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do they know about martin luther king? you know, and, of course, the answer was no, because the majority of people here hadn't heard it. and so that was his first. first thing i could hear him saying, you know, they know that martin luther king, we have that we all. could you lower those signs, please? i have some very sad news for all of you and that is that martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight and that was the when i was here and listen to his speech, the the pendulum of my emotions, i could see it swaying. and it was in a matter of minutes because i think the speech lasted no more than six or 7 minutes. but. it went from when he first made the announcement. of one of anger and revenge in the sound of that, the collective moans and the sighs. it could not only be heard, but to me it could be felt. i felt the wave of emotion that came through that crowd. for those of you who are black and are tempted to fill with be filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice of such an act against all white people. i w
do they know about martin luther king? you know, and, of course, the answer was no, because the majority of people here hadn't heard it. and so that was his first. first thing i could hear him saying, you know, they know that martin luther king, we have that we all. could you lower those signs, please? i have some very sad news for all of you and that is that martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight and that was the when i was here and listen to his speech, the the pendulum of my...
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- we embrace the vision of martin luther king. the left is attempting to destroy that beautiful vision and dide americans by race. - [margaret] what does coleman hughes say now? [upbeat music] - [announcer] "firing line" with margaret hoover is made possible in part by robert granieri, vanessa and henry cornell, the fairweather foundation, the tepper foundation, peter and mary kalikow, the asness family foundation, the beth and ravenel curry foundation, the mckenna family foundation, charles r schwab, the eric and wendy schmidt fund for strategic innovation, and by the following. corporate funding is provided by stephens inc. and by pfizer inc. - coleman hughes, welcome to "firing line." - it a pleasure to be here. - you are a writer, a podcaster, a musician, and you have recently written a book, "the end of race politics: arguments for a colorblind america." the concept of a colorblind america is often misunderstood. when you say, "a colorblind america," what do you mean? - so when i say, "a colorblind america," i mean, you're wh
- we embrace the vision of martin luther king. the left is attempting to destroy that beautiful vision and dide americans by race. - [margaret] what does coleman hughes say now? [upbeat music] - [announcer] "firing line" with margaret hoover is made possible in part by robert granieri, vanessa and henry cornell, the fairweather foundation, the tepper foundation, peter and mary kalikow, the asness family foundation, the beth and ravenel curry foundation, the mckenna family foundation,...
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martin luther king. for 71 years, our chapter has been serving the memphis community to support worthwhile projects that enhance the quality of life in this city. we honored to make history again today. today, for the first time in this language space, the focus is on young people. they will commemorate dr. martin luther life and legacy and their in their words and in their own way. it is befitting that young people be the ones to celebrate our history and our future is in their care. the spoken competition was made possible through the support of the fedex freight and baptist memorial health care. congratulate scholars april 4th will always heartfelt and we are thrilled, thrilled and to share these young people's perspective of what it means to them. thank you. mark. that member, adrian arundell introduced our winners. and the national civil rights museum and memphis, tennessee chapter of the links incorporated are pleased to present the i am the legacy poetry and spoken word competition in winners. kat
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martin luther king jr. was assassinated 56 years ago today. anniversary, president biden issued a statement saying dr. king is one of his political heroes and his assassination inspired him to leave a prestigious law firm and beginning in public service -- and begin a career in public service. orton lichter king junior was shot and killed while standing on a hotel balcony in memphis in 1968. dr. king famously led thousands in the march on washington, where he gave the i have a dream speech demanding civil rights for african-americans and the end of segregation. martin luther king iii has taken up human rights activism over the decades. i spoke to him about the anniversary of his father's assassination, which happened was only 10 ars old. caitriona: martin luther king iii, thank you for being with us. marking the 56th anniversary of your father's assassination, the night before he delivered the famous "i've been to the mountaintop" speech, he concludes that by saying i want to let you know we will get to the promised land. how close or far away
martin luther king jr. was assassinated 56 years ago today. anniversary, president biden issued a statement saying dr. king is one of his political heroes and his assassination inspired him to leave a prestigious law firm and beginning in public service -- and begin a career in public service. orton lichter king junior was shot and killed while standing on a hotel balcony in memphis in 1968. dr. king famously led thousands in the march on washington, where he gave the i have a dream speech...
