phyllis's mistress, susanna wheatley, died in may of 1774 and at some point thereafter phyllis was freed. she left the bonds of slavery. she was given her freedom. after her mistress's death, phyllis married a free black man, john peters. they had three children. in freedom, however, wheatley found unexpected challenges. she continued to write poetry, but she had a very difficult time supporting her family. she had to work as a char woman. she could barely have the means to keep her family alive. always in frail health, in december 1784, just as the american war for independence was ending, wheatley died, never having published her proposed second volume of poetry. despite all her talents and gifts, wheatley's life ended in impoverishment. american society lacked the opportunities for a gifted, educated woman like wheatley to find employment and, of course, her situation was all the more compounded because she was also a free black woman. tragic, though it may be, what wheatley's life allows us to see in sharp perspective, some of the issues that the american revolution raised for enslav

in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllisatley, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the

in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllisatley, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the modern civil rights movement and on and on. gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. awe still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we have a ways to go. [applause] that is why i look at the audience, i see a lot of people that will help us get there. our board of supervisors are here, our other elected officials, the treasure is here. members from all the other communities are here. because it is not just something the african-american community can do. the chinese -- a chinese person can help with the advantage to agenda. a latino person can help. a korean person can help. a gay person can help. everyone can help accomplish the unfinished agenda for everyone. i often talk about partnerships. we have to partner with our african-america

family members of the victims speaking after the march sharing their struggles like phyllis ferguson,demetrius one of the students killed. phyllis says his death will not be in vain. >> demetrius has donated his organs and for demetrius one life he gets to change eight lives. >> reporter: ron pamator, the uncle of dan pamator who died in the attack recalling his nephew's fun loving spirit. >> danny was a joy in our lives and has touched many hearts during the short time with us. his love for his family, friends and others was an inspiration. >> reporter: the community getting support from washington. president obama called the chardon high school principal yesterday to offer his condolences and see how the community is holding up. if lane is tried as an adult, he could face life in prison if found guilty. meanwhile the high school reopened today for faculty. students are expected to go back tomorrow morning for classes. >>> did prince george's county police follow proper procedure? an officer let a councilwoman off with a warning after pulling her over for going at least 105 miles per

in the words of phyllis diller, a smile is what sets everything straight.here's a closer look at the science of smiling and why it might make you live longer >> flex the muscles at both ends of your mouth and smile. >> a joke >> my dog >> the bonus check i got >> you know how it makes you feel >> very joyful, i feel very happy that i can smile >> it makes me want to do more of it >> i feel happy >> the simple act of smiling is deceptively complex >> psychology and sociology and went all the way to biology and neuroscience >> in a new book he explores the science of smiling and says why we naturally smile when we feel good, the simple act actually makes us feel better >> it activates the reward area in the frontal lobe of the brain that makes us feel good >> is like a drug releasing endorphins, it natural painkillers, and serotonin. it is a national back in suv the body. it relieves stress, boosts your immune system, with soar face and make you look younger. he says it is a fun way to live longer so pay it forward >> it is very easy to do, it helps not only

phyllis mcguire, vice chancellor for city college. carol burnie is the executive director for -- we have not met. i am sure i'm not supposed to say that. nice to meet you. billy wong, the executive director here. of course, jay, who you know. and these are not all the partners but the major partners who have committed here, along with ibm, at&t, and others, to be involved in this. i would simply say thank you to everyone who helped to make this a reality. this was truly a collaborative collective efforts. now we have to get down to -- you're talking about the real effort -- after the celebration, we have to really deliver. you should hold us accountable. we are eager to get started and to get you into the workforce. we will be here after words if you have questions. thank you all for coming. [applause] >> i am sensing a theme of partnership today. partnership extends to the mayor's office and to washington, d.c. and across to hall at city hall. it is my honor to welcome supervisors mark farrell and christine al-awlaki. [applause] -- o

in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllisy, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the modern civil rights movement and on and on. gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. awe still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we have a ways to go. [applause] that is why i look at the audience, i see a lot of people that will help us get there. our board of supervisors are

techniques hydrotherapy injections phyllis it's all offered here at p.c. plaza. very comfy time off and this is well a really turns me into bra. this procedure is aimed only at the upper layers of skin and other treatments in fact other layers of tissue including skin fat and muscle so this is the life version and to achieve more visible and stronger lifting effect other procedures are recommended so how my looking younger already i don't really see how this can make much of a difference myself but still i'll keep an open mind that's because it's nice to be first. with clinic part full of a whole range of weird and wonderful machines now this one is finished. finally got out. and it's nice hello. out. moving on and what's reputable clicks away taking notes of in moscow since the cold gallery profits of his various and the aging and other face and body p.t. procedures as well as weight loss treatments and hair care and transplant solutions many of the senses treatments are based on mr therapy which employs multiple injections of the skin tissue of course such inje

. >> phyllis is in nashville, tennessee. democrats line. welcome. >> caller: thank you. for the good of our country, i have two points. it is incumbent on the american people to allow

the muscles coming from their brains but they shelled our cities and the areas from their planes ok phyllis is what you say you know york you know you think on i'll do this regular military intervention will correct and the human rights violation will just make things worse violence begets violence ok and then we could become internationalized which i'd like to move the conversation to that because the words liberalization militarisation go together right here we have a country that could collapse and bring in its neighbors because all the neighbors have a certain peace and certain idea of what they want the geopolitical order to be if there is a regime change. well as a human rights organization we are not for military intervention in syria and we are let against it either and we are of the debates around and hard and tough questions that this brings but short of military intervention there is still the international community can do to try and end the violence and there is a un the un security council can do i mean it's been a year zero eight thousand people dead and a single resolution p

phyllis fong is usda inspector general. and has served the department for ten years. she is also concurrently serving as the first chairperson of the council of inspector generals on integrity, efficiency, and in fact, in that role, you may be aware that this committee would like to -- pass on to that council greater authority including potentially subpoena authority. that remains one of our, our long-term goals if we can convince the senate of the importance of investing in inspector generals. ms. jennifer hatcher senior vice president of government and public affairs for the food marketing institute. prior to joining fmi, she served as chairperson for chairman spencer bachus as his chief of staff. lastly, ms. faulkner is inspector general of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. prior to becoming inspktector general, law partner at philadelphia office of ballard, spall, llp. she had a lengthy career, not that lengthy, you are too young in public service as assistant u.s. attorney, deputy attorney general of pennsylvania, and philadelphia public defender. that is a lot t

one pocket another well this is the need for an ear that not everything that strains our nick and phyllis ended country. it is it was into the country or even going to the country it worked out of a problem in your country it is certainly there it is again the focus of our recent discussions two years ago we had the kabul conference that was the prime focus and therefore we need to see more spend through afghan institutions if we need to see more aligned through to afghan play other things that we would like you more spend in afghanistan if this pending should generate opportunities within the country then big dollars going into companies that spend a portion of it in afghanistan and a big portion of it had back to their country and of course the opium economy which is always. it's topic for afghanistan correct me if i'm wrong from what i understand it mounts to about thirty five to fifty percent of afghans g.d.p. right my god i'm not not not really how much is not really you see. there is what it generates is accurate for example it generates income for farmers and it generates income fo