Nations first execution of t te year, we look at a new feature filmlm starring Alfre Woodard tt examines the death p penalty frm the perspective of the executioners as well as the condemned. We will speak to the films director, the gegerianamericann writiterdirector chininonye ch. Then to always inin season. Lynching, for more than a century, was the ultimate tool of racial terrorism. It was the way on a continuum of tactics to maintain white supremacy. It was a wayay to keep black people policing themselves. It was the ultimate e terrorism. Amy as we mark the beginning of black history month, we turn now we turn to a disturbing new documentary that centers on the death of lennon lacy, a 17yearold africanamerican student who was fofound hangingn 2014 from a swingsgset in a lare white trailer park in North Carolina. We will speak to lacys mother, as well as the director of jacqueline olive. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace rep
Nations first execution of t te year, we look at a new feature filmlm starring Alfre Woodard tt examines the death p penalty frm the perspective of the executioners as well as the condemned. We will speak to the films director, the gegerianamericann writiterdirector chininonye ch. Then to always inin season. Lynching, for more than a century, was the ultimate tool of racial terrorism. It was the way on a continuum of tactics to maintain white supremacy. It was a wayay to keep black people policing themselves. It was the ultimate e terrorism. Amy as we mark the beginning of black history month, we turn now we turn to a disturbing new documentary that centers on the death of lennon lacy, a 17yearold africanamerican student who was fofound hangingn 2014 from a swingsgset in a lare white trailer park in North Carolina. We will speak to lacys mother, as well as the director of jacqueline olive. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace rep
A warm friday and weekend. And well talk more about that coming up. Lets check in trafc. A few slowdowns along 101 northbound at willow. All lanes shut down overnight. Caltrans doing some roadwork. A detour was scheduled to wrap up right about now. It looks like they are seeing a backup decrease. So it looks like southbound is open, no delays. 580, heading through the altamont pass, in the yellow 27 minutes on over towards 680. Back to you. Thank you. Now that you have your local weather and traffic headlines, theres a big mess brewing off the florida coats right now this morning. Overnight, Hurricane Michael grew to become a monstrous category 4 storm. Right now it is swirling in the gulf of mexico. This is a live look there right now. And its going to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Mary is tracking the path. All eyes are on Hurricane Michael out in the gulf of mexico. Very close to the Florida Panhandle there, about 100 miles away from panama city, florida. Lets show you the