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the third sunday in january, martin luther king sunday. we had the smithsonian institution, african-american museum, and i will be presenting to him that howard thurman robe. i have had it the whole time. only one other person has worn it. that was make coal minister. but it has been there and i thought it might be an inspiration. i was contacted by them about a photo of dr. thurman. i said, well, what about his rope? so i will be representing the rope. we also have the robe of dr. fisk, the founder. so we will be giving both . >> that is wonderful. we have just one minute. we can't go without mentioning the psalms, why did he love that so much? >> it is so intimate. thou know my downsizing and appraising, it is that kind of walk of the walk, and he talks about the light and darkness. the light and the darkness are both alike. so for him he is dealing with, we don't have these dichotomies. and he is saying, no, even with the darkness and the light , the unity is there. >> you have to come back . and you have over the years. thank you. prai
the third sunday in january, martin luther king sunday. we had the smithsonian institution, african-american museum, and i will be presenting to him that howard thurman robe. i have had it the whole time. only one other person has worn it. that was make coal minister. but it has been there and i thought it might be an inspiration. i was contacted by them about a photo of dr. thurman. i said, well, what about his rope? so i will be representing the rope. we also have the robe of dr. fisk, the...
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he told the crowd that martin luther king was dead.ths later he was dead, within the space of three months, we lost martin luther king. we lost robert f. kennedy, and we lost perhaps -- i don't know the exact head count, more than 16,000 young men in vietnam. the country was in a state of near collapse. you could hear the nuts and bolts of the republic popping off, but guess what, reverend al, the republic held and hope still lived. today people fear the re-election of donald trump and what it might mean for this country. people talk about would this be the end of democracy. i say no. i say the republic is stronger than trump, stronger than hate. you were 13 years of age then. you've seen a lot in your life. what do you think about the fact that optimism can still survive today? >> no, i think optimism must survive, and i think that if we are not operating from that optimism and that hope, then they win, and i think that we've got to be very careful of the cynicism on both sides. i say to a lot of activists, yes, we must stand up for a
he told the crowd that martin luther king was dead.ths later he was dead, within the space of three months, we lost martin luther king. we lost robert f. kennedy, and we lost perhaps -- i don't know the exact head count, more than 16,000 young men in vietnam. the country was in a state of near collapse. you could hear the nuts and bolts of the republic popping off, but guess what, reverend al, the republic held and hope still lived. today people fear the re-election of donald trump and what it...
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martin luther king jr. for guiding his political judgments. prior to the president's remarks , a kennedy's book on his behalf. it is 25 minutes. ♪ >> thank you come on john, for those inspiring words. my name is cary kennedy and i am the seventh child of robert and ethel kennedy. [cheers and applause] i am joined here today with my sisters kathleen and rory, with joe and chris and max. [cheers and applause] and with my hero, president joe biden. [cheers and applause] president biden has said very movingly that his long career in public service was prompted by a speech my father, robert kennedy, gave in indianapolis on april 4, 19 68, the night martin luther king was murdered. two days later, along with my parents and siblings, i sat in the den of our home in northern virginia and watched in horror as washington burned. daddy left the room and he got in his car. maybe 15 minutes later, we were all still glued to the tv. and suddenly, daddy was on the news. in the midst of the mayhem, trying to put out the flames of pain, fear, and rage in the w
martin luther king jr. for guiding his political judgments. prior to the president's remarks , a kennedy's book on his behalf. it is 25 minutes. ♪ >> thank you come on john, for those inspiring words. my name is cary kennedy and i am the seventh child of robert and ethel kennedy. [cheers and applause] i am joined here today with my sisters kathleen and rory, with joe and chris and max. [cheers and applause] and with my hero, president joe biden. [cheers and applause] president biden has...
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president biden credited the principles of robert f kennedy and martin luther king junior for guiding his political judgments. prior to the president's marks, harry kennedy spoke in support of the president's reelection campaign on behalf of the kennedy family despite the independent white house bid of robert kennedy junior. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you for those inspiring words. my name is terry kennedy. i'm the seventh child of robert and ethel kennedy. i am joined here today with my sisters, kathleen, joe, chris, and max. [applause] >> and with my hero, president joe biden. [cheers and applause] >> president biden has said very moving believe that his long career in public service was prompted by a speech my father, robert kennedy, gave in indianapolis on april 4, 1968, the night martin luther king was murdered. two days later, along with my parents and siblings, i said in the den of our home in northern virginia and watched in horror as washington burned. daddy left the room and got in his car. 15 minutes later, we were all still glued to the tv, suddenly daddy was on the news
president biden credited the principles of robert f kennedy and martin luther king junior for guiding his political judgments. prior to the president's marks, harry kennedy spoke in support of the president's reelection campaign on behalf of the kennedy family despite the independent white house bid of robert kennedy junior. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you for those inspiring words. my name is terry kennedy. i'm the seventh child of robert and ethel kennedy. i am joined here today with...
