she recently had to drop out ofollege because of a $700 unpaid balance to georgia state university their time of that rain to pay to know. i was like ok, wow does wait few days after that rideshare but got a phone call from the school and the meage stated ok you're a set. you can register for asses now. >>d i was like literally i was blown away because a strike that has never done it. are done anything like that for me that stranger was kevin nash, the assenger in the uber. >>a couple of weeks ago, he attended let on his aduation from georgia state when he pay thballot. it was like i had to do is forhim, i maintain my gray's a's and b's. just trying to do everything to make sure he know that appreciated him but on earned an sociate's degree in criminal justice this month she'll be back in class to pu a dreams comi true. >>because of a car ride and this won't change my life at one right. never or nthat was back peterson reporting the over passenger calls young and inspiration. >>all right coming up to 49 and get a much-awaited edion today with the return of linebaer kwon alexander to prac

raise her child and recently had to drop out of college because of a $700 unpaid balance to georgia state university. a few days after the ride, she got a message from the school. >>the gistagerme e ssfor classe i was literally like blown away because a stranger has never done that. never done anything like that for me. >> that stranger was kevin ash her uber passenger, he paid off her debt so she can finish school. a few weeks ago he attended her graduation from georgia state. she earned an associate's degree. this month, shall be back in class pursuing a bachelors. > we arenow learningnd ngtimeoaklancoress woman is introducing a very special constituent to her district. >> barbara lee tied the knot on new year's eve. she made the announcement last night. sharing this photo of her beaming alongside los angeles pastor reverend clyde clive hu bay community. >>> for the first time in 20 years pepsi is changing it up with a new gline. the soda company's new slogan that's what i like comes just a month before the super bowl. pepsi is the title sponsor of the halftime show. other notable slogans include

latonya young is a newly-minted graduate of georgia state university, thanks to guardian angel, kevin a small act of kindness, paying off nearly $700 of her student debt. >> i was literally blown away, because a stranger has never done that. >> the two sharing a special moment on that special day. it was mark twain w kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and see. that's "nightline." can you always catch our full episodes on hulu. thanks for the company, america, goodnight.

when i moved to atlanta in 2011 i'm born and raised in georgia but i moved in 2011 to go to georgia state university for college and so i started getting involved with local. organizations i started getting involved with a lot of the differently seen and so my community organizing background arose from wanting to be involved because where i'm originally from griffen georgia is a population of like 3400 people it's really small i was raised on a 400 acre fire and so there was no clear community there was no kind of like community for people who express themselves and experience life like myself so i wanted to do whatever i could when i moved to the big city to give back and so that you know start off as a volunteer ing and then it went into performing and then also just uniquely finding how performance are in our in general can create ways to advocate being activists i think sometimes when we say the word activist we think about you know you had to be lobbying you have to be up in the senate you have to be up in all these different forms of government when really. the most radical changes that we can

georgia state university with was a bigger urban school, 45 and undergraduates, there graduation rates double in the course of eight years and the opportunity got shrunk in fact, poor kids , minority students, first jen college students and immigrant students are all graduating at rates higher than the overall student population. it's a very different story nationwide. obviously and so i set out to try to figure out what was going on so the book begins with a kind of accusation and it's very simple. you have these abysmal graduation rates. and they're especially bad for new jen students, there are about 10 percent lower thanthey were in 1970 . and the consequences are dire. but particular leave for poor and working-class students, college really is the ticket to mobility. and unfortunately, a third of the students who fare worse, they wind up leaving with debt. they don't have a lot to show for it. the, their lifetime earnings overall are not going to be immensely greater that as i gestated in college, they got a bunch of debt graduates in college, their lifetime income goes up $1 mill

