charles chestnut, langston hughes, darnell hurston, ohio's tony morrison. the language their characters. >> become almost the character itself. for inaccurate or is an expression of reclamation, the longing, of entity and most certainly of place. it's also an assertion of authority over a particular story. it establishes the storyteller if you think about it as the master of the story, as the definer of her or his own terms. the story is about a hero but it is narrated by sid griffith who has his own story to tell. esi edugyan's language is itself a hybrid. he uses the derogatory german term and what sit himself calls mongrel talk. she draws from the well recorded words of the time male musicians -- i rather like that myself. because they swing but in sid's retelling esi edugyan has called the blending of history one of the genuine pleasures of writing this book. indeed one of the features of the books the critic says most resoundingly praised as well. sam sacks of "the wall street journal" hailed the novel entrancing ventriloquism as he put it. the critic

. >> earthquake experts from the usgs and fema are showing students at langston hughes middle school and what to do. >> get under something when you feel shaking. whether it's a desk or table or sofa. protect your head. >> millions have participated since 2008. last year to earthquake in virginia was a recent reminder that we all need to be prepared. >> cover your eyes. >> the ground on the east coast is more stable than that of the west coast, so earthquakes here can be more broad. >> there are faults in the crust. >> last time in virginia, schools were on summer break. there is the potential of another 5.8 quake in this area, if not greater. live in reston, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> one man in a hospital after an accident between a motorcycle and a van in the 1000 block of wilson boulevard this morning in rosslyn. they collided at the entrance to a parking garage. the motorcycle driver was taken to hospital. is injuries are non-life- threatening. >> the defense could rest as soon as today in the trial of two police officers accused of beating the university of maryland student.

another critic called his treatment of langston hughes unsparing and sympathetic. are the qualities you think about, ladies and gentlemen, of unvarnished truth telling and it is those qualities that make our work so powerful, so very, very important to. in addition to being a biographer without peer, he is also a noted editor and ethnologist. the poems, the big sea, an autobiography. and the negro voices of the harlem renaissance, library of america. the collection entitled slavery in the imagination. he is also the co-author of arthur ashes fetching memoir entitled days of grace. that card profession and the humanities emeritus at stanford and has held fellowships from macarthur, guggenheim, and rockefeller foundations. an elected member of the american academy of arts and sciences and the american those of society. in 2010 he received the national humanities battle which was presented to him by president obama in a ceremony at the white house in 2011. the nation's highest honor conferred upon a humanist. a model and mentor for literary scholars. i include myself

langston hughes middle school in reston was one of thousands of schools in our area to participate this morning. fema representatives were there to help. they say the biggest danger in earthquakes is falling objects. after last year's 5.8 magnitude quake centered in virginia, today was all about making sure kids are ready, calm and know what to do if it happens again. >> we can't predict the future totally 100%. we have to be ready. and most of all, we have to not only keep our kids safe, but we have to put them in a position where they're so used to doing these things, they don't panic. >> this is the fourth year for the great shakeout, and about 14 million people took part all over the world. >>> let's talk now about the weather. here's a live look out there. but we could be in for a round of strong storms. storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer is monitoring our conditions this afternoon. >> right now, this afternoon, looking very, very nice. temperatures of 70 degrees currently. the winds gusting at times upwards of 15 to 25 miles an hour. the airport only about 8 miles an h

it is a poem by a hero of mine named langston hughes.parents read it to me by my bedside for the first time. it ends like this. "let america be america again. the land that never has been yet but yet must be. the land where everyone is free. the poor man. the indian, the negro, and the lgbt. who made america? whose sweat and blood? who plowed in the rain must make our mighty dream live again. i say it plain. american never was america to me but i swear this oath. america will be." my brothers and sisters in spirit, it is time that we go out and make up the spirit of our countrymen and women and tell them that we are here to help you remember from whence we came. we are here to let you know that all of us hold these truths to be self evident. we are one nation under god, indivisible. we must wake up the. that recognizes that all people are created equal and endowed by their creator by inalienable rights. i can join truth under the law with my brothers, sisters, that we are all first-class, and the campaign we talked about will continue un

. >> it's 10:18 at langston hughes middle school. an emergency drill that hones their skills if another earthquake hits the virginia region. today they joined thousands of other schools and organizations around the country participating in the great shakeout of 2012. >> we can't predict the future totally, 100%. we have to be ready. >> reporter: it was a little over a year ago when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck virginia. this video capturing the exact moment the earthquake started, causing such severe damage in some spots, some buildings still remain closed. >> the epicenter area, as you saw in mineral, it damaged buildings. we've had two schools we had to tear them down. >> reporter: although it may have been unexpected, fema and the usgs want to make sure everyone is overprepared and not underprepared in case another earthquake happens. >> what we want to do is make sure people are aware that earthquakes can happen here. we proved that a year ago. and that one earthquake does happen, there are things you can do to protect yours

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