what affect and influence if any, did richard wright have on your career? particularly with respect to some of the things that you talked about today. i want to test that in particular since he grew up here and was y educated here in jackson.re >> richard wright, my mother todd's at a university for long time. she had me when she was a student at jackson state university.. richard wright and mario walker alexander i the reason that i'ma upper today. i think they do very different work, but important work. you know richard wright taught me as a young writer that it was okay for me to be angry. for me to be artistically angry that the big, black boy my mother necessarily told me i needed to do constructive things with that anger but she did not say i needed to use my art to explore that anger. richard wright showed me that there are parts of my anger that i could explore. i think it's crucial when we talk about richard wright we need to talk by margaret alexander too. i think often what happens is that we focus on right and right is important. it's crucial an

richard wright and alexander are the reason that i'm upper today.i think they do very different work but important work. richard wright taught me as a young writer that it was okay for me to be angry. for me to be artistically angry is a big, black boy my mother necessarily tell me i needed to do constructive things with that anger but she did not say needed to use my art to explore that anger. richard wright showed me that there are some parts of anger i could explore. it's crucial to talk about richard wright to talk about margaret walker alexander two. i think what happens is we focus on right and it's crucial and lord knows that he's under explore. but margaret walker alexander is the woman who literally told me that i needed to write to and for my people. she told me because she was a friend of of my mother that there is a difference between writing for your people in writing to your people. as a 17-year-old ident understand that. reading this anthology finally understood what it meant to be in the community with folk who are writing for an ass

standoff in brook parks over the weekend, they say carl adkins burkett himself inside a home on richard wright saturday after shooting james nielsen who had been arguing, nilsson passed away last night, please send a homeas, and found him dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> d a man shot while taking apart ride at the cuyahoga county fairg is out of the hospital, ronald grimes was working on it to begin operating, doctors put them into a coma to help his recovery, a spokesman says that he isa resting at home and could return to work it is a delightful day out there todayay with much more comfortable temperatures and m humidity, melissa myers as a look at the gorgeous evening.m hopkins 75 and near 80 new philadelphia. tonight, looking at clear conditions with it could be cool tomorrow morning. tomorrow high of 80 degrees, tonight mid- 50s. a light breeze and then tomorrow about 80 degrees sunny talk about the threat of rainfall, and then take a look at the weekend coming up. >> ndnd the i-team has found more problems with a freight elevator at a busy rta rapid stop, the i-team

but there is a poem from richard wright that the title comes from as he stumbles on the scene of a lynching in the distance between the narrator and was blocked so that's where it came from. there was a little bit back-and-forth about the title as real wages and do we're like brothers in good and bad ways we fight like crazy but i thought it was a soft title but he was certain it is right and that certain point if you are that certain that is what we go with and he was right. in some cases you really trust the writer and i have always felt that way. and sometimes you're wrong but they have been living with it as long as they have if they feel that level of conviction and passion then i am happy to differ. he was right. >> host: is narrative non fiction and a specialty? >> yes. id cry now an interesting moment because there was a moment tenner 15 years ago as the category there was a lot of great journalist doing great work. and those that stood out. and the perfect storm in there were great narrative's so right now what is happening is the ongoing forum of journalism that where the genres a

it happened last area of richards and wright. the victim is a 30-year-old male -- despite life saving efforts by milwaukee police and fire, he died on scene. milwaukee police are investigating another shooting. we're told an adult male was in the area of 34th and silver spring. he was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. at this point, no one is in custody. a 46-year-old man has now been arrested and charged with the deaths of two nuns in mississippi. one of those women was from the details. father richard stoffel says the home church for sister margaret held's family was in slinger, that's how he formed a bond with her. "this was an ordinary woman who grew up in an ordinary town in an ordinary family that loved one another extraordinarily." school sisters of saint francis in milwaukee and eventually moved to mississippi, where she served as a nurse practitioner in one of the state's poorest areas. she shared a home with another nun, sister paula merrill, who was also a nurse practitioner. "it was probably a very dan

