dr. serene jones. this is democracy now! back on dr.one in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: "nobody knows the trouble i've seen" sung by mahalia jackson. one of reveverend drdr. james 's books was s titled "the e spiris and the blues: an interpretation." he wrote in his book "no black person could escape the reality they brace. bb king, generallyly king, mahaa jackson to find my blalackness." those the words of the late dr. cone. this is democracy now! look at continue our the life and legacy of the founder of black liberation dr. james cone.y future but at the christian gospel from the oppressed. he said he was inspired by dr. martin luther king jr. and malcolm x. dr. cone died saturday at the age of 79. this is dr. cone speaking at the 2012 general conference of the united methodist church. >> i write f for thosese who are penniless and jobless, landless, socialse who have no power. s speak and i write for gay bisexuals, and those who are transgender. thequeer people of this world. i write for the undocumented farmworkers toiling in mis

dr. serene jones. this is democracy now! back on dr.one in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: "nobody knows the trouble i've seen" sung by mahalia jackson. one of reverend dr. james cone's books was titled "the spirituals and the blues: an interpretation." he wrote in his book "no black person could escape the reality they brace. bb king, generally king, mahalia jackson to find my blackness." those the words of the late dr. cone. this is democracy now! look at continue our the life and legacy of the founder of black liberation dr. james cone.y future but at the christian gospel from the oppressed. he said he was inspired by dr. martin luther king jr. and malcolm x. dr. cone died saturday at the age of 79. this is dr. cone speaking at the 2012 general conference of the united methodist church. >> i write for those who are penniless and jobless, landless, socialse who have no power. s speak and i write for gay bisexuals, and those who are transgender. thequeer people of this world. i write for the undocumented farmworkers toiling in misery in

dr. green. [applause] >> give it up again for dean richard jones. you dr. jones too? speaking of doctors, i'm about to bring up the queen mother of this conference and the center for black literature, the o-g of the center for black literature. [laughter] kept her name in the underground is doc g, which y'all didn't hear from me. [laughter] but here she's known as the director of the national black writers conference, founder and executive director of the center for black literature, chair of the english department at medgar universities at the city of the university of new york. dr. brendan green. -- brenda green. make some noise! [cheers and applause] >> thank you, thank you. greetings to everyone. as dean jones said, it's really hard to recognize that we are now the elders, right? [laughter] i'd like to again -- excuse me? oh, yes, that's right. we are. so welcome to our esteemed conference honorees, kwame, david, eugene, our literary activist -- i don't know if she's still here -- louise merry weather. faculty -- merry weather. our participating writers, poetsing

so to your point, dr. jones, one of the last things barack obama told my generation in his farewell address is stop complaining, pick up a clip board and run for office. well, guess what? this year we have a record number of african-americans running for statewide and in federal office. >> that's right. >> but the challenge is no one's there to support them, right? it costs $1.5 million to run for congress. >> when you say no one's going to support them, who are you -- let's quantify, blacks, whites, what are you talking about, mainstream or everyone altogether, who is not going to support them? >> no one is supporting them, right? so the reason my organization exists is we were hearing from folks all around the country saying, hey, i was told to run for office, i'm running, but i don't have the resources, i don't have the training, i don't have the networks. we're out building this network to support candidates, following, again, in the legacy of the folks who are sitting on this stage, whose work was to make o

now, please, please don't misunderstand me because former president dr. jones, dr. jones is a good friend of mine and i, we have very ibrant discussions about the role of government and about health equity and at the end of consistently tell her and i think she's finally starting to agree with me that goals and in the same in the same end. i'm not saying there isn't a place for major systemic change in our country. no matter how many youth my our y and i help during childhood, we could never change the systemic oppression and the racism that affected many of my peers. it's too big of a hurdle for any person. any one family. and in some cases, even any one community to tackle alone. but that's why i talk about better health through better because there is so many different ways we can mprove health if we commit to working across sectors in engaging new partners. i we had another discussion talked to many of the panelists earlier. you know, i talk about better health through better and even when i look in the audience, i say it and i see people nodding their heads. bel

among the two dozen scientists doing research at the choose is dr holly jones a conservation biologist at northern illinois university with her team she's traveling in tagging small mammals to assess the impact of the big bison. the completely restoration ecologist playground i get so excited about this field say let's see if i'm one of them and. there it is small mammals are food for aerial predators things like hog things like owls and so it's really important to know how they're doing to be able to say how the person doing as a whole and that's because if the small mammals are tasty enough to become good prey they're feasting on a healthy environment of insects and plants. what do you see since bison have been introduced we've had. thirteen lying around the world which was very surprising the line of evan and since quitting torrents of a shift in community compositions and there are different plots of land that have been restored at different times and all the way back to twenty years ago we can look at a plot of land like this that was restored forty years ago and look in a plot of