. >> latanya young enrolled in georgia state university back in 2010. she had to drop out because of almost $700 it was a hold on her account. $700, so she started working for uber and lyft to make money so she could go back to school. she's picking up a passenger, kevin esch and told him the story. he decided to step in, not only did he pay the hold on her account, he gave her $120 tip. latanya was able to finish her degree and graduated last month. kevin was there to cheer her on. oh, my gosh. that's so cool. >> great. >> this is a nice turn of events. >> yes. >> i like to say that i use the, i like the quiet ride but i do encounter some really interesting uber drivers. >> fascinating. >> yes, with some great stories and i love it even more when they find out i speak spanish. >>> if you don't mind maybe in english wood. >> i guess. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> now scott doesn't know what to say. >> just wanted to know if it's going to be rain. >> i like scott's shameless plug. >> how is the weather on sand hill road? >> view of downtown san jos

she received her mba from georgia state university and lead and hold a chartered financial panel designation. having campaigned twice and lost before her father won the first congressional race jackie understands you can't convey the importance of dreaming big and working hard through failure. as part of the learning makes a difference foundation which test innovative learning programs to struggling students learn that they can learn she knows the importance of learning every day. by helping lead a new life a homeless shelter for newborn babies and their families, , and the 5 million capital campaign. she has learned the value of giving to others. jackie is passionate about improving the world, , her two chill military and endeavor to inspire others to learn, love and live their lives successfully. as a nationally syndicated columnist for creators syndicate jackie writes with her heart and mind. noted by the "washington times" for considerable talent in writing, jackie's outlook is highly energetic of inspirational and thought-provoking. jackie has authored numerous books including five prin

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elementary school through college age before retiring as a professor emeritus from augustine state university in georgia. the focus of his classes was the american west, specifically the experience of black cowboys and buffalo soldiers. as a writer and editor, cowboy mike continues to tackle both subjects. .e wrote a chapter he collaborated on "black cowboys in the american west: on the range, on the stage, behind the badge." more than a lecturer, cowboy mike brings the west to life as he dispels many of the myths surrounding the wild west. let's give a hearty welcome to cowboy mike. mike: thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. i've been here for a couple days and had a chance to go to the inks center and the library denver. it was a good experience. i'm very pleased to be here at the four. the title of the presentation is "the story of black cowboys." some of you may have information or knowledge about black cowboys. the story of the black cowboys is not well-known. , notablyboys basically participated in cowboy activities that other cowboys did, they helped shape the traditions. we will talk about th

in the united states senate. 25, 1999, i introduced johnny as the newest georgia the congressional delegation to the house of representatives. to congress as a graduate of the university of and a successful businessman. before coming to congress, he a member of the national guard, the state house minority leader, a and as the chair of the state board of education. day, i said, he brought him.lth of knowledge with colleagues to our that in his decades of public service in our home state, delivered a reputation, reputation as at a bridge builder, a man who has beliefs but also willing to work with others to get things done. very quickly, members of the discover how te true this was. he senator does not make a lot f noise but he has the ability to the power, the capacity power.o we always found a way to come together, and we continued that was elected tohe the senate. over the years, we worked issues, on many, many like transportation, water, veteran affairs. we always found a way to get good work o do the the people deserve. and time and time again, he us.od up with uplift d with us to african-americans in the state of georgia, to recognize martin als like dr. luther ki

nichols he's a professor at the university of maryland and a democratic political analyst and jack kingston a former republican congressman from the great state of georgia as they say gentlemen thank you for joining me and i want to talk 1st and foremost about your 1st impression of the very beginning of this debate there wasn't a lot of lawyers so why was there no lawyer and really i think from the democratic perspective adam schiff was hoping to convey that this is a serious moment and that americans should there's a reason to pay attention that this is not all preordained that we're actually at the beginning of a process that could yield real information and could be lead to interesting votes for republicans to not prejudge the outcome of this trial and so he was trying to grab the voters' attention and make them pay attention and think that this was a big deal and not just kooky theater jason i want to get your impression of the president's lawyers they didn't really introduce anything about the law or it was it seemed to me like they were trying to re rehash a lot of the president's tweets run. in my opinion hoping that they have a stronger defense

