and much of what one sees during the 1940s in "ebony" in the "american negro exposition," in some of the initiatives to attempt to bring african-americans in greater alignment with the market is a puzzling over how to make this turn seem credible in the face of a much longer history in which black folks were face with the the heritage of their enslavement within the united states. and i think to some degree today going well past the sort of span of this book and thinking about what kinds of lessons it brings up in the present day, the fact that we still see many african-americans who are economically dispossessed, who are put in situations where they really do not have the capacity to exercise initiative, to transform their lives; they might be incarcerated, they might be in places this which jobs are very difficult to come by, they might be in places in which the wage scale or costs make it difficult for one to realize the kind of viable sort of economic condition. these n a sense, remind us that coming into the market is not necessarily a wholly empowering turn for individuals. and

and not hence, the exposition was both an attempt to think about the ways in which progress could be marked, whether agriculture, industry, whether in the ways in which black enclaves in cities like memphis, los angeles, detroit and chicago were putting together their own sorts of exhibitions and kiosks that conveyed a sense of how people had advanced. particularly important to the exposition with african-american artists, visual artists put together this tremendous, bigger than anything before an african-american art, exhibited from some 200 different artists than 200 different works. at the same time -- i read about this in the end of the chapter in the exposition in my book, one of the things the exposition could not address, because in a certain aspect which in the message, was what sense to make of the fact that the 75th anniversary of slavery was something that made clear that one have to reckon with that history of slavery in order to understand condition people found themselves then. so you would have some instance is the dioramas by the famous sociologist d. franklin frazier

i thought it would be an extraordinary exposition to take her and understand her at all for complexitythat is what we have on view during the summer of 2011. >> it is full of wonderful drawings, paintings, and sculpture. >> there is incredible art on view. we have photographs. we have sculpture. we have a lot of different things. we have a little something made for her by picasso. there are five different ways of looking at her life. it is not in chronological installation. it is looking at how she is portrayed in help artists, painters, and photographers presented her and how she thought about her own style and presentation. many people think she always had short hair. it was not until she was 52 that she cut off all of her hair. the second element is called "domestic stein." alice b. toklas was her lifelong partner. they had several different homes. we know about their home in paris, the famous salon. you get a taste of what their domestic life was like. >> one thing recreated is the fabulous wallpaper. the black-and-white photos do not convey the color. >> in doing a lot of research

it is the san francisco destination for provocative expositions and programs that explore culture, history, art, and ideas. the director of cultural affairs told us more about the mission and to give us a tour of the latest exposition. ♪ >> today we find ourselves of the contemporary jewish museum. with me is the director of the museum. >> i am so happy you are here today. >> we're getting close to a milestone for the museum. it is your third anniversary coming up. >> it is. you were here to help cut the ribbon. it has been an extraordinary journey ever since. we welcome hundreds of thousands of people into the building. we welcome school groups, interests -- tourists. >> the addition of the museum to the cultural pantheons of san francisco has been phenomenon. you have fabulous exhibits. there is one i want to talk about, "seeing gertrude stein." >> gertrude stein is a local woman. she was raised in oakland. she was an extraordinary individual who helped create -- many people call for the mother of modernism. years ago, i was introduced to someone doing research on her. i thought it would

i thought it would be an extraordinary exposition to take her and understand her at all for complexitythat is what we have on view during the summer of 2011. >> it is full of wonderful drawings, paintings, and sculpture. >> there is incredible art on view.

adult visitors to our museum or tourists from finland those who were deeply impressed with their exposition as a display from the hermitage collection can rarely be seen anywhere in the world and because there are so many finnish tourists we decided that all information in our museum should be provided in three languages russian english and finish. the building is also shared with a vbac art school hematologist art historian selections on the history of the world's art typical of all ages. so what other historical sites are that in the book as in many cities in russia one of the banks main squares is called red square although the name of this place comes from other terrifying events originally it was called the square of the red well in the sixteenth century the spring was located here and so many public executions took place next to it the legend has it that the underground water is in the area became red with blood of course the belt is long gone and now in a spot a monument to lenin constructed in the one nine hundred fifty s. the cage is. really all in the clock tower was built in the

