harriet tubman's legacy still lives on today.quality for people of color is an ongoing thing that, until it's lly leveraged, is going to be something that we're constantly fighting for. i feel that art has always been the doorway in, the doorway that grabs the attention of the public, and once you have their attention, you do something with it. so, hopefully, we hope this sculpture will do just that. >> hill: mayor ras baraka says his decision to remove columbus sparks controversy to this day. >> even in here in new jersey, i'm getting pushback saying that what we're doing is anti this group of anti this person and we are destroying history, but that's not the case. what we will be actually doing is telling history as it is. and we're including ourselves in it, you know, our story has not been told. so, we're including ourselves in history to make a full presentation of what actually took place. >> hill: architect nina cooke john says she hopes the monument is an immersive experience. she's also partnered with audio company audib

sonia sodha, harriet line, thank ou for it. sonia sodha, harriet line, thank you foryour— it.apers will be back with me, not them. the weather coming up next, then we are rejoining newsday in singapore. good evening. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. we'll start with the football first, and manchester united lost their first game under ralf rangnick. they were beaten at old trafford, too, by wolves, who left it late to score the winner and survived a late fightback by the skin of their teeth. joe lynskey reports. at manchester united, the new year felt like old times. for the first time since 2008, cristiano ronaldo was captain. and for the first time in two years, here was philjones. the former england defender�*s last first—team match was in january 2020. his job was to keep out wolves, who last won at old trafford in 1980. but here they sensed a chance... that's one of the saves of the season. david de gea was at full stretch to stop a wolves opener. united's aim this year is to climb back up the table. but even with a new coach, they're still out of sorts. bru

harriet?the public's intrigue into _ harriet? absolutely. it reflects the public's intrigue into the _ harriet? absolutely. it reflects the public's intrigue into the royal- public's intrigue into the royal family — public's intrigue into the royal family. the royal family are still fascinating. we have known people like prince — fascinating. we have known people like prince andrew for his entire life, _ like prince andrew for his entire life. he — like prince andrew for his entire life. he has— like prince andrew for his entire life, he has been a figure in my life. _ life, he has been a figure in my life. so— life, he has been a figure in my life. so it — life, he has been a figure in my life. so it is _ life, he has been a figure in my life, so it is fascinating to hear the details of any kind of scandal, i the details of any kind of scandal, ithink. _ the details of any kind of scandal, i think, within the royal family, and this— i think, within the royal family, and this one is particular

harriet?me stop the sonia is completely right. it is affecting people on lower and middle _ it is affecting people on lower and middle incomes. at higher incomes, people _ middle incomes. at higher incomes, pe0ple are _ middle incomes. at higher incomes, people are going to notice this as welt _ people are going to notice this as welt tory— people are going to notice this as well. tory mps over the weekend were calling _ well. tory mps over the weekend were calling for— well. tory mps over the weekend were calling for the government to scrap vat on _ calling for the government to scrap vat on energy bills and also to look at the _ vat on energy bills and also to look at the green levees which go with household energy bills. ink they would _ household energy bills. ink they would save £200 a year, which would be welcome. problem is, that is going _ be welcome. problem is, that is going to — be welcome. problem is, that is going to be a cost to the treasury at a time when the treasury has not -o

harriet tubman home.uring the civil war she served union forces as a scout, spy, nurse, cook, recruiter and lawnds remain. under the command -- laundress. she became the first woman to lead a major military operation in the united states where she and 150 american -- african-american rescued 700 slaves in a raid. after the civil war, harriet opened her home to serve orphans and the elderly. she joined elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. anthony in their request for woman suffrage. she believed in equal rights for everyone and lived a life of courage, serving others, until around the age of 92. it's often said that the black american history is so rich because of heroes have come before us, herees like harriet tubman, gerrit smith, frederick douglass, so sornlger truth, and so many whoars recognized injustice, strode to help their brothers and sisters and dreamed of a world outside the chains of slavery. each focus on spreading the freedom that would soon spread throughout our country. it was a movement th

we think about harriet tubman and harriet tubman. i visited her house. i visited her grave site, you know, i tried as often as i could to put myself in the shoes of where these people walked. and so when i visited you see how humble they they lived. i mean how humble her place was, you know, and i and i think about she used to not only was she's a spy was she there, you know conductor the underground railroad. she also had a home for enslaved people who were had no place to go. they were homeless, so you talk about a homeless shelter today. she had a homeless shelter back in the 1800s where she used to help people you think about the fact that you had so many of these women who thought about reparations cali house. for example, kelly house was working on reparations in the 1890s. she had an organization called the national ex slave mutual relief bounty and pension fund. so we didn't just start this today. all these things are rooted somewhere previous to this and i just really think it's fantastic that these women have to have shown themselves that we do

