Because he is older than i. And he says it is true. My grandfather had 500 invested in the stock market. And of course he lost it. This is when people were jumping out the window and so forth. And my grandparents were teachers. I think he taught languages and music. I dont know what my grandmother taught. But they moved from virginia to philadelphia. And that started the family, split the family, because my grandparents could get a job. They said they didnt hire black teachers in philly. They had black children going to integrated schools, but no black teachers. So, my grandmother took in washing an washing, and my grandfather refused to do that type work. And the family actually split. They were together physically but not together. The older kids went to college in the family, and they were teachers. The two oldest ones. The youngest kid was sent to school by the middle children who are did not go to children. They had to work to help pay. So, here we go about the color line thing. I
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Teachers. I think he taught languages and music, and i dont know what my grandmother taught. But they moved from virginia to philadelphia, and that started the family split the family. Because my grandparents couldnt get a job. They said they didnt hire black teachers in philly. They had black children going to integrated schools but no black teachers. So, my grandmother took in washing, and my grandfather refused to do that type work. And the family actually split. They were together physically but not together. The older kids went to college in the family, and they were teachers, the two oldest ones. The youngest kid was sent to school by the middle children, who did not go to college. They had to work to help pay. So, that again, here we go about the color line thing, yeah. I was born in d. C. My mother was born in virginia. My dad was born in maryland. And when i was three oh, my parents divorced when i was a baby, and my dad took the boy, and my mother took the girl and remarried,
Into the upper 80s and low 90s and, mike, tracking the commute, any new reports popping up . No new reports but ill update the report because, kari, as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza camera we see slowing approaching the toll plaza itself because the volume is building heading up the incline and they may turn the metering lights on in the next 20 minutes and from the toll plaza up into the incline. Everything else on the approach was very smooth through Contra Costa County and the rest of the bay shows no major issues and slowing for san jose Still Holding on. Back to you. So much, mike. 6 01 right now. Breaking news weve been following. Weve learned that federal agents are looking into possible connections between two deadly ambush attacks. One in oakland and another in Santa Cruz County. And the shooting of a deputy yesterday we told you about in paso robles. Today in the bay bob redell is live to talk about both of these and the investigation meantime to look for the shooter s
Live there its may day here in moscow youre watching r. T. International now a large anti racism demonstration has been held in paris almost 3000. 00 people gathered in the french capital to pay tribute to george florid that 8 minutes and 46 seconds the Central Square in the city remained silent the time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds neck jollibee unscathed was at the protest. And almost to georgia floyd here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister found 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you were never above it on the contrary we owe it to ourselves even more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement. That statement came in the wake of a new racism scandal a Facebook Group used by Police Members was outed for repeatedly us