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Lets talk about some of the change taking place in america right now. In the weeks since protests began following the murder of george floyd, the movement has been more successful than many people could have imagined. 53 of American Voters now say that they support black lives matter with only two when only two years ago it was around 40 . Multiple major corporations in america have now said they are actively going to diversify their workplace and hire black people who theyve previously discrimi...

Speaker nancy pelosi is calling for nearly a dozen confederate statutes to be removed saying they play homage to hate. In richmond a con fefort statue of Jefferson Davis pulled down, the face smashed before towed away in pieces. Bubba wallace racing with black lives matter painted on his car, the race starting hours after nascar banned the Confederate Flag. That was a huge Pivotal Moment for the sport. A lot of backlash but it creates doors and allows the community to come together as one. Trevo...

A. Welcome to the program the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in Police Custody ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality is just to begin shortly not in jest arrived to have arrived to the church in his hometown Houston Texas the funeral is to be a private affair tended by about 500 people on monday around 6000 file past his coffin to pay their last respects unknown in life George Florence killing 2 weeks ago after a Police Officer on his neck may now mark a ...

I feel girl welcome to the program if you know off george thought the black death and Police Custody 1000 cloak of protest against racism and Police Brutality has begun lets go live to the surface of the fountain of Christ Church in houston texas. And with a truck of gold and that bearded pride still radfords. We can be made to show be called together to me for law. And social mobility were mold. Well for. Comfort. One another. With these words which. Are past their limits right to me it came ri...

Good to have you with us the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in Police Custody ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality is taking place right now at the fountain of praise church in Houston Texas friends and members of Lloyds Family have been speaking strongly and eloquently about the man that they knew and loved were going to go live to houston in just a moment but 1st lets hear what some of those friends and family members have been saying about a man named...

George ward well not expendable this is why were here. Would have felt. Bad his name to it now being mentioned in south africa canada that ropey early and south korea europe because he changed the tone of this country not only the United States he changed the world George Clooney thinks the world. And theyre. Trying to get me to give them what puppet no just dont speak. Also coming up tonight his anger and his hope have come to life many times on the big screen the activists in film director spi...

Im told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in the United States where more than 500 mourners have turned out for the funeral of george floyd a black man who was killed in Police Custody in minneapolis last month the 46 year old father of 2 died one after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes mr floyd is being buried it is native city of houston in the state of texas is killing sparked weeks of global protests and International Support for the black lives Matter Mov...

I am going to spend this memorial day thinking of all of those warriors who sacrificed everything for the nation they left. Im going to be thinking about my friends who never made it home from war. Im going to be thinking about the stories they told about their families and the hopes they shared about their futures. That doesnt mean just spending a 24 hours once every day with their memories, it means every day trying to meet the lives that honor sacrifices they made in the way they deserve. Rig...

Before we proceed to todays hearing id like to take a moment to recognize last monday was memorial day. It was a different memorial day for me and other americans than normal and it was more difficult for us to gather together. But last monday gave us an opportunity, an opportunity that we should take every day to pause and remember the brave americans who gave their lives in defense of our country. And we honor the sacrifices they made to keep us free. While let me start by saying that the vete...

At columbia i hope we are back together again next year and the way we annually celebrate these wonderful awards in the memory of one of the great nonfiction narrative writers of any generation certainly a great influence on the generation of writers that i grew up around and probably the folks being honored tonight. What we are going to do tonight is try to concentrate on the substance rather than the ceremonies since zoom is not a place to exchange awards and the like. We will have a series of...