Archives. Visit booktv. Org for a complete schedule. And we now kick off with Professor William darity and Kirsten Mullin with their thoughts on reparations for africanamericans. Good afternoon, im director of the hutchens center on fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution. We gather here this afternoon virtually because of the covid plague to talk about reparations for africanamericans for the descendants of slaves. We planned this event before covid19 and, of course, william darity and Kirstin Mullen wrote the book long before covid19. Its worth noting that the coronavirus seems to be afflicting blacks much more than whites. Theres a piece in the journal of the American Medical Association which points out that more than half the covid19 cases in chicago and nearly 70 of the deaths involve black individuals although blacks make up only 30 of the population. Theres a story on the front page of the Washington Post today about contrasting the intensive care unit in afflue
Burning. That doesnt even cross your mind. Some escaping into the ocean as officials warn visitors to stay away. The scramble to treat burn victims and the desperate search for survivors amid the devastation. Plus, the lizzo lawsuit. The bombshell allegations by three former backup dancers. This is an artist that i looked up to. I was in shock. Accusing the grammy winner of sexual and racial harassment, a hostile work environment, even threatening assault. She attempted to come at me with her fists balled up. Juju the scrutiny theyre facing. What do you say to critics who say, this is just a money grab . Its very demean to the girls. Juju as the superstar says she did nothing wrong. And music man. Celebrating the life and legacy of the bands robby robertson. How he shouldered the weight of stardom while writing songs that reshaped the music industry. Mr. Clean magic eraser powers through tough messes. So it makes it look like i spent hours cleaning, and you know i didnt. It makes my ru
Unpunished. The Bbc World Service Latin America regional editor Leonardo Rocha reports. Mr villavicencio was shot dead as he finished a rally in the capital, quito. He was approached by a gunman who shot him in the head three times be or they escape. He was a former union leader, a former journalist who clashed with other politicians in the past for his role as an investigative journalist, and he was a current member of congress. He was running on an Anti Corruption and Pro Environmental campaign. He was one of several candidates running for president. The first round of the election will take place on august 20, he was Opinion Polls put in Third Orfourth place but he had a chance because there would be a second round of votes probably later this year. He is the latest victim of this crime wave in ecuador, he survived an attempt on his life before, and ecuador is going through a serious crisis, triggered mainly by the increasing involvement of mexican drug gangs in the country. There h
Video showing the widespread destruction on the island of maui after a fast moving wildfire tore right through the Historic Town of lahaina. At least six people are dead and hundreds of homes and other buildings destroyed. We have two cars, two suitcases, and our lives. So thats devastation and heartbreak after a firestorm destroys communities, homes and businesses. Good evening, everyone. Im mike mibach and im Heather Holmes local and federal officials now assessing the damage. One pilot says he had tears in his eyes as he flew over the destruction. The church all the places that are tourist areas that are hawaiian history are gone and that cant be replaced. You know, you cant read, you cant refurbish a building that is just ashes. Now, you know, it cant be rebuilt. Its lost forever. Video shows the town of lahaina nearly flattened with piles of rubble all along the waterfront. Officials say at their latest count, at least 271 buildings are damaged or destroyed. Lets go now to ctvs Ja
And the soil is waterlogged. One farmer in wiltshire says the losses are heart breaking. Our reporter liz beacon has the story. So this is our wheat thats been damaged by the wind and the rain, as you can see. For a farmer, august should be one of the busiest times of year, harvesting crops. This year, the Unrelenting Rain has put paid to that and everythings ground to a halt. Its pretty depressing and its pretty heartbreaking because weve gone to lot of effort to grow this wheat and, of course, weve spent all the costs on it, so were completely cost stacked now, and without selling it, we cant, you know, we cant reclaim those costs. So we are. Yeah, its actually a lot worse than i thought. Tom collins is a fourth generation farmer here on his family farm. He knows it can rain in august but, after one of the wettestjulys on record, he believes Climate Change is having huge consequences for his business. What we really want is a level price at a time like this. If you worked in a shop a