. >> i think they are by the writers published late 1940s and early 1950s included richard wright, stephen spender, a few others. it was an influence. if there's such a thing as a canon of books about this for the disillusionment of communism, that's right up there at noon and some of the stuff by george orwell and whittaker chambers witness. it's a great book. absolutely maybe in the introduction to the book it doesn't quote the god that failed but it's a review of the god that failed by isaac who was a sort of imminent writer. and it was a sort of part of that effect then to h. w. brands who wrote this biography i interviewed him on a panel and let me tell you when ronald rond reagan. nancy i didn't see a lot of really direct evidence that fell under the sway but there's no question that he is marrying nancy which was part of a larger process moving into a world that was more conservative have an influence but by the time it occurred to him it was more conservative than liberal. he didn't have to face that question will i break up with friendships because the people that were pretty cons

. >> i think they are by the writers published late 1940s and early 1950s included richard wright, stephen spender, a few others. it was an influence. if there's such a thing as a canon of books about this for the disillusionment of communism, that's right up there at noon and some of the stuff by george orwell and whittaker chambers witness. it's a great book. absolutely maybe in the introduction to the book it doesn't quote the god that failed but it's a review of the god that failed by isaac who was a sort of imminent writer. and it was a sort of part of that effect then to h. w. brands who wrote this biography i interviewed him on a panel and let me tell you when ronald rond reagan. nancy i didn't see a lot of really direct evidence that fell under the sway but there's no question that he is marrying nancy which was part of a larger process moving into a world that was more conservative have an influence but by the time it occurred to him it was more conservative than liberal. he didn't have to face that question will i break up with friendships because the people that were pretty cons

a 30-year-old man is dead after a shooting near richards and wright. it happened around 10 saturday night. first responders tried to save his life but couldn't. no word on a motive or any suspects. two brothers are behind bars -- arrested in the shooting death of cousin. derren and darwin sorells -are each facing first degree murder charges. police say both are documented gang members and on parole for previous gun charges. they say it all started with a dispute involving an uber driver. 32-year-old "nykea aldridge" was caught in the crossfire while pushing her three-week old child in a stroller. civil rights leaders across the country are saying this murder... is indicative of a much larger problem. "it's clear that none of us are the incident on chicago's south side -- her infant was not injured. the baby is being cared for by family members. what the chicago police superintendent is saying about the murder-- coming up at five. meantime the shooting death of dwyane wade's cousin - making headlines in the race for president. shortly after the news - r

a 30-year-old man is dead after a shooting near richards and wright. it happened around 10 o'clock last night. first responders tried to save his life but couldn't. no word on a motive or any suspects. friends are remembering the two nuns killed in their mississippi home. a mass will be held tomorrow in jackson for sisters margaret held and paula merrill. milwaukee over the weekend a 46-year-old man was arrested in connection with their deaths. police say rodney sanders confessed to the killings during questioning. meanwhile in slinger-- members of held's family's home church are reflecting on her life of service. "a very sweet, gentle soul who wouldn't hurt a person or a thing and just wanted to give of herself as much as she could to help people." probation after being convicted of a d-u-i last year. he was also convicted of armed robbery back in the 1980s. in chicago-- an emotional vigil this afternoon for nykea nye-kia aldridge. aldridge was n-b-a star dwyane wade's cousin. she was caught in crossfire friday on her way to register her kids in schoo

it happened last night around ten- o'clock in the area of richards and wright. the victim is a saving efforts by milwaukee police and fire, he died on scene. and on the city's south side - a stand off ends peacefully near 13th and orchard. police say there was an argument between neighbors - and shots were fired.. they say the shooter then went back into his house and barricaded himself inside along with his 6-year-old son. officers tried to get the man to come out - but eventually had to force their way in .. the child was found locked in a bedroom unharmed. the 38 year milwaukee police say 3 people are hurt - after a crash involving a stolen car - on milwaukee's northwest side. it happened at 76th and mill around 7-30 this morning. police say a ford focus - that was reported stolen earlier this month - was speeding and went through a red light at 76th and mill road. it slammed into a chevy suburban... which then hit a white car. the 18 year old driver and a 19 year old passenger in the focus suffered serious injuries.... and are in custody at a hospital. a thi