they will be publishing national book award winner historian next to book a dual biography about harriet jacobs and. beecher stowe entitled harriet's mirror and it will look at the relationship between the two abolitionists. she won this year's national book award for nonfiction for her book all that she carried. also in the news, nicole parole is an award winner. her new book is called this is how they tell me the world ends and it won the financial times mckinsey business book of the year. an annual award given to the most compelling and enjoyable insight into business issues and it comes with a 40,000-dollar monetary prize. finally, according to the npd books scanned book sales were up almost 10% from the week ending november 208th as we enter the holiday book buying period. adult nonfiction sales were down 1% and is still up 6% for the year. a side note nearly one quarter of all books are sold during the holiday period. in the author himself and a pulitzer prize winner as well, he joins us on about books. this is a look back at 2021. what has your year been and what are you doing? >>

you mentioned she published harriet beecher stowe and she was affirm abolitionist, in the abolitionistmovement. >> guest: she was against slavery. she thought it was morally wrong. i don't know if she knew any slaves when she died, a couple years -- showed there was one town in new hampshire. she certainly visited, not proven, she visited, encountered slavery in her first book, and imaginative view of slavery. it was clear she was against it. she being a great, a woman of the eighteenth century the bargain the founders made in -- and continue until the time the country could peaceably get rid of slavery. she supported colonization, sending free slaves to africa to the country that became liberia. she thought slaves wouldn't be able to succeed in america. she wrote a book called mister payton's experiment in which mister payton, the slaveowner, wanted them to be successful so didn't know where to send them, he sends one group to a northern city and another to a role town and to canada and they all had a terrible experience saying it was racist and discrimination, and in the end decided

and said that the -- for example, the missouri court doctrine of once free always free did not help harriet and dred scott who lived in flee states as part of their lives. that decision by the supreme court was a seminole decision in our country and it was often noted in the events that played out. when i think of that decision, when i think of what has happened in recent years in the supreme court, nine years ago in 2013, the supreme court issued its decision in shelby county versus holder. that supreme court decision nullified a key provision of the voting rights act, section 5. prior to the ruling in shelby county, section 5 required localities of disenfranchising due to color through poll taxing or literacy tests would have to seek federal approval to any changes in their polling rules, that is known as preclearance and it could have and i believe would have revented many of the -- prevented many of the restrictive voting rights in texas and georgia. the supreme court weakened another key section of the voting rights act with brnovich and d.n.c. with these destoressed -- disstorted ruli

us like idiots and criminals and just made decisions for us to norma carnegie bags enclave dear. harriet says social services came to collect him to have a nervous un 9, his old dad leg apparently a mother agreed to the but she only signed with a fingerprint on that could have been someone elses her. after months of research, nigel found emerald sister mary torres. he now talks to her every day. oh yes, yes. i really missed him. is time for him to come back. it was generally the same blood flow. robbins, whom i saw a long way. yes, i agree. it's finally time to gay. oh, we're immune hasn't slept for the past 3 nights here. pearl, i'm afraid to rediscover a family that i don't really know sir. with this trip will help him reclaim a piece of his identity for his life. and we see it's not just about the people actually, but santia. wow. this is the 1st time that a meal is taking a flight since he left the island of lot in your almost 60 years ago. after all this time, the 76 year old wants to hug his big sister again. her new door. oh young nora look. oh yeah. there she is, our mother bravo

i was deeply saddened to hear of his death and my thoughts are with harriet and the family and all who knew him as a friend. mr. speaker, i want to apologize. i know that millions of people across this country have made extraordinary sacrifices over the last 18 months. i know the anguish that they have been through. unable to mourn their relatives, unable to live their lives as they want or to do the things they love. and i know the rage they feel with me and with the government i lead when they think that in downing street itself the rules are not being properly followed by the people who make the rules. and though i cannot anticipate the conclusions of the current inquiry, i have learned enough to know that the there were things we simply did not get right. and i must take responsibility. number 10 is a big department with the gardeners as an extension of the office which has been in constant use because of the run of -- role of fresh air in stopping the virus. when i went to the back garden on the 26th of may, 2020, to thank groups of staff before going back into think office 25 min

enslavement and that for example, the missouri courts doctrine once free always free did not help harriet and dred scott who had the fortune of the free states as part of their lives. that decision was in the history of the country and often noted the role that it played in the events that transpired afterwards. think of that decision when i think of what has happened in recent years in the supreme court, nine years ago in 2013 the supreme court issued its decision in shelby county. that supreme court decision essentially nullified a key provision of the voting rights act section five prior to the court's ruling in shelby county section five required with a track record of disenfranchising voters of color through tactics like poll taxes and literacy tests would have to seek federal approval for any changes they made it to the voting rules and it could have and would have prevented many of the restrictive voting provisions being enacted in states like georgia and texas today. just this past summer the supreme court weekend another section with its decision. the supreme court has the effort