and the exposition changes every six months a surprise every time you visit. the display here today it's called east or west the history of the islamic world decision consists of several past his age the case cultural interaction of the muslim world with other regions including your china india and russia. i think on display date back to the seventh century and include various silver and bronze tableware clothes jewelry and weapons of his congressional authority more than half of adult visitors to our museum are tourists from finland most of them are deeply impressed with their exposition as a display from the hermitage collection can rarely be seen anywhere in the world because there are so many finnish tourists we decided that all information in our museum should be provided in three languages russian english and finish. the building is also shared with a fever of school hematologist art a story instead of elections on the history of the walls are people of all ages. so what other historical sites are that in veba as in many cities in russia full of events m

whole marine area, which is also perfectly flat because it was artificial filled from the 1915 exposition. >> that is correct. it was hydraulics and pumped in from the bay. same principle, they built a dike on the outside it, and then pumped in the sand. and as we all know, in 1989, a lot of damage. lawrence can speak to the concept of soft story problems with the buildings, and the look of viable soil. in perfect concert with each other, you get major damage, sometimes collapsed. that is the subject of -- i guess we did a video of that about a year ago? >> would try to pick up all the hazards. >> this is recreation of the natural landscape? >> yes, but the four points set on a rock. there is a natural rock outcrop their. the natural material was reclaimed land, because it was the original airport for san francisco. it was about 4,000 feet long. in those days, they had small propeller planes and it was adequate. the bridge itself is supported on case sounds that go to rock. -- is supported on casings that go to rock. it is predominantly sandstone and shale. it was the shape of a dome. it

february, the glimmering symbol of san francisco resurgent -- the panama pacific international exposition along the shore of san francisco bay. among the headline attractions -- the boston symphony orchestra. when the music began, it was nothing short of a revelation. >> what happened is the boston symphony came to town. and [laughs] as good as the san francisco symphony was for where it was and the time it was, our poor orchestra was not coming out very well in comparison. as a result, i think that led to a lot of soul-searching. >> narrator: the limitations of the young san francisco symphony under hadley were evident. recognizing the need to take the orchestra to the next level, the musical association began considering options. by july, amidst much controversy, the decision was made to hire alfred hertz, the recently retired conductor of new york's metropolitan opera. the critics raved. hadley was out. hertz was in. >> hertz -- well, for one thing, you have to imagine a great big genial bear because he was a great big man -- horizontally, mostly. he had a big beard, and when he conduc

. >> it is an offshoot of the 1892-8093 columbian exposition in chicago. when they were done, san francisco said bring it here. >> that is the chicken ranch. the building to the east of that is the chicken ranch, and you can see beyond to the west all sand dunes and hollows and gullies. that is one of the row houses we were talking about. as late as 1910, there were crackdowns and vice raids on road houses all the way to the prohibition. people would to the west side of town to get a drink and to kind of escape public scrutiny. [laughter] >> that is a good way to say it. >> that is the racetrack grandstand. >> that is huge. >> opening day in 1895 through 14,000 people. they put a train line to it. they had a street car line. it was a big deal in those days, horse racing was. >> reason really interesting progress about car bill. tell us about what cargo was. >> in 1895, adolph sutro owned a couple blocks of land, which were sand dunes. the pavement, the streets. south of golden gate park. there was a train line that brought people from downtown to the beach

. >>> and aviation exposition kicked off in the chinese capital of beijing on wednesday.ld's leading aircraft firms, including boeing and airbus were showing their latest products and technologies in an attempt to make their mark in china's huge market and manufacturing industry. domestic companies are for the first time exhibiting their as many as 40 kinds of aviation-related equipment for military and civilian use. organizers hope the 14th aviation expo will help china develop its own aircraft industry. >>> marine police from thailand and malaysia began joint patrols in the andaman sea on thursday to intercept muslim insurgents. the move comes after bombings in thailand's southern province on friday, that killed five people, including four malaysian tourists. the joint patrols are aimed at preventing islamic insurgents from entering thailand and carrying out attacks. as part of the agreement between thailand and malaysia, personnel from both countries will be on duty on a rotating basis. >>> as hungary's economy still reels from the 2008 financial crisis, the government