officers found a 30-year-old man lying near richards and wright streets just before ten o-clock saturday night.anyone with information is asked to call police. 3 people who live in sherman park are trying a new way to keep the community safe.the sherman park citizens patrol kicked off last night.the program will send 2-person teams ouin cars to monitor the neighborhood and take notes on what they say.it will have a few evenings a week burleigh and nash streets.they are looking for drivers and lookouts for the program, which has been in the works for a year. ((take sot)) aaron hiller/ shermans park citizens patrol secretary15:16:42- 15:16:53the crime has pretty much caused us to step up and get involved. for us this is a way to deter crime and basically help our neighborhood. neighborhood. you do need to be a resident of sherman park to participate in the ride alongs. 3 authorities have identified the two 15-year-old boys... killed in a crash on milwke friday.the medical examiner says... "latrey hale" and "demetrius batchelor junior" were passengers in the back seat of a car that crashed

so far police have not made any arrests. 30-year-old antonio ewing was shot and killed near richards and wright. it happened around 10 saturday night. first responders tried to save his life but couldn't. police continue to investigate this shooting and are looking for anyone connected to the crime. a man accused of killing a neighbor, then firing a gun at cars on the interstate, killing another woman, pleads "not guilty" to all counts today. in a sauk county court today, zachary hays entered the pleas by reason of mental disease r prosecutors downgraded the most serious charge from first-degree intentional homicide to reckless homicide. police say hays killed his neighbor back in may, and he's accused of killing an illinois woman on the interstate in sauk county. he was arrested after a shootout with police near madison. a man who hit and killed a pedestrian along u-s 45 in washington county in february will not face charges. the washington county sheriff's department says a 34-year-old man from palmyra was heading north left lane to avoid west bend east student, ryan yowk yauck, and his car o

david wright tonight with that audio. >> this is governor paul richard lepage. >> reporter: tonight, the outspoken governor of maine, a favorite of donald trump's -- >> you happen to have a truly great governor. >> reporter: is in hot water for being a little too outspoken. he left this voice mail for a state representative. >> i want you to prove that i'm a racist. i've spent my life helping black people and you little son of a [ bleep ], socialist [ bleep ]. i want you to record this and make it public, because i am after you. >> reporter: tonight, the state rep insists he didn't call lepage racist. but did call of the governor's earlier this week, lepage was talking about known drug dealers when he said this. >> 90%-plus of the pictures in my book, and it's a three-ring binder, are black and hispanic people. >> reporter: tonight, the governor is firing back at his critics. >> the enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in are people of color, >> reporter: one of maine's top democrats sa but lepage is doubling down. he says if he could, he'd challenge his critic

wright has the audio. listen. >> this is governor paul richard page. >>reporter: tonight the out spoken governor of maine, favorite of donald trump. >> happen to have a truly great governor. >>reporter: is in hot world trade center for being too out spoke then a voice mail he left a state representative. >> i want to you proof i'm a racist. i have said my life and you little son of a bleep i want you to record this and make it public because i'm after you. >>reporter: tonight the state rep insist he never even called him a racist but called some of the gave states racially charged. early this week the tevs talking about known drug dealers when he said this the 90 plus periods of time of those pictures in my book tom and it's a 3 ring binder are black and hispanic people. >>reporter: tonight the governor is firing back at his critic. >> you shoot at the end my and the enemy right now the overwhelm majority of people coming in are people of color. >>reporter: one of maine top democrat contract now says that the republican governor should reseen but the g