now please, please, don't misunderstand me because former aph president, dr. jones, dr. kaimra jones, she ace good friend of mine, she and i have very vibrant discussions about the role of government and about health equity, at the end of the day i consistently tell her, and i think she is finally starting to agree with me, we believe in the same goals and the same end. i'm not saying there isn't a place for major systemic change in our country. no matter how many youth my family and i helped in our childhood, we couldn't change the systemic depression and institutional racism that affected my peers. too big of a hurdle for any one person, anity to tackle alone but that is why i talk about better health through better partnerships because there are so many different way west can improve health if we commit to go across sectors and engage new partners. one of the discussions with many of the panelists earlier, i talk better health thrgh better partnerships, and when i look in the audience i see everyone with nodding their head. everyone believes in partnering. it is easy t

dr. william jones who headed the chapter for dr. king in new york. dr.as well loved and applauded and exhalted in the last few years as people would try to lead people to believe. and his politics was under attack by mainstream media at the time of his death. >> oh, yeah, definitely. you look at gallup polls from 1956. we don't have them from '67 and '68. but gallup polls shows majority of americans, good majority of americans disapproved of king. you look at polls from the last few years of his life, majority -- strong majority of white americans thought he was damaging the civil rights movement. and you see when he gets into -- especially when he begins to oppose the vietnam war, kings becomes persona nongrata among moderates and people who support his agenda back when he was fighting with -- when he was launching the boycott -- >> head of naacp and urban league attacked him for coming out against the war in vietnam. >> yeah. what you find these are difficult positions, he was developing a trio, the three evils of mill tarrism and poverty and racism an

dr. lucy jones says you start by investing in your home community. she says the more we do know, the easier it will be to recover. >> if you own a building, you can make it safer. every time i bought a house, i've gotten in a foundation specialist to look at how the foundation is put together. three out of the four times i did some work. one time the house was just fine. >> based on computer models nks a huge magnitude 7 earthquake could cause 800 deaths and 18,000 injuries. you can also make sure your emergency kit is stocked now. guidelines for prepare norcal are on our website with what you need to put in there, abc7news.com. >>> silicon valley tech companies are facing another data collection scandal. a washington state data firm exposed the personal information of 48 million people. local blocks takes data that from facebook, zillow and linkedin to collect data to sell to businesses. the firm left that data on a public online storage space available for anyone to see. >> one of the techniques that was apparently used in gathering this data, just

dr. lucy jones has a book out called the big ones how natural disasters shaped us.t we can do about that. you go back to pompei, the volcanic eruption. you have researched the tragedies in history. what was your goal in writing the book. >> working as a seismologist and ether scientist with a more expansive view ever time than most. i realized i came to a different understanding of disasters as natural processes. and the process of talking to media, talking to people over decades gave me understanding how people think about them. i took the stories of these older catastrophes to explore both the science but also the social science. what's the sclolg behind how we p>> are we ready here now? >> we are better than we used to be but not all the way. one of our biggest issues is you know when we learn that a building is not going to survive it doesn't dis. the building codes are as good as theabling in place. the potential death threat is a big issue. and then the potential economic disruption from the weak infrastructure. and the new building are only built to not kill

dr. hoop and jessica jones. what does it mean to be human? you'll find panels and exhibits and incredible cost play. >>> san francisco officially celebrated the reopening of a playground that's thrilled generations of kid. abc 7 news was in golden gate park whie while the city's youngest generation played there it's been in business about a we can. replacing one burned by vandal last june. another generation of city kids including mark farrell stressed how much people love the urban oassist. >> we've been taking our three kids here to this playground since week one of their birth. to see the kids back on the concrete slide, it's amazing. we all remember the slide and getting air off some of the jumps. >> mayor farrell also alsuited mayor ed lee who led the efforts to rebuild the playground. >>> el certain o couldn't resist the fun when the annual easter egg hunt got under way. they joined in the search and also got to meet a special bunny on hand for the festivity processes. they have hosted the event more than 70 years. >> announcer: now the