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we are standing here in the martin luther king recreation center for children.mily members who lost our father, let us not forget that president biden has always advocated for the rights of people to live, to play and to go to school in communities free of gun violence. he signed the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in 30 years. thank you, joe biden. [cheers and applause] as donald trump proudly brags about overturning roe v. wade, rolling back the clocks 50 years when women couldn't make our own health care decisions, president biden is fighting to get our freedoms back. thank you, joe biden. [cheers and applause] this is a long list of freedoms and rights that president biden is protecting during the period. make no mistake, all these rights and freedoms are on the ballot in november. donald trump is running to take us backwards attacking most rights and freedoms that are at the core of who we are as americans. he said he will be a dictator on day one and saying he wants to suspend the constitution so he can go after his enemies after his cri
we are standing here in the martin luther king recreation center for children.mily members who lost our father, let us not forget that president biden has always advocated for the rights of people to live, to play and to go to school in communities free of gun violence. he signed the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in 30 years. thank you, joe biden. [cheers and applause] as donald trump proudly brags about overturning roe v. wade, rolling back the clocks 50 years when women...
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martin luther king| that note.eak to bbc news today. time to speak to bbc news toda . ., ~ ,, time to speak to bbc news toda . ., ~ i. ., today. thank you for the opportunity- _ let's turn to some important news around the world. peru's congress voted against impeaching president dina boluarte, who's under investigation for corruption. she's being investigated over the ownership of expensive rolex watches and jewellery she's been seen wearing in public. last week, police raided her home and the presidential palace. thieves in los angeles have made off with at least $30 million from a cash storage facility in one of the biggest heists on record. police have no suspects. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weather will be throwing all sorts at us over the next few days — some wet weather, some warm weather and some windy weather, particularly driven by storm kathleen, a storm named by the irish weather service, for impacts it will have in the republic of ireland over the weekend. but for northern and western pa
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and then if you take it out further, it. 1968, martin luther king, bobby kennedy. yeah, these seem to come in the series. you you've had one of the unique opportunities to to know and meet and work with some of the amazing figures, the civil rights movement. i even met bobby kennedy. we had a sit in at his office. really? oh, we wanted him to enforce the civil rights act a little more. this was as attorney? yeah. yeah. but the kennedy from 64. there are two bobby kennedy's and the kennedy up until president kennedy's assassination. and bobby, when he was on his own, really emerged as just a forceful leader for for change in america. so i was thinking of sit ins. yeah. the one that generally gets left out. anybody here see the movie selma? oh, yeah. she got that wrong. it. not the they have the president calling martin luther king saying we can't have these sit ins. you know, in the white house, man king didn't have a thing to do with it. it was my idea to organize it. and it was the howard university that i had become part of that. did the sit, but it got, you know
and then if you take it out further, it. 1968, martin luther king, bobby kennedy. yeah, these seem to come in the series. you you've had one of the unique opportunities to to know and meet and work with some of the amazing figures, the civil rights movement. i even met bobby kennedy. we had a sit in at his office. really? oh, we wanted him to enforce the civil rights act a little more. this was as attorney? yeah. yeah. but the kennedy from 64. there are two bobby kennedy's and the kennedy up...
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we share the dream of reverend martin luther king jr. he was great. where is my beautiful -- i want to be able to see you. i wish they would turn up those lights. you are so amazing and we have been friends for so long. we share those dreams. a nation where we are all created equally because we are all created equal with equal rights and equal dignity in the eyes of god and we love god.
we share the dream of reverend martin luther king jr. he was great. where is my beautiful -- i want to be able to see you. i wish they would turn up those lights. you are so amazing and we have been friends for so long. we share those dreams. a nation where we are all created equally because we are all created equal with equal rights and equal dignity in the eyes of god and we love god.
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memorials to thomas jefferson, franklin d roosevelt and martin luther jr stand on its banks. the tidal basin started as an engineering project, but has also served as a swimming hole, a protest ground and scene of a political scandal. national mall and memorial communications chief met us on site to talk about the area's history and famous japanese cherry trees. we are at the edge of. the tidal basin in washington, d.c. home to the world famous cherry trees which blossom every spring. well-known to washingtonians, people across, the country, and in fact, people across the world. but had you been here before 1890 or so? we would be in the middle of the potomac river. this area has evolved over the years. there's always been an element of recreation out around the tidal basin. but with passing of time recurring, fashion has become much more important than initially was. now, as early as 1890, there was an established swimming area around what we know today as the tidal basin. with the planting of the cherry trees originally in 1912, that really created interest and tourism and
memorials to thomas jefferson, franklin d roosevelt and martin luther jr stand on its banks. the tidal basin started as an engineering project, but has also served as a swimming hole, a protest ground and scene of a political scandal. national mall and memorial communications chief met us on site to talk about the area's history and famous japanese cherry trees. we are at the edge of. the tidal basin in washington, d.c. home to the world famous cherry trees which blossom every spring....
