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She had to iron on her own clothes before going onstage because nobody would do it for her. it was seen as beneath people to service somebody from that background. but she created such a stir when she was on stage and broke through many barriers. it is very important that we embrace diversity, not least because it sits within a tradition of diversity on our stage. we are proud of the fact that singers of colour were performing on our stage right back to the 19505, 19605, �*705, some really fam...

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The royal opera house is one of the busiest theatres in the world, and it is also leading in its drive for greater diversity and inclusion. black opera singers, mostly african—americans, are among some of the best—known names in opera history. but over the decades, performers of colour have faced major obstacles in securing big roles. for many, many years it was very hard for black singers to make it in opera, and particular through the 505 and 605, when suddenly there was some real talent c...

Everything we can to continue to defeat repression of voting in texas. thats what we did in may, we did that in july and we continue to do it going forward. >> its not the federal legislation that texas democrats have been pressing for, but it might help. merrick garland weighed back in on the fight today in a new op-ed of the "washington post" marking the 60th anniversary. >> on this landmark of the voting rights act, we must not erect barriers that make it harder for millions of americans to v...

Tillerson. they slowed him down. it was the equivalent of the seven-second delay. now there is no barriers, not just between trump and crazy and authoritarian, trump running the republican party, running these states like he was running his family real estate office in new york. it is really worrying. >> yes, that goes to just how wide this support could be. professor, trump was basically late to a plot that we are now seeing more evidence of that had he hit it a little bit earlier where part of...

People _ credit and the end of furlough an people use more heating in winter than summer. people use more heating in winter than summer-— people use more heating in winter than summer. ofgem i saying some --eole can than summer. ofgem i saying some people can switch _ than summer. ofgem i saying some people can switch and _ than summer. ofgem i saying some people can switch and say _ people can switch and say potentially up to £200 per year but that does not apply to everybody. there are stru...

The fact of the matter is he did it. and it wasnt just donald trump. it was jeffrey clark. you had officials in the government. it was the white house chief of staff who is a very powerful person. and, yes, the guardrails held, but it was also the matter of the riot, the i think recollection at the capitol, correct? i mean, what was the impact of what happened? >> and that should be investigated, foo. that should be investigated, too. but you have to ask the question to prevent it next time, wha...

Happened this day when lyndon johnson signed one of the most monumental laws in the era of freedom. one of the most important tools has been whittled away by the supreme court and an action of congress. today, merrick garland asked to restore the teeth. and he wrote in the washington post that we must say again that it is not right to erect barriers that make it eligible for millions to vote, and it is time for congress to protect that right. that could come sooner than expected, because chuck s...

Left. dixie fire the size of los angeles burning on multiple fronts. its two-fold, one you may not think of. look at this air, its awful but good news because it means the wind is not blowing. it may not push the fire to a new front, which means firefighters may have a little bit of a chance, a little breather to get a handle on it, and then secondly, its just they know where the barriers of this fire is, so theyre able to get more people in as this thing continues. but, there is a second fire n...

Safety data that tells us that the vaccines are safe and incredibly effective. >> you also talk about my word, not yours, i believe information deserts. people who just arent getting access to quality information. describe that group and then how to you get them what they need to get over the hill? >> so weve long had some information deserts or barriers for certain folks to have access to credible information about their health and health care options. so what weve been trying to do is to surmo...