dr. hoop and jessica jones. what does it mean to be human?'ll find panels and exhibits and incredible cost play. >>> san francisco officially celebrated the reopening of a playground that's thrilled generations of kid. abc 7 news was in golden gate park whie while the city's youngest generation played there it's been in business about a we can. replacing one burned by vandal last june. another generation of city kids including mark farrell stressed how much people love the urban oassist. >> we've been taking our three kids here to this playground since week one of their birth. to seehe kids back on the concrete slide, it's amazing. we all remember the slide and getting air off some of the jumps. >> mayor farrell also alsuited mayor ed lee who led the efforts to rebuild the playground. >>> el certain o couldn't resist the fun when the annual easter egg hunt got under way. they joined in the search and also got to meet a special bunny on hand for the festivity processes. they have hosted the event more than 70 years. >> announcer: now the accuw

dr. johansson. thank you to mrs. jones and secretary, thank you for being here and for your advocacy for agriculture. >> thank you, mr. chairman. with that, this hearing is concluded. thank you. >>> this weekend, cspan city's tour takes you to to asheville, north korcarolina. saturday at 11:15. we visit the boyhood home of thomas wolf who wrote look home word angel. >> it's a very autobiographical fiction and today, there's over 200 characters that we can connect to people that thomas wolf knew. told some secrets in this small southern town and he said that he got death threats from his first book. >> then go inside the grove park inn, where the great gatsby author stayed in the sums of 193535 and '36. sxwl zbl he had lost his writing career. he was looking for a place to belong, to recover and rest. he came to recover that music. he wanted to write again, but needed something o write about. so when he came, he wanted to find stories in the people staying here. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we tour the largest home in am

so to your point, dr. jones, pick up a clip board and run for office. well, guess what? this year we have a record number of african-americans running for statewide and in federal office. >> that's right. >> but the challenge is no one's there to support them, right? it costs $1.5 million to run for congress. >> when you say no one's going to support them, who are you -- let's quantify, blacks, whites, what are you talking about, mainstream or everyone altogether, who is not going to support them? >> no one is supporting them, right? so the reason my organization exists is we were hearing from folks all around the country saying, hey, i was told to run for office, i'm running, but i don't have the resources, i don't have the training, i don't have the networks. we're out building this network to support candidates, following, again, in the legacy of the folks who are sitting on this stage, whose work was to make our nation be a rainbow coalition politically. so if we want to talk about the future and where do we

dr. who and kristen of jessica jones. this year's theme is what does it mean to be human? you'll find panels, exhibits and as always, incredible cosplay. a cooldown headed to the bay area and with it comes rain. meteorologi meteorologist. >> on cinderella, this year's ncaa tournament and knocks off chicago with the kings and the chicago with the kings and the warriors off in chicago with the kings and the warriors off in ♪ ♪ get high sed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. visit att.com/internet. >>> we have an early easter bunny sighting to report in the bay. bunny is appearance at the egg hunt where officers got in on the search and the east shore community center. in addition to searching for eggs, children enjoyed games including musical chairs to burn off all of that easter candy. el cerrito couldn't resist. they exchanged hi fives and got to meet a special bunny on hand for today's festivities. el cerrito hosted this event for more than 70 years. >>> now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> in accuw

dr. espinola jackson, cheryl jones, alex pitcher, and other, advocated and in short, the facilities would develop for work force childcare education opportunities and open green space in our community. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. welcome. >> hi. i'm here to talk about former bayview president and a current member, a concerned member of the community but he's directly working, and he works with personal benefits. michael has long profited off his relationship with bill inc. and even directly asked for the support to derail this project. so, please, let's move forward. please. thank you. >> president hillis: all right. thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, my name is laurel windsler. i spoke to you several weeks ago about the san francisco flower relocation, i'm a floral designer in san francisco with my own business. marketing at the flower market since 1988, 30 years. and one of the specific aspects i want to address with you today is the misrepresentation of fact that you've been receiving from the developers in this matter regarding how

dr. johansson. thank you to mrs. jones and, secretary, thank you for you being here and for your advocacy for agriculture. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you. >> with that, this hearing is concluded. >> sunday on 1968 america in turmoil, conservative politics, when perceived liberal excesses and disenchantment with the size of government gave the rise to the political right, the resurgence of richard nixon had a republican presidential victory. ronald reagan made his debut as a presidential candidate foreshadowing the revolution to come. our guests are robert merry, editor of the american conservative and author of where they stand, the american presidents in the eyes of voters and historians. and matthew, george washington university professor and author of the right moment, ronald reagan's first victory and the decisive turning point in american politics. watch 1968 america in turmoil, conservative politics, live sunday at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv on c-span3. >> sunda