. >> good morning, harriet. bring in your book. >> yes, mr. >> "as young as you feel" is not a very good movie by any standard and marilyn has very little to do in it except stand around and look pretty. >> i'd like some coffee, dear. >> yes, mr. mckinley. >> this could be marilyn's last chance to impress darryl zanuck and prove her worth to the studio. >> well, any howe, mr. cleveland, i want you to know i think your speech was grand. >> she is memorable. she is given notice in the "new york times" calling her superb. >> it's really the patriarchy praising the patriarchy, you know? yes. this is how we like our women. we like them objectified and she was excellent at being objectified. >> darryl zanuck said, when i look at her i don't see star. but he was a shrewd businessman and he saw the potential to make money. >> at the start of the 1950s around 80% of movie goers are women and zanuck wants to draw in the men. >> you'll sneak a thousand wolf whistles at harriet. >> you know it's a rule. i never mix business and pleasure. >> the new obsess

he was deputy mayor of harriet and even ran for parliament. she actively supported women's rights and campaigned for a more modern of canister. and she was a public figure. when the taliban took cobble, she went into hiding with her family and started looking for a way out mid november at berlin. airport. mina nodded. he finally arrived in germany with her family. it was a moment of great relief after his strenuous escape. the family had managed to leave afghanistan by land using fake passports, elderly, a german lawyer, organized the visa for germany and the flight tickets. now, the family are in safety. all but one. until the taliban takeover mina nodded. he's 15 year old son, nima sang in afghanistan, se children's choir, but the taliban cracked down on music. nima had to escape. in mid december, he and his fellow musicians arrived in portugal. the portuguese authorities had got them out of afghanistan. his mother in germany is hoping she'll get to see her son soon. somewhere in europe. oh my gosh hollis, i'm satisfied. i'm in safety. my so

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in december he apologized to the satterfield and harriet families, saying he planned to agree to payre's a long road ahead for alex murdaugh. >> i don't know that this man will ever be free. >> obviously the biggest question is, who killed maggie and paul? and why were they killed? i don't think this is the end in terms of wrongdoing that we're going to hear about this family. >> our thanks to eva. we'll be right back. ♪ y powers your heart. want to feel your heart beat faster? drive an electric car. made by a company whose evs have gone five billion miles. for every highway... every driveway... ...and every speedway. and where the loudest sound... ...is the beat of your electric heart. this is the new nissan. ♪ ♪ you don't get much time for yourself. so when you do, make it count with crest pro-health. it protects the 8 areas dentists check for a healthier mouth. the #1 toothpaste brand in america. crest. ordinary tissues burn when theo blows. so puffs plus lotion rescued his nose. with up to 50% more lotion, puffs bring soothing relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america

i said it felt as though harriet tubman was flipping me down on one shoulder and sojourner truth wereanother. diane: as she recounts in her book, “twice toward justice,” the arrest was a traumatic experience. then they put me back in the car and drove me to the city jail, the adult jail. someone led me straight to a cell without giving me any chance to make a phone call. he opened the door and told me to get inside. he shut it hard behind me and turned the key. then i fell down on my knees in the middle of the cell and started crying again. i didn't know if anyone knew where i was or what had happened to me. school friends got the word out and colvin's mother got help with bail and rescued the teen. claudette's arrest provided a much-needed opportunity for a civil rights movement in need of legal victory. >> it all started on a bus in montgomery, alabama in this spot. diane: claudette colvin and others were plaintiffs in the case to challenge the constitutionality of montgomery's bus segregation laws. it went all the way to the supreme court. and fred gray was their lawyer. >> the who

he was deputy mayor of harriet and even ran for parliament. she actively supported women's rights and campaigned for a more modern of janice town. she was a public figure when the taliban took cobble. she went into hiding with her family and started looking for a way out. at the time d, w met her niece ne, argus, in berlin. she was very worried about her aunt naga has been living in berlin for 4 years and is in a final year at school for weeks she tried to raise awareness about her aunt's fate . she contacted senior politicians during the election campaign and collected donations. a teacher supported her. the german authorities didn't miss her and go to them for i feel very powerless here in germany. it flew helpless, just completely lost holland. well, there's the very big humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. gibbs, i know that in germany is just looking the other way, so the whole world is essential to fake and holland up. oh, i'll commend complex about southfax mid november at berlin. airport. mina nodded. he finally arrived in germany with

