So that it recognizes the humanity and the dignity of every person. This town hall that we are having today as part of an ongoing my brothers Keeper Alliance town whole series in my brothers keepers will was launched by president obama in 2014 after trayvon martin. The president launched it in the east room of the white house calling on america and everybody to do whatever they could in their power to make sure young men of color knew that they mattered into reduce the systemic barriers that stand in their way and make sure every young person has every opportunity to reach their dreams. Today the work of my brothers keeper continues at the my brothers Keeper Alliance at the Obama Foundation. Where we lead a network of 250 communities and a massive call to action to mayors and other folks in communities across the country, this is to build and have clear pathways of opportunity. We are excited to have president obama sharing his viewpoints today but also gathered a panel of local and Na
Participated in a town hall on Racial Justice and Police Reform hosted by my brothers Keeper Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation. Foundation. Good afternoon my name is Michael Smith that executive director of my brothers keeper. Thank you all for joining us for this critical and important conversation today. The killing of george floyd, breanna taylor, ahmad aubrey into many black lives in the list have left until after nation outreach. More than a thousand people are killed by Police Every Year in america and black people are three times more likely to be killed than white people. We can take steps and make reforms to combat Police Violence and systemic racism within Law Enforcement, we can work to redefine Public Safety so that it recognizes the humanity and the dignity of every person. This town hall that we are having today as part of an ongoing my brothers Keeper Alliance town whole series in my brothers keepers will was launched by president obama in 2014 after trayvon ma
Outside to relieve a city overwhelmed by the coated crisis. Also coming up you can read how can you read someones lives when theyre wearing a face mask thats a challenge facing deaf people around the world during the krona virus pandemic but a tailor in indonesia has sown an ingenious solution to make sure masks are not a conversation killer. Im all me and use of welcome to the program commemorations have been taking place to mark the end of the 2nd world war in europe on friday 75 years ago the allies accepted germanys Unconditional Surrender the nazi tyranny had come to an end ceremonies this year have been scaled back because of the current Global Health emergency all the same it has been a day of remembrance and emotion starting right here in berlin. The bell rang out across berlin to mark the moment. Germanys president. And chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other at the countrys central memorial to the victims of war. Steinmeier said germanys neighb
Inventing disaster the culture of calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the johnstown flood. Copies will be for sale. Thrilled to be with you to hear her talk. I hope you will join me in a very warm welcome for cindy kerner. [applause] prof. Kierner in 2012, Superstorm Sandy destroyed many places i cared about. It was not in the ocean on a road on it. Stories about this storm really riveting. Especially the Human Interest stories about its victims, survivors, efforts to provide post Disaster Relief in the way in which the whole says situation became politicized. It happened so soon before president ial election. I also found it interesting what all the stories told us about the larger story worlds of new york and new jersey. In the United States generally. In 2012. , i noticedortant that the news followed a pattern familiar to me from katrina and other disasters. The quantitative information about what happened. How many people died, how much property was destroyed in the value of that
Today i want to think the witnesses for their ongoing cooperation. You and your staff have been excellent partners in this oversight and doctor, i want to thank you for your work preparing for the census. I learned from my district staff earlier this month that you toured langley park in maryland. These are diverse high density area with a high concentration of immigrants and i appreciate you coming out in my district director met with your staff and was encouraged by the preparation so i want to thank you and your staff for your hard work. That is ongoing and we have a lot to accomplish and we spent a lot of the last year embattled in the Citizenship Question now that the administration has been forced to stand down the bureau must devote all available resources to repairing the damage of this effort in getting us back on track and completing an accurate account in 2020. The move to pose the question has been rejected by the courts is arbitrary and i fear it could be and they do not r