Legislation. What does it mean for the lone star state s young and diverse residents? plus, a study says people are willing to quit if they can t remotely. The ultimatum for those not back in the office by september. It is juneteenth. I m kendis gibson. I m sorry coffin in for lindsey this morning. In the south tropical moisture claudette makes its landfall. We are seeing some early remnants from this tropical storm. We will have updates later this hour. We have a team of report exist and analysts following the latest. The superdome in new orleans, it is expected to make a mess of juneteenth celebrations in the southeast and father s day celebrations as well tomorrow. Let s focus on one of our top stories this morning. President biden shifting focus himself to pressing domestic agenda, including a deal on infrastructure now showing signs of progress. Nbc news white house correspondent laura eagan is following president biden in wilmington, delaware, this morning, where he is spending t
What will be necessary to get that bill passed. Democrats began rallying around the proposal in earnest after stacey abrams publicly promoted the compromise plan which includes making election day a public holiday, mandating at least 15 consecutive days for early voting, banning partisan gerrymandering, making automatic voter registration through the states dmvs and requiring voter id to prove who you are. It comes amidst sham audits such as the one going on in arizona. It continues to grow across the country. In mlg mlg conservative activists delivered several thousand petitions demanding a forensic audit. They were reportedly endescribed with bible verses and anointed with oil before being handed over. If one said if you wonder why we re doing it at the prayer rally, that s because we recognize it is a spiritual rally. He compared the 2020 election with the persecution of jesus christ. As noted by joss len benson a forensic audit is not a thing. With how to stop the ninja aud ilt sha
Farm workers, activism. That s what we all witnessed in 2020, activism. People rising up to declare black lives matter day after day. That s saying a lot. 2020 was the longest year in civil civilization. Oregon. Descended on the city in 2020. It turned into the battle for a soul of our nation. Democracy fundamental civil rights as americans. Portland, oregon. We have been here before. Remember? gentrification. When you were a kid, they weren t telling kumbucha on tap? that seems very portland. Embarrassingly portland, yeah. Whacky bike riding. Simpler times. The question is how did a city that s 70% white become the epicenter of 2020 black lives matter activism. Honestly, where else but portland? portland is a bright blue dot in a state surrounded by red. Activists have been fighting here for years. Since way before it was cool. Add to that the killing of george floyd and a president set on making an example of liberal cities. We could take care of portland in 45 minutes. It is no surp
That s what we all witnessed in 2020, activism. People rising up to declare black lives matter day after day. That s saying a lot since 2020 was the longest year in the history of civilization. But in portland, oregon, the fight for racial justice morphed into something bigger when donald trump s army of militarized federal nincompoops descended on the city in the summer of 2020. A demand for local police reform turned into a battle for the soul of our nation. So i guess i m going back to portland. Portland, oregon. We ve been here before. Remember? gentrification. You re trying to tell me when you were a kid, they weren t selling kombucha on tap. Jokes about hipsters. That seems very portland. With the beard and the hat. Producers making me do some wacky bike riding. Simpler times. The question is how did a city that s 70% white become the epicenter of 2020 s black lives matter activism? honestly, where else but portland? portland is a bright blue dot in a state surrounded by red, mag
are america s racial divisions starting to heal, or are they as deep as ever? hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. the black lives matter movement triggered a bout of soul searching all over the world as governments and citizens examined their attitudes and actions on race and diversity. it s now one year since the death of george floyd, and his killer is behind bars. so, how far have we come in the struggle for racialjustice? that s global questions: what has blm achieved? well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all corners of the world. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. opal tometi is co founder of black lives matter, which was set up in the united states in 2013 to fight racism. an american human rights activist, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious international peace honour prize this year. and duwayne brooks is a britis