the husband of harriet harman. he has served as acting leader of the party twice.d grandfather, and he will be greatly missed. he was perhaps not a household name but certainly a significant figure in politics particularly in labour politics. he has been an mp since 2010 when ed miliband was labour of the leader party and held various ministerial roles in the years between then and now. he didn't supportjeremy corbyn for the leader of the labour party but he continued to hold significant positions within the party and more recently has served as a shadow immigration minister under sir keir starmer�*s readership and he has been active in parliament up untiljust yesterday when he spoke in a debate on the afghan citizens resettlement scheme. he was in birmingham to hear circular star mark make his new year leadership speech —— hear sir keir starmer. active up until yesterday and this news has come very suddenly and this news has come very suddenly and we do not know any more circumstances as yet about his death, but he will be somebody who will be much missed, particu

why isn't harriet beecher still on the list? when the reason for that, that as you kind of pin to that. the canon of books that i was looking at here is didactic books reference books a book that's teaching you something and so i wanted to look at books that were daily books ones that you would consult every day whether it was a speller or a cookbook or a dictionary if you had more money and so that was sort of the idea if you were an american in 1850 or 1950 and you only owned a handful of books. what were the books and and what did they teach you about what it was to be an american and so i tried to focus on on bestsellers and and on you know, the books that touch the greatest number of people and i came to it by way of noah webster, which was that i was i was interested and this is one of the kind of funny connections between us over the years and merriam-webster's twitter presence in you know, 2015-2016 and i remember hearing this offhand comment and a lecture that no web service and nationalist. i remember thinking i wonder

recent years his constituents, i was deeply saddened to hear of his death and my thoughts are with harriet and the family and all who knew him as a friend. mr. speaker, i want to apologize, i know millions of people across the country have made extraordinary sacrifices over the last 18 months, i know the english they've been through and morning their relatives, unable to live their lives as they want or do the things they love. i know the rage they feel with me over the government i lead when they think the roles are not being properly by the people who make the rules. the current inquiry, i've learned to know there are things we simply did not get right and i must take responsibility. number ten is a big departments as an extension of the office which has been in constant use in stopping the virus and i went to the garden on the 20th of may, 20202 think groups are going back 25 minutes later to continue working, i believe this was a work, the offense but mr. speaker, with hindsight, i should have sent everyone back inside, i should have found another way and should have recognized even if

british number three harriet dart is through to the second round of qualifying for the australian open sarra in straight sets and next faces alycia parks of the united states, who's ranked 91 places below her. samantha murray sharan is out though, and there'll be five more britons beginning their attempts to make it into the main draw tomorrow. the first of the day's africa cup of nations matches is underway — it's senegal versus zimbabwe in the western city of batoussam and it's goalless so far. senegal are africa's top—ranked team and were runners up to algeria in 2019 but they've been hit by numberous covid cases — among those missing are captain kalidou koulibaly and chelsea goalkeeper edouard mendy. even so, they're expected to beat a side ranked 101 places below them — zimbabwe are hoping to avoid a third straight exit at the group stage. zimbabwe are without aston villa midfielder marvelous nakamba for the entire tournament, after he underwent knee surgery, and winger khama billat is absent after his shock retirement. the tiny comoros islands will make their debut at the tournam

quarter program last year to bite the ministration announce plans to put the face of abolitionist harriet tubman on the $20.00 ronnie spector, the lead singer the 1960 s rock'n'roll group burnett, has died. she was 78 specter, who was born veronica bennett, died of cancer. she rose to fame with such songs as be my baby baby. i love you and walking in the rain spectres. all girl group open for major rock bands including the rolling stones and the yard. ah, type of quick check on the headlines here and i'll just say are inflation in the united states has increased levels not seen in for 2 years with a price surge affecting almost everything bought by consumers and businesses. the white house has been in global supply chain disruption due to the pandemic, but inflation is a growing political risk for the democrats, as republicans continue to blame stimulus measures for overheating the economy. when it comes to something like the supply chain challenge.

shadow minister for immigration and mp for birmingham erdington from 2010, and was married to labour's harrietnstituents, and the former prime ministers tony blair and gordon brown also commended his work supporting others, over four decades of public service. mr dromey had spoken in parliamentjust yesterday about the resettlement of afghan refugees. this is why the afghan citizens resettlement scheme and today's debate is so important. it is about standing by those who desperately need our support at a time when, dare i say it, ourfailure has helped to put them into an intolerable position. the labour mpjack dromey, who's died at the age of 73. a team of british cancer specialists says a new form of personalised treatment is producing promising results in adults with leukaemia. the procedure, called car—t therapy, involves reprogramming a patient�*s immune system to attack cancer cells. the research at university college london and university college london hospital may offer hope for patients for whom other treatments have failed. our medical editor fergus walsh has the story. coming out of