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martin luther king? or a sort of slwould transatlantic slavery? martin luther king? a sort of slwould be really|tic slavery? martin luther king? or a sort of slwould be really weird.very? martin luther king? or a sort of slwould be really weird. so 1? martin luther king? or a sort of slwould be really weird. so it it would be really weird. so it only goes way, which is why only goes one way, which is why people sometimes say it's not right. fictional though. right? fiction different. i'm fiction is a bit different. i'm thinking things anne thinking about things like anne boleyn yeah, fiction boleyn and so on. yeah, fiction is area, say. is a grey area, as you say. >> i mean, that's a bit tricky, i think when you're doing like, yeah, anne version yeah, the anne boleyn version with anne boleyn. yeah, with a black anne boleyn. yeah, it out of it does kind of throw you out of the historical reality of that moment. something the historical reality of that monshakespeare something the historical reality of that monshakespeare where,athing the historical reality of that mon
martin luther king? or a sort of slwould transatlantic slavery? martin luther king? a sort of slwould be really|tic slavery? martin luther king? or a sort of slwould be really weird.very? martin luther king? or a sort of slwould be really weird. so 1? martin luther king? or a sort of slwould be really weird. so it it would be really weird. so it only goes way, which is why only goes one way, which is why people sometimes say it's not right. fictional though. right? fiction different. i'm...
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the way martin luther king jr. is being remembered today norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this deal... that's like $20 a month per unlimited line... i don't want to miss that. that's amazing doc. mobile savings are calling. visit xfinitymobile.com to learn more. doc? >>> another legal blow for former president trump. a judge in fulton county, georgia rejected his bid to dismiss election interference charges on free speech grounds. this will uphold the criminal indictment against mr. trump, rejecting the argument that his efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the first amendment. the judge's ruling is the latest step to inch the state racketeering case against him. and moves it forward. and meanwhile the district attorney there said that they were ready to go to trial as soon as august. >>> today marks an infamou
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in a letter to martin luther king junior way back in 1965 monk teach not han was even more concise. he said in this very short letter to martin luther king, the monks and nuns who self emulated were not committing suicide. rather, their self sacrifices were aimed at moving the hearts of the oppressors and at calling the attention of the world to the suffering that is endured. it is done to wake us up on quote, is that really what this act is all about? it's to draw attention to wake up the public consciousness into effect or to impact the oppressor. a yes for oh, for many monks who in but do some at least they believe in extreme a non violent. and so therefore, the only acceptable form of violence is to turn upon one. so, and that creates a message within the community to say, hey, this is serious. there is extreme oppression, extreme suffering. look at my look at how much i am willing to endure in order to bring this to your attention. please take me seriously. and so that is definitely the purpose of doing that. and that's why i often amongst did that during the, in south vietnam
in a letter to martin luther king junior way back in 1965 monk teach not han was even more concise. he said in this very short letter to martin luther king, the monks and nuns who self emulated were not committing suicide. rather, their self sacrifices were aimed at moving the hearts of the oppressors and at calling the attention of the world to the suffering that is endured. it is done to wake us up on quote, is that really what this act is all about? it's to draw attention to wake up the...
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luther king expounded in his book why we can't wait. i think the way those policies should be implemented are on the basis by socioeconomic poverty rather than on the basis of race to have a real conversation about the spectrum of disadvantage as a country where there so much wealth and so much poverty. i think we have to acknowledge this point that poverty, however, like to measure it. whether that's wealth, income or some combination aren't measure that is really the crux of what distinguishes people with privilege and without it is this country. at least it does. it delineates that difference much better than race does at this point. so that's not to say that there are no differences between in terms of poverty at any policy targeted, at helping the. by definition in a overindex on helping black american is black people are more likely to poor hispanics are more likely to be poor than white americans. but at least you are therefore targeting the people who most need it. so i really have very little i have no opposition to any evidenc
luther king expounded in his book why we can't wait. i think the way those policies should be implemented are on the basis by socioeconomic poverty rather than on the basis of race to have a real conversation about the spectrum of disadvantage as a country where there so much wealth and so much poverty. i think we have to acknowledge this point that poverty, however, like to measure it. whether that's wealth, income or some combination aren't measure that is really the crux of what...