written them letters privately for years, but my editor, at beacon press said, is this something youd be interested in doing . In large pa
Professor imani perry, what is the structure of your newest book, brief . Guest well, there are three sections. Fear, fly and fortune. It is a letter, a series of letters to my son but its also a letter to the larger world. Both about the reality of the terror and anxiety and the worry that comes along with being the parent about black children in particular at this moment but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy and excellence and self regard, much of which i think one finds the lesson for an extraordinary tradition which we have to draw from. Host where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Guest i have written some letters privately for years and my editor at beacon press said is this something youd be interested in doing in large part because ado talk about my children all the time and i write posts about them on social media and initially, you know, i think what we both had in mind with something that was probably bit more
Postponed new indepth programs. Instead, we will show you highlights from past programs. First, from november 2018 money. The princeton university, doctor perry is the author of several books putting history of the black National Anthem. Brief, written as a letter to her son. As a portion of that program. People here when you say, i wonder if they hear all white people. They hear white people as individuals as opposed to white men, and i dont think they clung to. They took this identity apart, those people would not sort of have a different history or a body but it would be a different relationship to identity i think it would potentially have as a consequence, a more humane relationship to each other. When i went later when a person an individual can be heaven, it could be a heaven, certainly who was raised by a white man or someone who thinks of figures like for example, john brown or howard or bob who i think are some of the most precious people in the world, its important to me to
So that when i go into the second paragraph where im like what if we took this identity apart, those people would not sort of, have a different history or body. But it would be a different relationship to identity. I think as a consequence, we have a more humane relationship to each other. When i got leader into the first paragraph when im saying an individual can be a heaven. Certainly, both someone who was raised by a white man or as someone who thinks of so many figures like, take for example, john brown. Who i think are some of the most precious people in the world. Its important to me to not have a formulation that removes them. So thats what i was thinking. One more question before we move on to some of your other books. Mothering black boys in america is a special calling. Yeah. Its a sentence my mother said to me. I think about it in a number of different ways. People talk about, in some ways that are difficult and maybe not a really hopeful about the challenges that black boys
When he throws it up jump up and hands on 3, 2, 1 please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god with liberty and justice for all. President , i would like to take roll call. [ roll call ]. Clerk you have a quorum. Thank you, all. Welcome to the february 12, 2020, meeting. We have a long presentation regarding the budget tonight, so we will have two minutes for Public Comment. With that, we are ready for the first item. Clerk item 1, consent calendar, receive and file action. Sfpd dpa protocol report 4th quarter 2019. Do we have a report on this or this is just to accept . We dont have anyone from the d. P. A. Who can help us . Why dont we skip that item and go to the next item for now. Clerk line item 2, reports to the commission, discussion. 2a, chiefs report. Weekly crime trends. Provide an overview of offenses occurring in San Francisco significant incidents chie