university of north carolina chapel hill. u.n.c. chapel hill is the first state in the country and this is the contested claim and both claims have a good claim. the university of georgia was chartered first in 1785. the u.n.c.'s charter came a few years later but u.n.c. was the first to open and had already graduated a couple of classes before the university of georgia. they were founded at the same time. so when this area was selected at the site of the university, there was no town or village here. there war few neighboring farms. there was an anglican chapel but there was no town to speak of. so on the day that they laid the cornerstone for the first university building, they also had an auction of town lots. so that -- they understood that if the university was going to succeed, there needed to ba town around it to support it to provide businesses, places for people to live. so the town of chapel hill university were born on the same day the university was chartered in 1789. the ground broke in 1793 and a year and a half later in 1795 when the university open, they held a opening ceremony and they had, you know, events on campus here no students showed up. it took

darren ward is the executive aie director for the center of soutb georgia regional impact at valdosta state university. and if you all please rise and raise your right hand i'll begin by swearing you in. do you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth ft and nothing but the truth so help you god?es are let the record show that the witnesses answered in the and affirmative. thank you and please be seated.t the microphones are sensitive, so please speak directly into a them. and without objection your r written statement will be made part of the record.ber and with that, ms. gupta, you hc are notom recognized for your opening statement.thank thankyo you.ders >> chairwomanhip maloney, rankih member jordan, and members of sn the committee thank you for the opportunity to testify today.cil and thank you chairwoman maloney, for calling this. m theoe imp leadership conference civil and human rights believes a fair and accurate census is among the most important civil rights issues of our day. not only is the census central to apportioning political power but the data a

daryle ward is executive of the center from south georgia regional impact at valdosta state university and if you would all please rise and raise your right hand, i will begin by swearing you in. do you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do. >> let the record show the witnesses answered in the affirmative. please be seated. the microphones are sensitive. please speak directly into them. without objection your written statement will be made part of the record. with that, miss gupta, you're now recognized for your opening statement. thank you. >> chairwoman maloney, ranking member jordan and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today and thank you chairwoman for counting this it hearing for the 2020 census. we believe a fair and accurate census is among the most important civil rights issues of our day. not only is the census essential to apportioning political power but the data also influences significant federal funding for services like school, fire department and

georgia like many others are facing statewide challenges in rural communities. the population decline, grants populations, slow job growth and distressed cities. our state university is one of four georgia regional universities and we have a mission to serve a 41 county service area primarily in south georgia. in 2017, leadership started talking about how they could have an impact on the reoccurring challenges that all of these communities face. in the business community help there. government, and the retainment that was the result that they created a center for regional impact. and i am working with that organization in 2018. the mission of the center and trying to work with all 41 counties to identify opportunities and challenges that they might have, and i go back to that and try to identify resources to help them out. i could be interned, graduate assistants, class projects, research, professors working on projects that really just depends with the natives. and it covers all. we are focused on 41 service area. it's a very diverse area. many of you y would probably consider everyone rural the largest county in our region news hundred and 15000 and we have coun

darryl wore is the director of the center for south georgia regional impact at val dose extra state university and if you would all please rise and raise your right hand, i will begin by swearing you. in [witnesses sworn in]. he witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you and please be seated thankful microphones are sensitive to meese speak directly into them and without objection, you're written statement will be made part of the record and with that, miss gupta, you are now recognized for your opening statement. thank you. >> chairwoman malone any, ranking member jordan and members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to testify today. and thank you chairwoman for your leadership in calling the hearing to reach hard to count communities in ken 2020 census. the leadership conference on civil and human rights believes the fair and accurate census is month the moe important civil rights issues of the day. not onlyes the census central to apportioning political power, but the data also influence significant federal funding for services like schools, fire departments, and hospital