government promised an independent review of exposition in its election manifesto almost a year ago but now it seems to be all but forgotten what you can follow us that r.t. underscore com for the latest updates on this and other stories. the u.s. is watching concerns about the threat of sectarian violence in the middle east and north africa following the uprisings it so enthusiastically backed in her annual report on religious freedom secular state hillary clinton urged arab nations not to trade one form of repression for another. one of reports from washington. what we're seeing is a rather surprising shift in the rhetoric out of this white house when it comes to the so-called arab spring and i remember in the early weeks of the uprising in egypt a lot of caution from from the united states in terms of the uprisings there which has really shifted and developed into a sort of full throated enthusiast except port for democracy and regime change abroad in certain countries now i want to play you hillary clinton in her own words not that long ago calling for democracy in those two countri

while back in russia spot expositions star striker of ellison has been handed a six game ban after a clash in last month's moscow dobby their take on russia goalkeeper iraq in favor for six months by collision left the shortstop of badly injured the russian regular damage his crucial ligaments will be absent at least february when he set to miss the rest of the domestic season as well as his country's you're twenty two of qualifying campaign and also years ago ballots and also injured bendin i'm a keeper of a prolific brazilian forward breaking the number one was in a similar clash of though is now sets to deputize for kids i have a taste in a joint top of the table with eight games to go. and it's now in the u.s. open last a day's play on tuesday off the heavy rain whoa. two proceedings in new york several came matches were shot on tuesday including the men's four strong passions featuring rafael nadal and andy murray as well as two women's quarter finals where russia is going to spawn a rival by australia some size and the organizers re szechuan all the time for wednesday but showe

isabel >> in oakland it was a mellow crowd that gathered for the medical marijuana you and hamper expositionicipants can learn more about product and legal information about marijuana bobb. >> we have found a need for quality assurance >> it has removed $1.7 billion from the underground criminals >> california passed medical marijuana >> a man tried to kidnap and a panel will the woman is on the loose and how the victim was able to escapes >> police say the young woman was here when a man approached her and asked him to come are her when she said no he grabbed her around the neck and pulled through her down to the ground the suspect fled that's when they heard the 23 or 0 victims screaming for help at happen around 2:15 a.m. alongside other restaurants and shops man . >> when you go past the corner and go down when it is secluded down there to get to the downhill to park it is not good walking down there at 2 in the morning by yourself >> this is usually a quiet and safe to many >> people that hang out here are an older crowd and very relaxed and kids hang out over here. >> it is surprising

terror state] >> bill: obviously disgusting exposition and troubling. we should not dismiss those crazy extremists even though they do not speak for the majority of muslims around the world. they are still dangerous. now, back home some far left pundits continue to blame america for the chaos in countries like pakistan and somalia. that's right you pinheads. it's our fault that pakistan, one of the poorest countries on earth and their citizens continue to kill each other for absolutely no reason. yeah, it's america's fault. also some poisonous 9/11 rhetoric was also on display. far left radical paul krugman a columnist for the "new york times" wrote this on the "times" blog, quote: what happened after 9/11 was deeply shameful. the atrocity should have been a unifying event. instead it became a wedge issue. fake heros like bernie character, rudy giuliani, and yes george w. bush raced to cash in on the horror. the memory of 9/11 has been irrevokably poisoned and it became an occasion for shame and in its heart, the nation knows it misguided individual and

nothing dramatic happened but there were some interesting expositions. let's start with the frontrunner rick perry. the governor knows that at this point mitt romney is his real competition for the nomination. so perry is trying to brand romney as obama light. he seize upon education to make that point. president obama wants the feds to set much of the educational agenda with his race to the top program. perry tried to lay that on romney. >> there is one person on this stage that is for obama's race to the top and that is governor romney. he said so just this last week. i think that is an important difference between the rest of the people on this stage and one person that wants to run for the presidency. being in favor of the obama race to the top and that is not conservative. [ applause ] >> governor romney? >> nice try. let me tell you what i think i would do. [ laughter ] >> one, education has to be held at the local and state level. not at the federal level. we need to get the federal government out of education. >> bill: all right. it was a decent