greatness and charity for all. the reverend al sharpton from the national action network held the breakfast this morning. tom perez and american federation of teachers president randi weingarten were among the speakers. good morning, everyone. good morning. may i ask that you take your seats so that we may begin. again, good morning. i am jennifer jones austin, i am a board member for the national action network, and i run a policy and advocacy organization, anti-property policy navigation organization based in new york city. every year on mlk day we gather to remember dr. king s legacy, and to reflect and refocus on the work that we all, we all are doing to keep his dream alive and make it live here in america. in 1991, the national action network was founded in the spirit and tradition of dr. king. years, 26ince, 26 years plus, this civil rights organization superbly led by its haser reverend sharpton, been a preeminent leader in the fight for civil rights. again, i welc
good morning everyone. good morning. may i ask that you take your so that we may begin. so again, good morning. i m jennifer jones, austin board member for the national network and i run a policy and advocacy organization poverty policy organization based in new york city. every year, on mlk day, we gather heree to remember dr. king s legacy. and to reflect and refocus on the work we all, we all are doing to keep his dream alive andp make it live here in america. in 1991, the national actions network was founded in the spirit and tradition of dr. king andng ever since 26 years 26 yes plus, this civiles organization superbly led by its leadser reverend sharpton has been a preeminent leader in fight for civil rights. again, iing with all of you this morning. as we prepare now, to break the nights fast, board member will come and bless the the food. and thenth we ll all watch to lt every voice video. shall we pray gracious father and creator and sustainer of all thing hads. we c
and tonight a look at federal budget proposals. journal wewashington talk to journalists from , boston, baltimore memphis and tampa about local efforts to remove confederate monuments. host: good morning. in the wake of recent violence in charlottesville city officials moved yesterday to cover two confederate monuments in black tarp to symbolize the morning of the death of heather heyer. the move reflects efforts across the country. in baltimore four statues were removed overnight recently. and what to do in stone mountain, georgia, america s largest confederate memorial which the smithsonian says was the fight of the ku klux klan s second resurgence? hear from journalists about the arguments for and against these monuments. we also want to get your point of view. what should be done about confederate monuments? if you live in the eastern central part of the country, (202) 748-8000. mountain pacific (202) 748-8001. join us on twitter or facebook. good morning. start dialing
lester spence was asked about the best approach. here s what he had to say. the approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. they were just put up. before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and white supremacy. that was ok. gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. for the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to white supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. and then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. i think that s actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. other potential approaches. maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. butbe maintaining th
i m glad you re wow, you re lucky, you know, i have a lot of good stuff tonight. i will start with the local news. as of this morning, we have another nfl team in l.a. the san diego chargers have announced they will be known now as the los angeles chargers. [ applause ] jimmy: you don t have to. two teams is a lot of teams. i was ready for some football. i don t think i was ready for this much of it. you know? they ve already changed their logo, the chargers to the dodgers logo. so that makes it official. reaction from fans here in l.a., i don t know if i d call it mixed. they reacted the same way to opening a bed bath & beyond coupon in the mail. [ laughter ] this was a solid take from a gentleman outside the stadium where the chargers are going to play. what about football fans in l.a., are they excited? i mean, i think they should have stayed over in san diego, man. we got one bad team already in l.a. why you gonna bring another one? [ laughter and applause ] [ la