dr. king and later, senator robert kennedy? former rep. jones: well, it was a very, very tough year. first of all, in january right off the bat, you had two instances that caused real problems. one was the capture of the pueblo, the sort of spy ship we had off of north korea. and the other was the tet offensive, which was, in military terms, the north vietnamese were defeated, but in political terms, it was such a shock that back here it was considered as a win for north vietnam. so, those two started off the year. and then when you get to april 1, april 2, dr. king was assassinated. then, the robert kennedy assassination, june 4th or 6th, right in that period. so, it was a very disruptive year and that -- those events caused more demonstrations and more disruptive demonstrations where property and what have you was destroyed. and so, there was nothing, there was nothing settled about that particular year. mr. scully: what were his personal feelings towards bobby kennedy? former rep. jones: he never expressed them to me or to those around us. but we knew what his feelings were. he fe

jones there in ankara. on this day fifty years ago u.s. civil rights leader dr martin luther king was gunned down in memphis tennessee the caijing will be observed with special events around the country dr king is best remembered for his famous march on washington and his iconic i have a dream speech in nine hundred sixty three the event propelled the civil rights movement forward the following year congress passed the civil rights act which all discrimination. well even though the fight for equal rights has come a long way since that fatal day the struggle for justice is far from over did obvious alexander phenomena reports on a recent killing that has convulsed the african-american community in memphis. remembering dorian harris a teen killed in memphis a few days ago because he reportedly stole that can of beer the store clerk chased him out of this shop and fired several shots. now harris relatives keep watch outside to prevent the shop from opening again. i was highly upset. because he's young he's almost seventy years old he had a bright future. you know h

dr. who along with kristen ritter of jessica jones. this year's theme what does it mean to be human.ou'll find panels, exhibits and incredible cosplay. >>> the golden gate bridge parking lots will be closed this week due to heavy traffic. only tour buses will be allowed to park at the lot. you can take public transportation, taxi, uber or lift to the overlooks. it's a move to help keep traffic flowing across the span. >>> also happening today, both the warriors and the a's are hosting home games today, so you're encouraged to take public transportation. the parking lots at the coliseum complex are expected to fill quickly. the a's host the angels at 1:05 this afternoon while the warriors tip off at 5:30 against the suns. >>> good sunday morning. happy easter to you. we have fog around oakland, san francisco, napa and santa rosa. elsewhere it's clear and it's a cooler morning out there. numbers look like this, 52 in vallejo. 50 in fremont. 45 in novato. 51 in san jose. so a live look outside it's going to be a nice afternoon but it will be breezy and we continue in our modest cooldown

jones down 100 points right now. >>> and today marks 50 years since the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. massive crowds are spilling into washington to honor the civil rights icon. i'll speak with his daughter bernice king later this hour. dnt an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. ♪ ♪ with t-mobile, get the fastest network ever, now on the fastest samsung ever. right now, buy one samsung galaxy s9 and get one free. ♪ peopbut they're different.nd. it's nice to remove artificial ingredients. kind never had to.

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jones news wire's chief editor glenn hall is here. ronny jackson could be the subject of a motley crue song. they say he's dr.eel good. >> this is politics. only one hand you have a president who is prone to nominate people he's comfortable with who may be unconventional candidates. on the other hand we are in a mid-term election cycle than is extra cute any and opportunity for democrats to poke holes in nominees. i think if these two things collide and create acontinues that may not have existed under other circumstances. kennedy: how did he make it into the white house if he has all these peck dill ohs on his -- all these on his farm. >> the democrats want to win. they want to tell president trump no. but for them to be able to turn him down and build on that and take out pompeo, this is something they can deliver back to their base. kennedy: the obstruction comes with some of the lower court judges. this one is interesting. because i think we are getting caught up in some of the details of ronyy jackson's life that maybe should have come out much sooner. one of the biggest questions is can someone like thi

dr. king and many others who fought alongside him. >> is that what motivates you? >> this is a special day. >> is that what motivated you to run? was it the victory of doug jonesalabama, another uphill battle democrats talked about? what propelled you to this? >> well, definitely my involvement with the doug jones campaign. i live in talladega county, and we were able to flip it blue. i had a lot to do with that. that was a big motivation and inspiration for me to enter into the race myself as opposed to just supporting a candidate. >> thank you very much for being on today. i appreciate your perspective. >> thank you, hallie. >> final thoughts to aaron and alexi here. you heard her say, it is still a challenge. recruitment, money, kind of breaking in, in that way. how does that change? >> i've been covering congressional races for a little more than a decade now, and it seems like every two to four years, we ask the question, is this the new year of the woman? there's maybe a few women that win races that are unexpected, but it is always incremental in the end. the progress is always another couple senators, another couple members of congress. it is because o

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