specialist thethe state of florida, at armstrong atlantic state university, and serves as a trustee at the historic savannah foundation in savannah, georgia. he is the editor of the forthcoming "people's guide to nashville," which is a series of really creative local public histories that will be, i think, a value to those of us who travel around and want to do weird history things when we get to new cities. he is completing a biography on who was c gibbs, florida's african-american secretary of state during reconstruction. so it is a great panel, and we will look forward to your questions. thank you. pryor: sure thing. few quickg to read a thoughts that i composed over the last couple of days, so thank you, of course, for the opportunity to participate in this roundtable to it i will focus my very brief comments on opening up questions on how we frame reconstruction when we teach it. most of what i do is conforms to al approachnvention to focus on civil rights. questionsind the haunting me at night, or things that i ponder as i teach. the first question is is reconstruction inescapably history? i do not mean the notion of national identi

state. she co-authored the chapter on the native south. leslie gordon is the charles g summer saw chair at the university of alabama and she and steve berry of the university of georgia with the chapter on the south and the civil war. vanessa holden, assistant professor of history and african american studies at the university of kentucky. she wrote the chapter on 19th-century enslavement. catherine new font, associate professor at the university of kentucky. she and william thomas oakie partnered on the chapter on southern environmental history. at the end of the table is jason morgan ward, professor of history at emory university and he and jennifer ritterhouse wrote the chapter on from the great depression to the end of southern history. we challenge the authors to write as teams. cried and i partnered on many -- craig and i have partnered on many things and we thought this would lead to richer and more balanced essays. some teams were quite successful and some teams struggled. we want to do by asking the panelists about what opportunities and challenges they found in the co-authoring process. >> i will start. i had the opportunity to work with my former advisor a

first state university of north carolina. the university of georgia was chartered first. the unc charter came years later. the university and the city were founded at the same time. selected,area was there were a few farms. there was no town or village here. there war few neighboring farms. there was an anglican chapel but there was no town to speak of. so on the day that they laid the cornerstone for the first university building, they also had an auction of town lots. so that -- they understood that if the university was going to succeed, there needed to ba town around it to support it to provide businesses, places for people to live. so the town of chapel hill university were born on the same day the university was chartered in 1789. the ground broke in 1793 and a year and a half later in 1795 when the university open, they held a opening ceremony and they had, you know, events on campus here no students showed up. it took another few weeks before the first student arrived. he came over 100 miles from near the coast of north carolina and he was the entire student body

state university in the country. this is a contested claim we argue with the university of georgia about. the university of georgia was chartered first. the unc charter came a few years later. unc was first to open an already graduated a couple of classes before the university of georgia. the university and the city were founded at the same time. there was no town or village here. there was an anglican chapel located on what is now the site of the carolina inn, but there was no town to speak of. on the day they laid the cornerstone for the first university building, they had an auction of town lots. the understood if ther university was going to succeed, they needed a town around it. the town of chapel hill and the university were born on the same day. university was chartered in 1789. the ground broke for the first building in 1793. when the university open, they held a ceremony. they had events on campus. no students showed up. it took another few weeks before the first student arrived. miles fromm over 100 the coast of north carolina. he was the entire student for a few weeks before ot

state university in the country. this is a contested claim we argue with the university of georgia about. university of georgia was chartered first in 1785. later butter came they were first to open and had graduated a couple of classes. the university and the city were founded at the same time so when this area was selected as the site of a university, there was no town or village here. there were a few neighboring farms, and anglican chapel on the side of the carolina inn, but no town to speak of peer down the day they laid the cornerstone, they had an auction of town lots so that they understood that if the university was going to succeed, they needed to have a town around it to support it, to provide businesses, places for people to live. the were in essence born on same day. the university was chartered in 1789. the ground broke for the first building in 1793 and then about 1.5 years later, in 1795 when the university opened, they held an opening ceremony in january, 1795, they had events on campus here. no students showed up. it took another few weeks before the first student arrive